corner view / once upon a time

Once upon a time a beautiful and exotic trip to China ...

In fact, not at all.

Last Thursday was a strike day at school so we decided to spend the day at the zoo.

We went to the Parc de Beauval located about sixty km from home.

This is not the first time we go there. But we wanted to see the giant pandas ("lent" by China) who arrived there two years ago (this is for that reason they built pagoda and chinese buildings around the pandas enclosure). But we wanted to see all animals of course. And there are lots!

Here are some portraits. This zoo is very large, it would be best to spend two days to see everything perfectly. I'm not naturally a zoo fan but I have to admit this one is a beautiful place. This is one of the best (or maybe THE best) zoos in France and even Europe, that's what they say ...

bon weekend !

I'm not often on my blog right now but I wish you a good weekend anyway ;)

corner view / in bloom

This morning, my photo session was fast when I went to photograph what was blooming in my yard. Four types of flowers: Kerria japonica, Rosemary, violet and Chaenomeles japonica ... it's not much! I hope this spring will start soon ...

ad + ok go = ♥

Chinese advertising by OK GO. Great, right?

yesterday

Another gray and rainy weekend... so I made cookies (Maria's recipe) to eat with tea, the best comforting way to forget that spring is still not there ;)

corner view / imagination

Maybe you remember a Corner View whose theme was "experience". I chose to show you cards made to "promote" my work (here). I realized a new one that was not finished at that time. Now it's done, and here it is. This is my last trip to Copenhagen that inspired me ;)

And once again, I think the colors look a bit saturated on Blogspot...

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Back to Skansen

Skansen / Stockholm / Sweden

Once again I post pictures of this open air museum taken less than two years. I think whenever spring is coming I have cravings for Sweden ;)

More photos of Skansen here, here and here.

corner view / looking up

Did you notice when we walk in a city we don't know, we always look up?

That was my case in Copenhagen last september. I enjoyed seeing the wonderful steeples (hope it's the right word, not sure...) there are anywhere in this city. That of the old stock exchange (first picture) is my favorite. 

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London street art

Last summer, I was always happy to discover here and there

some nice illustrations in the streets of London.

big day

TAHITI 80

Big day

I had seen this french band several years ago and I was looking forward to go back to their show because they're very good. In early April, they make a show close to home so I'll be there!

It's fun because this band has a career in Asia, especially in Japan and is almost unknown by the the French. They sing in English...is it for that reason? Much like another french band Phoenix. They're better known abroad than in France ... what a shame ...

I wish you a nice weekend!

corner view / something difficult

Something difficult ... but not too much... choosing the right color(s)!

Our house door was changed 3 weeks ago. It's time to think about the painting because it's a wooden door with just a coat of white paint protection.

 For the interior, I chose a dark gray (before we had a dark khaki). Not easy to find the right color with the old tiles from the house. Maybe I should choose a red lacquered ... too late, I started painting yesterday!

I started to paint the door yesterday, now I must paint the sides and top. I saw that I had left flow of painting, I must sand before the second layer....

Since we bought this house, I have always painted (the outer side) door in red because I like red doors! But it's over because facing the sun, the red becomes pink ...

After thinking a while, I opted for a dark turquoise.

Go to work!

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clap your hands

Parov Stelar

Clap your hands

Have a nice day :)

books

The New York trilogy - Paul Auster

I haven't finished this book. I read the first part, but I haven't wanted to keep reading. Maybe my mood was not open, I don't know, but I haven't hooked this story.

The picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

I wanted to read this book for a long time. It's done! Youth, beauty, decay, art and fantastic in the Victorian era... Very good book, I would like to see the movie now that came out a few years ago.

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I loved Emma I read some time ago but I think I prefer this one. I love being immersed in the life and habits of English society of the nineteenth. Very interesting. I read this book really quickly and I want to discover other novels of this author.

Svar við bréfi Helgu (La lettre à Helga) - Bergsveinn Birgisson

This short novel is a letter and a confession of love. It's beautiful and moving. I definitely like how Icelandic authors write...

just before sunrise

Pictures taken last Saturday morning, our day of departure.

The only day we saw the sun ... it was the eastern Pyrenees, not far from Andorra.