Graffiti is so incredibly varied and imaginative. In Perpignan, I saw some graffiti expressing love in French and one with […]

Graffiti is so incredibly varied and imaginative. In Perpignan, I saw some graffiti expressing love in French and one with […]
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry mentioned in Le Petit Prince that when one is sad, one likes to look at sunsets. Maybe […]
Snow is a rarity in Vancouver so if and when we do get some, it is always a treat to […]
Walking on the beach seems to be one of the must do things in Vancouver! The snow and frost with […]
The usually green campus takes on a totally different mood with the changing light that snow seems to bring upon […]
Tucked away behind the museum of Anthropology at U.B.C. is one of the rarest gems in Vancouver. There is a […]
Christmas reminds me of times spent with family and friends, of playing in the snow with my kids, of winters […]
On the rare occasions that we get a nice snowfall in Vancouver, I find myself dropping everything to go outside […]
Snow is always filled with memories of my childhood in Quebec. Every day we played in the snow, made snow […]
The first dolmen I ever saw just blew me away! To think that thousands of years ago (4000 to 3000 […]
My geographers’ background has made of me somewhat of a fanatic when it comes to rocks, rock formations, erosion patterns […]
The rain forest in and around Vancouver is a reminder of our smallness in the grand scale of life. Some […]
I just love nature in all its forms… colour, seasons, varied landscapes. I have always been fascinated by the forces […]
Crows in Vancouver migrate from East to West (the beach) every morning and go home to roost at dusk in […]
I really dislike the idea of autumn because it marks the end of summer and my garden, shorter days, cold […]
Humour is everywhere, if one is open to it. I was walking in the very old village of Cucugnan first […]
Fishing boats in France are so wonderfully varied and colourful. From the Pinasse in the small port of La Teste […]
I have always loved to stop and listen to street musicians, sometimes to speak with them or smile and show […]
How can anyone resist the beauty of the sun shining through a grape vine! In all the years I have […]
Simple things in life can be so fulfilling: good food, pleasant surroundings, an old bicycle to get around, sitting outside […]
When I read Marcel Pagnol and saw his amazing films, I realized the incredible importance of the village fountain… this […]
What can be more awe inspiring than to walk in a village where people have lived, worked, loved and laughed […]
What is so attractive about the archways with shadows in an old cloister or the ruins of a Cathar Château […]
Europe to me is represented by cobbled stoned streets, walls of stone or colourfully painted, very narrow passages, and people […]
In the Catalan region of southern France, one can still see the old round ovens jutting out of the side […]
Many years ago I saw a collection of old keys in the house of a friend. Years later another friend […]
What is more classic than doors and shutters in Europe? But they still appeal to me in their immense variety […]
Let’s face it: I love color and I really tried hard to do black and white photography. As a kid […]
Living in Vancouver is truly amazing because we are surrounded with nature. Last winter an art installation appeared on the […]
In Perpignan there is a fountain in front of the tourism office. One day I saw a little girl playing […]
This is where humanity is: what we eat to live, what we buy to please ourselves, and the way we […]
I recently returned to Cuba after too many years. I had the very good fortune of meeting a cuban tour […]
The first Spring I was in Vancouver was mind-blowing. I tried to count all the varieties of cherry blossoms, that […]
After a long grey rain filled winter, there is nothing that can compare with the first snowdrops and the crocus […]
One day I dropped in to see a friend who had a flower shop. She had gone to the auction […]
Butterflies are so beautiful and in danger of extinction because of all the pesticides used in farming these days. I […]
I have been a gardener for over 30 years and have never mastered the art of roses. A woman who […]
The abundance of shapes, colors, textures and sheer beauty one finds in the summer flowers never ceased to astound me. […]
Of all the flowers I think poppies are my favourite in my garden. There is something about their way of […]