tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post756823435701592893..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: Sunset in the olive groveHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-3823092866263631892013-05-25T02:02:08.729+02:002013-05-25T02:02:08.729+02:00No - there is something about your eye that is spe...No - there is something about your eye that is special!!<br /><br />I think you have immersed yourself into the space and it has become a part of you - I would have to spend time to soak in it - to even come close to the wonderful nuances you pick up with your camera!! <br /><br />Cheers - we are talking about heading up into the Baltic countries next year and I am hoping to do some water colour work (the rugged islands and coastal areas I have seen picts of there) - as part of an art residency - but I definitely have a tag made to come back to the South of France - you seduce every day!!<br />Wyn Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125191043217101222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-14708463951619638542013-05-17T09:24:44.952+02:002013-05-17T09:24:44.952+02:00Virginia is one of my closest internet friends tha...Virginia is one of my closest internet friends that I haven't met yet...so any friend of hers is a friend of mine. :) Welcome and thanks for signing up!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-20613343975641762122013-05-17T09:23:20.090+02:002013-05-17T09:23:20.090+02:00You would have painted it better than I could phot...You would have painted it better than I could photograph it Wyn!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-15702171589196196752013-05-17T05:54:57.384+02:002013-05-17T05:54:57.384+02:00These are wonderful, evocative images, capturing t...These are wonderful, evocative images, capturing the Mediterranean light beautifully. I love olive groves, there is a fabulous old grove in Western Australia, where I come from, run by Benedictine monks. <br />Thanks to Virginia (Glamour Drops) for introducing me to your blog! Penny xpaisleysummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700001303094824326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-53652470436816328042013-05-16T01:39:32.157+02:002013-05-16T01:39:32.157+02:00Love the sun filtering through the Olive trees and...Love the sun filtering through the Olive trees and the old cart peeking out the side - wow - so sensory loaded!! Wow!!!!!!!! Wyn Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125191043217101222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-89818784104435321042013-05-15T19:01:05.780+02:002013-05-15T19:01:05.780+02:00That was a wonderful moment, Lorrie. We had taken ...That was a wonderful moment, Lorrie. We had taken a path in the 4x4 that we had somehow always missed and came upon the mystery of the bees just at sunset...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-85892459531625138152013-05-15T18:59:33.651+02:002013-05-15T18:59:33.651+02:00I bet you could write a dissertation about the pea...I bet you could write a dissertation about the peace in olive groves based on the so many you have seen in your recent travels! Ah, Greece must be gorgeous...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-77651269449548564262013-05-15T18:58:34.891+02:002013-05-15T18:58:34.891+02:00Susan, I thought about your comment while walking ...Susan, I thought about your comment while walking the dogs. And...I have to say that all of us that come from elsewhere seem to always appreciate the beauty here...it is only sometimes the folks that have grown up with it all their lives that might take it for granted...but that is true everywhere I suppose!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-16684983005846266772013-05-15T18:57:09.713+02:002013-05-15T18:57:09.713+02:00We need to get Helen Tilston over here, pronto!!
...We need to get Helen Tilston over here, pronto!! <br /><br />Love all of your lights too, Jeanne--including that inner one of yours that shines so bright.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-56987933828630442302013-05-15T18:56:18.536+02:002013-05-15T18:56:18.536+02:00Merci, N. I love the way you express yourself!Merci, N. I love the way you express yourself!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-50817664952865624362013-05-15T18:55:48.084+02:002013-05-15T18:55:48.084+02:00I will curtsy but deliver the same compliment at y...I will curtsy but deliver the same compliment at your feet, D.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-52488504033722506902013-05-15T18:55:06.870+02:002013-05-15T18:55:06.870+02:00Nothing better than spreading a little light in a ...Nothing better than spreading a little light in a parking structure!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-72193065024761785742013-05-15T18:54:35.874+02:002013-05-15T18:54:35.874+02:00The Alpilles are very dry, full of what is called ...The Alpilles are very dry, full of what is called the maquis--a low lying scrub of thyme, rosemary and sage plants that smell wonderful...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-88359533694427032172013-05-15T18:53:32.432+02:002013-05-15T18:53:32.432+02:00I almost wrote that Loree!! I can't count how ...I almost wrote that Loree!! I can't count how many times it has totally uplifted my mood. It's a little miracle each time. Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-92097523791257366272013-05-15T18:52:34.008+02:002013-05-15T18:52:34.008+02:00Um, I am rather embarrassed to admit that it is MI...Um, I am rather embarrassed to admit that it is MIGHTY rare that I see a sunrise...usually only when needing to take an early train or plane! Oops! Buuuut, the few times that I have, it starts off gorgeously subtle...then the light grows...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-6268374774907549972013-05-15T18:50:39.084+02:002013-05-15T18:50:39.084+02:00C'est moi qui vous remercie...C'est moi qui vous remercie...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-63574717238798164492013-05-15T18:49:32.015+02:002013-05-15T18:49:32.015+02:00Would you?!? ;)
And nope, if it were Lily of the ...Would you?!? ;)<br /><br />And nope, if it were Lily of the Valley that would have been too incredible true in our lifetime! But I love those little white flowers when they grow in the olive groves each year.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-81166551224038473022013-05-15T18:48:32.593+02:002013-05-15T18:48:32.593+02:00I have absolutely learned the same thing from Remi...I have absolutely learned the same thing from Remi too, Marsha. At times, I still want to take the photo no matter what but it is only when the light is special that I am happy with it. Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-48473642166146161442013-05-15T18:47:27.796+02:002013-05-15T18:47:27.796+02:00Merci, Michel. Still no Simiane but soon I hope!Merci, Michel. Still no Simiane but soon I hope!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-76822494612002779782013-05-15T18:15:40.836+02:002013-05-15T18:15:40.836+02:00Beautiful light, always varying. I love the photo ...Beautiful light, always varying. I love the photo of the bee hives against the mountains. Such loveliness feeds the soul.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-9011390376818580992013-05-15T12:56:15.196+02:002013-05-15T12:56:15.196+02:00The olive groves alone, I've found, provide su...The olive groves alone, I've found, provide such a sense of peace, a timeless grounding. The sun is simply an added treat to an already hefty serving of 'soul food'.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-67994859248814745822013-05-15T06:20:45.997+02:002013-05-15T06:20:45.997+02:00The light... and your pictures... are beautiful. B...The light... and your pictures... are beautiful. But it takes a special person to live in its midst and truly see and appreciate it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-7687961383024086892013-05-15T01:42:15.039+02:002013-05-15T01:42:15.039+02:00I see the perfect spot for a bit of plein air pain...I see the perfect spot for a bit of plein air painting..an artist's dream..love your light Heather..xxJeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-75983701023984339092013-05-14T23:20:06.681+02:002013-05-14T23:20:06.681+02:00And like family the light is so different and yet ...And like family the light is so different and yet so similar! The pictures are truly truly stunning! XxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-86873889003254022972013-05-14T23:14:48.755+02:002013-05-14T23:14:48.755+02:00From where I sit - nonetheless with a pretty view ...From where I sit - nonetheless with a pretty view of greenery - your images are stunning and otherworldly. What beauty you can paint. D A Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949530248534460557noreply@blogger.com