Summer sweet

Bottles of flavored syrups at in a delicatessen's window in the Les Halles neighborhood of Paris.

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SKYWATCH FRIDAY--Le Sacre-Coeur

 An early morning sky....at the Sacre-Coeur in Paris, when there wasn't a soul around. Just the way I like it.

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No need to say where....

This smaller red Eiffel Tower was part of an ice cream stand's display. It wasn't for sale. I wish it had been. I suddenly have the desire to buy myself a very large Eiffel Tower....  I'll be here for several more days, so just maybe....!

ABC WEDNESDAY--"Z" is for "zahvalna"

I'm stretching it again for a "Z" word, but in Serbian "zahvalna" means "thankful" and I am to my newly-met but known-in-cyberspace friend, Therese.

For several years now I've been commenting on Therese's blog, originally photos from Chandler, Arizona, but now she's moved back to France and is currently in Tournefeuille, a community near Toulouse. Check out her blog at Tournefeuille A to Z. Our 'something in common' was our love of photography, France, and a connection to Serbia, as her husband is from Belgrade.

Therese and her husband were so kind to welcome me (and how!) into their home during my trip. I was picked up at the station, taken back, fed a scrumptious cassoulet, preceded by an aperitif called pousse-rapiere, which is Armagnac mixed with champagne...  The next day, after croissants and pains au chocolat (called 'chocolatines' in Toulouse!), Therese took me on a walking tour/photo shoot of Toulouse, before taking me to the airport to Paris.

Therese and Dejan, merci infiniment de votre acceuil. I hope that you will both visit Belgrade sometime soon.

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Please honk

While cruising through the country side in the Perigord region of France (known for its goose products and especially for its foie gras), we came to a screeching halt to photograph this gaggle of geese, who came honking over for a photo.

Not sure they'll be there next year....

In Sarlat--Monsieur Hirondelle....et des macarons

His name is not Monsieur Hirondelle, and I don't know his real name. What interested me was the little packs were on his window. He replied that they're little bags of suet and seeds for the larks (hirondelles) that visit him. 

Sarlat and neighboring areas are known for their goose products, including the famous foie gras, but in recent years, 'macarons' have increased in popularity, and here's a sampling....

SUNDAY BRIDGES--The bridge on the way to Sarlat

From the backseat of my friends' car I snapped this photo...Not sure if it is an aqueduct or a railroad bridge....it's on the D803 on the way to Sarlat, France, coming from where I'm staying in St. Cirq-Lapopie.

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Weekend Reflections--dans l'eau

Reflections of trees in a pond near Lemogne, France. (Lot)

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SKYWATCH--St. Cyr and his mother, Juliette

Early morning in St. Cirq-Lapopie, which is nearly always foggy then.  This is a silhouette of the church St. Cyr.  St. Cyr and his mother were martyred in 304 a.d.  You can read about that right here.

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Babyfoot!!

No one playing Babyfoot today...  It's usually a guys' game, but I loved to play when I was a student in France.  Seen in a bar in Limogne, France.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"Y" is for "Yum"

Yum is a word that comes to my lips (usually as something is going in) that I use a lot here in France.  I bought some fresh baquettes and my favorite 'rillettes' du Mans (Bordeau Chenel brand; the best, I think). One slice of bread had demi-sel butter, the other rillettes....and the apricot is to make me feel guilty for consuming so much fat, but hey, I'm in France and you only live once.

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