“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
The light was already slicing hot as I turned towards home this morning after walking the dogs. It popped up surfaces in ways that made everything that I was gazing at look as if it had been written in braille. After closing the shutters tight to keep the prying fingers of the sun out of the rooms that had cooled in the night, I put on my straw hat, grabbed my camera and headed back out to swim in the last of the morning, hunting for the traces trail.
Remi was at the garden, giving a talk sponsored by a community association in this tiny village for those interested in photography. I would have tagged along but for fear of making him feel self-conscious. He had already decided that his main goal would be to help people find a specific photo rather than just blindly grabbing at the whole. I suppose that was in my mind too as I darted between shady spots to look quietly and hopefully, start to see. For when I do, I stop thinking and start feeling without touching…the coarseness of the lime-wash and crumbling stone, the sweet kiss of les petales de roses…In the 95° heat, I could almost hear their crackle and hiss, these things alive to me yet silent. How I am delighted with the treasures found in my texture hunt.
Bon Weekend tout le monde…and a heart-felt welcome to all of you that are new here!
Thank you so very much Karena – that means a lot coming from you! I still have a lot to learn…
Oh how I wish I could send you some of this heat, dear G!
Each of these images is indeed a treasure. That blue particularly resonated with me. It reminds me of Morocco and, hence, a special time spent with a special person. These photos reveal the beauty inside you, Heather. Never forget that.
Oh dear…. how I feel good when I read your words and I watch your photos………. Great Heather! Bisous
Such a lovely clarity of light and textures in these photos Heather, they just pop from the page. Beautiful!
xxTracy
Oooo – love the textures but love the colors, too! WOW! Blues, greens popping like crazy! Also love that we can tell you're not in Arles anymore – country pics, very obvious! And, yowza, you are brave to venture out in the heat – ugh!!! But worth it – these photos are beautiful! We thank you!
Hello, dear Heather. One of my favorite views that you give us of your life in Provence are of the very smallest details and texture. You capture them so well. And how interesting to ponder the things we can feel with our eyes, rather than with actual touch. Something that will stay with me as I make my way into the world today.
Hope that there are a multitude of beautiful details for you to see and feel in the week ahead! XOXO
Such wonderful shots, the weathered woods make me melt!
I ADORE THESE…………….I ADORE YOU!
XO
Dear Heather, what beauty you have captured!. You're so brave to go out and take photos in the hot sun. I always want to but prefer to stay inside in a spot where a cool breeze blows.