Market day in Mirepoix and I can't resist taking pictures of everything, even though I've done it thirty times before. And I always find something new. New light, new vantage point, new people. This shows the "couverts", the buildings cantilever over the sidewalk and storefronts. Shady in the summer, dry in the spring and snow free in winter. Genius.
These people are some sort of revenuers. They go around and collect the fees from the vendors. They've got some fancy equipment but they collect the fees in cash.
A detail of the south side of the cathedral.
It was cool and cloudy for a day in June.
There are enough British folks around the region that a store specializing in British goods has been in business at least as long as we've been here. As of yet, there seems to be no need for an American version. I'm sure there are some other Yanks in the area but we're not aware of them. Soon enough there will be a bunch of our American friends wandering around for a few weeks. Look out Mirepoix.
I like the way the paint has faded. The door must get enough sun on the lower part to fade but the upper part is still a deep blue. I think perhaps the top half folds back and there are some windows behind the door?
Market day in Mirepoix and I can't resist taking pictures of everything, even though I've done it thirty times before. And I always find something new. New light, new vantage point, new people. This shows the "couverts", the buildings cantilever over the sidewalk and storefronts. Shady in the summer, dry in the spring and snow free in winter. Genius.
These people are some sort of revenuers. They go around and collect the fees from the vendors. They've got some fancy equipment but they collect the fees in cash.
A detail of the south side of the cathedral.
It was cool and cloudy for a day in June.
There are enough British folks around the region that a store specializing in British goods has been in business at least as long as we've been here. As of yet, there seems to be no need for an American version. I'm sure there are some other Yanks in the area but we're not aware of them. Soon enough there will be a bunch of our American friends wandering around for a few weeks. Look out Mirepoix.
I like the way the paint has faded. The door must get enough sun on the lower part to fade but the upper part is still a deep blue. I think perhaps the top half folds back and there are some windows behind the door?
4 comments:
I love all the Mirepoix pictures you have posted. This is exactly what I think of France being. And your photography is gorgeous. Keep it up.
I love the way the outdoor paint fades in France. It looks like a watercolor to me, begging to be painted. The fading makes the colors look transparent and so full of depth and texture. When the doors are freshly painted they are so uniform in color, but let the sun and weather get going and voila! you have something very beautiful to look at. I also loved going to Point P, the local paint store in Vasion la Romaine where they had all the powdered pigments to add to the paint base. I would have loved to have had a house like yours to try every paint color. Carry on the good work, the ceilings are beautiful, Nancy. Leslie
In Holland, you see those skinny buildings cantilevered. At first I thought it was a badly built building on reclaimed soil, but later learned that they were intentionally built that way to protect the lower floor's fancy windows, often stained glass.
I love the blue doors too and "clicked to enlarge 'em kids" so I could get a better look.
In Holland, you see those skinny buildings cantilevered. At first I thought it was a badly built building on reclaimed soil, but later learned that they were intentionally built that way to protect the lower floor's fancy windows, often stained glass.
I love the blue doors too and "clicked to enlarge 'em kids" so I could get a better look.
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