Thank you Mike, Peter, Bill. Ah, parallel worlds! The photographic suggestion of such is my personal definition of 'pursuit of happiness'.

Much appreciated Bill and Peter.

Great points of view Peter, and well-processed. Interesting background story too.

Indeed!

Ooooh aaaaah, shimmering shivers of delight from me!

Colour and b+w lead to two very different approaches here, John. Of the colour set, 2 & 4 have that something special - 2 for its delicate suggestiveness and 4 for the mystery of what lies just over that hill, and beyond the fencing, with the trees acting as sentinels. The b+w seem to be more about the skies than the land to my eyes (except for the one with the stone), and make me wonder a little bit less than the aforementioned colours - nicely done though. I'd definitely enjoy a couple of photographic days (or weeks) in that environment.

Yet another little set of images from Rochefort - still nothing very recognizable, though. I feel I'm getting to know parts of the town a bit more intimately over the years, and it is starting to open up to me in a non-touristy way.

I've already posted a few shadow-play images, and here are a few more:

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And now, another highlight of my morning rounds, the tennis courts:

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I welcome your comments, and thank you for viewing.

Thank you, John.

Very nice light and colours there, LennyB.

Glad to see you back Bill, with another stunning set of images. There is a subset of these (4, 6, 8, 12) which feels very organic, live creatures of sorts (which mud is, in a way) caught in some strange rite of self-cleansing. I'll add 2 to that subset - although it feels a bit different - in which I see a climax to the scene: the creature finally steaming off its glorious impurities in the morning (evening?) sun... Sorry, can't help myself, stories just pop into my mind when I see this type of work from you. 3 packs a heck of a graphic punch, and the waves in 9 are gorgeous. I'm not quite sure whether 13 is more mud than water or vice-versa, but it is at any rate a very soothing moment in the series, as is 5. Many thanks for coming back to share these with us.