Fields in the Mist

The menhirs are fenced off due to errosion. The tourists were walking so close to some of the rocks so often, that the grass disappeared and the rocks were in danger of falling over.

Menhirs in the Mist

When we first got to check out the fields of menhirs in Carnac, Brittany, the weather was cold and rainy. The rocks were really mystic then.

More carvings

Here are more carvings from the tomb. Historic or vandalized?

Inside the earth

Inside the grave from yesterday's post, we got to see some rock carvings. I was not sure if the carvings were historic or vandalism. But the view inside the grave towards the light was amazing, no matter what.

The groundlevel

This tomb was submersed in the ground and still accessible.

Inside the grave

The tomb that I showed in yesterday's post from the inside. We walked into it and through it.

Ancient tombs

The rock graves of ancient times were really fascinating sights in Brittany.

Rocks, rocks, rocks

The menhirs of Carnac are impressive and partially really large. Others are small and mostly lost in the grass. But the fields in the whole are very impressive.

Beach Day

Brittany's beaches are a little more northern and in this early season a little empty, but nicely wide spread in places.

Beach time in Quiberon

There also are beaches in Brittany that do not look like the tides will pull them appart any minute, but they are rare.

Quiberon is known for its beaches and water sports.

Brittany's coast

We got to explore the coast of Brittany in many different places. Almost all of them were tortured and formed by strong tides.

This image is from the southern coast.

Reflective Castle

The castle had the perfect pond infront of it. The reflection is pretty perfect.

The crown of the Menhirs

The crown of the menhir is a circle of rocks at the head of the rows. There is a house set right at that location.

Fields of rocks

There are these large fields of menhirs in Carnac, Brittany.

Menhirs

The ancient rocks are strewn in large fields, forming multiple rows, stretching for many kilometers.

Rock formations

On the coast of Brittany odd rock formations are abundant. Here we got to look at a gate in the rock, just by a favorite surfers' bay. Look closely. The water is busy.

Sheep among the rocks

When traveling through Brittany we went to the fields of ancient rocks called menhirs. Sheep graze there to keep the grass at bay.

the saw

This old saw infront of the old gates. I tought this was a matching and fitting image. So this is where I placed it in the sun.

I entered this image in a photobattle and did not succede. It does not change the fact that I like it.

Beißhammer

This is a tool I found that I did not even know existed. A "Beißhammer" - part hammer, part pliers, part axe, part screwdriver. All in one tool. And made in 1890 in Germany.

Old tools

We love the old tools we own. They have a history and you can only imagine the works they have been involved in.

At work

Some tools look really familiar until you realize their scale. This will not be found in every household.

Summer's end

As the weather changes we are greeted by cold, foggy mornings and wilting flowers, riper crops, darker skies.

It is perfectly fine for fall to arrive now, if you ask me. I want all seasons in a year, each in its place, and be happy about it. And fall is one of my 4 favorite seasons, really.

Fox baby

I bet this fox baby, that I photographed a few years back in the wilderness of northern Iceland is a beautiful adult fox, roaming the hillside up there. The fur is probably starting to turn white this month, because, believe it or not: this is a polar fox and it is absolutely white in the winter.

Here the baby is right in front of the den and on the bottom you can see the pieces of bird wing it was eating of.

Re-Visited

Every once in a while you take a photograph that you forget about. And then, when you get it in your hands again, years later, you think: Wow, really? This is where I took that? And it speaks to you in a way or another.

This image here is nothing all too special and I have shown it to you before.

It is the exit of a cave full of stalagmites and stalgatites and there, over the bridge, is the way out of the cave and back into the sunshine.

We were on a guided tour there - no other visits possible - and when standing in this spot, waiting for the guide to continue his talk, I looked over to the light and wondered, how the image would come out if I miss-set my white balance quite a bit.

Well, here is it: The blue light of day

In retrospect I wish I had framed it differently- further to the right and less of the black rock. But I seriously think that with an image like this, one day, I will have to make a photo-composite with something spacey or alien coming over that bridge, right?

Fisher's Fortune

We watched the tidal power plant in Saint Malo. It was a dream of me for a long while to go and see it. We had fun standing ontop of the dam and looking down into the sea side of the installation and watched the troubled waters as the plant began the process and let the water stream out.

The sea birds were really active at the time, since the waters seem to be ideal fishing grounds.

But what on earth has this bird caught here? We watched him drift around with it for a bit, finally landing it on a rock and digging in. The second gull got to share the meal.

Pirate Lady

This figurine was mounted on the front of a sail ship that was in the harbour of Saint Malo, Brittany.

Weathered and exhausted by saltwater - these tree trunks guard the coast line in St-Malo, Brittany.

Ornamental Doors

Here is a very ornamented door we came across in Brittany.

The night time lights on Mont St. Michel made it look like straight out of a fairy tale.

Photographed from the dam of the river regulation system.

endless stairs

We do not have any idea how many steps these stairs have. We have only come upon this set of stairs after climbing countless others up Mont St. Michel.