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Post-Rapture

Post-Rapture
So I don’t know who he uses for PR, but some guy in California figured May 21 was the “end of the world.” Amh, that was yesterday, for those keeping track. But the PR guy deserves a raise because the story seems to have hit all the major papers. Never mind that the same guy predicted the end of the world in 1994….

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Path in the Sand — Photo 64 — Project 365

Path in the Sand — Photo 64 — Project 365

I’m on a St. Malo roll, why stop now?

St. Malo is a wonderful little city, and one of my favourite places to visit in France. This here is on the beach, during low-ish tide. Just barely off the coast, there are several old military posts. This is the path leading to the closest one. But a picture of a path like this is a little more because it opens the question “Where does this path lead?”

Where would you like it to lead?

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Les Peiux — Photo 63 — Project 365

Les Peiux — Photo 63 — Project 365
This is also from St. Malo. St. Malo is a coastal city and can have so very large tides. To protect the city, there is a seawall, and to help protect the seawall and dissipate the energy of the breaking waves, there is a double line of woods stakes (peiu) that I thought made a very neat picture from above.

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Caen France District Dissolved

Spending 7 months as part of the Rouen Branch meant that, in a way, they become our family, and the Caen District, which covered all of Normandy, became our extended family. Our last week in “France” was actually spent with the District at the Temple in Frankfurt. We knew that District Conference was this last weekend, and we were a little disappointed to come home just before it, but I was very surprised to receive this email:

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“Obliterate” Your Ticket — Photo 62 — Project 365

“Obliterate” Your Ticket — Photo 62 — Project 365
Speaking French, one of the things I have to pay particular attention to are faux amis — literally false friends. These are French words that sound like an English word, but don’t mean the same thing as the English word in question. In general, their existence just makes me pay more attention to French words and their meanings. And then sometimes you come across a ‘fake-English’ word used in such a way to be hilarious. This is one of those times. This photo was taken on a bus in St. Malo — “Obliterate Your Tickets Please!”

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The Moon Over St Pierre — Photo 61 — Project 365

The Moon Over St Pierre — Photo 61 — Project 365
We took a trip to Caen in Normandy and got this amazing picture from the castle of St Peter’s Church at night. I love the effect of the light, on both the church and the moon as it streams through the clouds.

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Walking Shoes — Photo 60 — Project 365

Walking Shoes — Photo 60 — Project 365
Having a camera means it sometimes gets used because it’s what I have handy. In this case, I was prepping to replace my shoes. But I also like how the picture turned out with the simple background and the flash fade-off in the corners.

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Fly on the Window — Photo 59 — Project 365

Fly on the Window — Photo 59 — Project 365
Insects can be fun to photograph because you see something up close that is usually too small to inspect. The problem I discovered was the depth of field was so shallow (with half of the bug in focus and the other not) that I found it nearly impossible to focus with the camera in hand. But I thought it made a pretty cool photo anyway.

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Ainsi le Retour Victorieux de Nos Cousins Canadiens — Photo 58 — Project 365

Ainsi le Retour Victorieux de Nos Cousins Canadiens — Photo 58 — Project 365
The Second World War marked France profoundly as many of the battles took place here. Not wanting to forget the sacrifice of so many, little signs commemorating those fallen dot France. (Next time you’re in Paris, if you look for them; you’ll probably see several). In this vain, there are a number of plaques memorializing the failed ‘Operation Jubilee’ that brought nearly 6000 Canadian troops to Dieppe of which only half would return at the end of the day to Britain. That said, several have claimed that the D-Day Landings in Normandy two years later succeed in large part because of the lessons learned at Dieppe.

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Gothic Doorway — Photo 57 — Project 365

Gothic Doorway — Photo 57 — Project 365
One of the features of Gothic style churches (which you find everywhere in France) is the intricate carvings that cover much of the building. This is above a door to a church in Rouen.

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