Dawn over Marseillan in the South of France

Dawn over Marseillan in the South of France

Planning a photo shoot is vital, not just the physical layout of the location but also the sunrise and sunset times, tide times and other factors like market days etc. But sometimes, you just strike it lucky and this was one of those days! I had been looking for...
Golden Morning Sunlight

Golden Morning Sunlight

This beautiful golden light is every reason to get out of bed early in the morning at this time of year.  Whilst the air is still fresh (and sunrise is not TOO early) views such as this are within a few seconds or minutes walk of my front-door.  
Busy Times …

Busy Times …

The deck chair beckons. With dappled sunlight of the olive grove and a gentle breeze, it invites me to relax and read the paper … to allow my eyes to absorb the view of the village nestling in the hills. Alas, such peaceful indulgence will have to wait a while....
Love at first sight

Love at first sight

Yesterday saw a trip to the all new Perpignan TGV station from where my daughter would be travelling to Barcelona. I admit to a feeling of love at first sight when I caught a glimpse of the station’s amazing new look. Feat of Engineering Over the last few years,...
Getting away from it all

Getting away from it all

Simplest Pleasures Some of the simplest things in life seem to bring such enormous pleasure.  Yesterday, having dropped my mother off at the airport after her brief stay, I took a different route home.  Wandering back cross-country, through areas that I had barely...