The statue of Louis XIV has been placed so high that it is impossible to take a good shot of it. It is right in the middle of the Jardins du Peyrou.Can you imagine a Sun King riding a horse, without spurs?
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I post this photo today as a small tribute to my friend philosopher Guy Boisson who found a few years ago that Locke's Journal had neve... -
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The Sun King is rather appropriate today, considering the hot sunny weather you are experiencing.
RépondreSupprimerWe are all in envy of your lovely weather and now that the Tour de France has been and gone, you can simply think how nice it is, to live in the South of France. To us antipodeans, it sounds like perfection.
And thank you for your very nice comments, ce soir. They are really not deserved by moi.
You are too modest, M. Benaut.
RépondreSupprimerWe always want what we do not have. I dream of fraîcheur :-))
You would have to be able to hover like a humming bird to get the angle you prefer--I often wish I could. I know a photographer who carries a long ladder on the top of his car, but that would be inconvenient and cumbersome.
RépondreSupprimerAnyway, it is a very nice picture.
Well, fresh is what we can call this weird weather in Lisbon: 25º and some wind. I was on the beach today, and it was not that nice...
RépondreSupprimerThe Sun King took it all!
Thanks for your comment at Blogtrotter. Is this the journal you were talking about? "Carnet de voyage à Montpellier et dans le sud de la France, 1676-1679 : inédit / John Locke ; édité sous la direction de Guy Boisson ; traduction de Marie Rivet ; introduction, présentation et commentaires de Guy Boisson ; préface d’Henri Michel. – Montpellier : Presses du Languedoc, 2005. – 206 p."
I'll try to find it!
Enjoy the rest of your summer weekend! We'll try to manage our October-like sunny weather...
Gil
But you still got a pretty decent shot of this guy....thanks for visiting and all your nice comments....:o)
RépondreSupprimerIs that the Concorde, gmg?
RépondreSupprimerYes, that's the book I mentioned. You can find it in English, edited by John Lough (1953). I think you will not find it at a bookshop but at a university library. It took a long time to decipher Locke's "shorthand." A lot of entries of the Journal have been written in shorthand for safety (security?) reasons. Locke wrote a lot about French politics (by Louis XIV at the time :-)) and the Catholic/Protestant rivalry.
You made me laugh, Mary. I love the photos on your Detroit blog!!!!
I'm sure the Sun King wouldn't need spurs Marie - when you are King your word is everyone's command - including horses.
RépondreSupprimerI'm glad you liked my market photos - more today!!!!
Great photo. Not only does the Sun King ride without spurs but appears to have no footwear altogether!
RépondreSupprimerYou did a pretty good job of ahooting him! I wish we had more of this traditional statuaary here. Thanks for sharing this!
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Have a nice day.
nice shot...i love seeing sculpture like that. im thinking its my savior hehehe
RépondreSupprimerJ'ai une peu de fraîcheur - et une parcelle d'anticipation pour vous aujourd'hui, Marie. Il se trouve au DP d'Adelaïde. (Montpellier du Sud ! !).
RépondreSupprimerPeut-être cette petite fille est vraiment vous.
High and Lofty...in sandals even!!
RépondreSupprimerI think it's a great shot!
if one of the horse's leg is up, it means that he was victorious. (as far as I remember)
RépondreSupprimerThank you very much for your comments.
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