Saint Fiacre by night - 3/3

Canon 400 D - Tv 1/60 - Av 5,6 - 28mm - 1600 ISO

The fun fair is also for children.

La fête foraine est aussi pour les enfants

Saint Fiacre by night - 2/3

Canon 400 D - Tv 1.4 - Av 29 - 55 mm - 1600 Iso

Canon 400 D - Tv 1/10 - Av 11 - 28 mm - 1600 iso

The fun fair by night

Saint Fiacre by night - 1/3

Canon 400 D - Tv 1/160 - Av 8 - 30 mm - 1600 ISO

Every year at the end of August this holds with Castle-Gontier the festivals of the Saint Fiacre. These festivals go up with the Middle Ages. A little bit of history….in 1120 these festivals are created by the lord Alard II with the profit of the monks of the priory of Geneteil. In 1468, the bishop of Angers made gift to the prior of Our lady of Geneteil of a relic of Saint Fiacre (VII century Irish Monk - Saint Patron of the gardeners). Since each year on August 30 the pilgrims, merchants, peasants, came to honour the Saint Fiacre relic before going to the fair to have fun the festival.

The picture today is a little wink ...because our city is in the west of France....but there is no gold !!!

Tous les ans à la fin du mois d'Août ce tient à Château-Gontier les fêtes de la Saint Fiacre. Ces fêtes remontent au moyen-age. Un petit peu d'histoire....en 1120 ces fêtes sont créees par le seigneur Alard II au profit des moines du prieuré du Geneteil. En 1468, l'évêque d'Angers fit don au prieur de Notre dame du Geneteil d'une relique de Saint Fiacre (Moine Irlandais du VII siècle - patron des jardiniers). Depuis chaque année le 30 Août les pelerins, marchands, paysans, vinrent honorer la relique de Saint Fiacre avant de se rendre à la foire pour faire la fête.

L'image du jour est un clin d'oeil....car notre ville est dans l'ouest de la France....mais il n'y a pas d'or !!!

Along the river at night 5/5

Canon 400 D - Tv 10 s - Av 4 - 46mm - 400 ISO

This is the last picture of this serie. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk with me along the river at night. Tomorrow we will stay at night and visit the fun fair.


Ceci est la dernière image de cette série. J'espère que vous avez apprécié cette petite marche avec moi le long de la rivière. Demain nous resterons de nuit mais nous visiterons la fête foraine.

Along the river at night 4/5

Canon 400 D - Tv 10 s - Av 5,6 - 119 mm - 800 ISO

This is church Saint Jean - You can see it by day using the link http://chateau-gontier-daily-photo.blogspot.com/2007/08/church-st-jean-from-back.html


Ceci est l'église Saint Jean - Vous pouvez la voir de jour en utilisant le lien http://chateau-gontier-daily-photo.blogspot.com/2007/08/church-st-jean-from-back.html

Along the river at night 3/5

Canon 400 D - Tv 5 s - Av 4,5 - 71mm - 800 ISO

One of the nices houses you can find along the river in the center of the city.

Une des très belles maisons que vous pouvez trouver au long de la Mayenne dans le centre ville.

Along the river at night 2/5

Canon 400 D - 50mm - Tv 8s - Av 4 - ISO 400

As we still have no sun shine. I will continue to show you Château-Gontier by night. By the way there is no grey or blue sky...nobody can see the clouds...see yesterday's explanations

This is a detail of our little harbour.µ

Today on axellephotoblog you will what we cooked in the family and the boat Sea Cloud II, on Expression photo you will see a classic view of the Saint MALO old city.

My favorits pictures today :http://ben-sketchbook.blogspot.com/2007/08/evening-light.html

http://everydayrotterdam.blogspot.com/2007/08/brigde.html

Today I suggest to see the interesting photo report made by the press magazine "L'express" about how China prepare young children to the Olympics game 2008. http://www.lexpress.fr/info/quotidien/reportage-photo/default.asp?id=459237

Comme nous n'avons toujours pas de ciel bleu, je vais continuer à vous montrer Château-Gontier la nuit. De cette façon il n'y a ni ciel bleu, ni ciel gris...personne ne voit les nuages.

Ceci est un détail de notre petit port. Merci pour vos visites sur nos autres sites familiaux : axellephotoblog et Expression photo

Along the river Mayenne at night 1/5

Canon 400 D - 28mm - Tv 2s - Av 5,6 - ISO 400

These last days it rained much in Mayenne. The mayenne is in rising causing by place of the floods.In Château-Gontier that makes the river very calm and without movement. Yesterday evening with fallen the day I benefitted from it to make some photographs of night. In the content you see the hospital St Julien of which you already saw images in the past. ( Used the label Hospital) . Do not hesitate to enlarge the picture. As we are in summer and it's holidays you can see some boats from visitors in our little harbour.

Today you can also visit my daughter Axelle photo blog using this link : axellephotoblog (there is a new picture) . On my other photo blog Expression photo, today a new picture.

You could have a look to favorit picture today at : http://carraol.blogspot.com/

Ces derniers jours il a beaucoup plu en Mayenne. La mayenne est en crue provoquant par endroit des inondations. A Château-Gontier cela rend la rivière très calme et sans remous. Hier soir à la tombée du jour j'en ai profité pour faire quelques photos de nuit. Dans le fond vous apercevez l'hopital St Julien dont vous avez déjà vu des images par le passé. Comme nous sommes en été et pendant les vacances vous pouvez voir quelques bateaux dans notre petit port.

Citroen Traction

A new picture of this serie about CITROEN traction. The real color is black - this picture is post treated on computer....do you like this car is this new color ?
You can see the past pictures using the following link cars.

Today you can also visit my daughter Axelle photo blog using this link : axellephotoblog (there are new pictures)
On my other photo blog Expression photo, today a new picture of Saint MALO city by night.

Une nouvelle image de la CITROEN traction. La couleur d'origine est noire, cette photo a été modifiée sur ordinateur. Aimez-vous cette nouvelle couleur pour cette automobile ?
Vous pouvez voir la série complète en utilisant le libellé cars.

Aujourd'hui vous pouvez aussi visiter le blog photo de ma fille Axelle en utilisant le lien axellephotoblog. (Il y a de nouvelles images).
Sur mon autre blog photo Expression photo, aujourd'hui une nouvelle image de Saint MALO la nuit.

Church St JEAN - from the back

This is Church St JEAN seen from the back. Using the label : St Jean, you will see all the pictures about this church.
On my blog Expression photo today you will see the old city of Saint Malo by night.

L'église St JEAN vue de dos. En utilisant le libellé St Jean , vous verrez toutes images au sujet de cette église.

Sur mon blog Expression photo aujourd'hui vous verrez la vieille ville de Saint Malo de nuit.

Back from holidays

Thank you for your wishes (Olivier -Abraham -Jilly -M. BENAUT -David -Mike - Marie -Miguel ....). Holidays were good but not so sunny.... It doesn't matter we had good times altogether in family.

You will find new pictures of this holidays in north Britanny ( I hope one per day ) on my other blog Expression photo (today "Le Mont Saint Michel " seen from Cancale harbour).

I hope also you enjoy the new big sized pictures (great thanks to Olivier for his help).

The picture today is about St Jean Hospital - using multi-pictures filter from Cokin.

The big street - La grande rue

This is the beginning of the street named " the big street". If you look on the map (ville-chateau-gontier-map - plan) this street cross the left river of the city from the center. In the past this street was very important beacause just in front of the main bridge and full of shops ( like this shop ). The street now is used to cross the city mainly by car.
You can find a view of the beginning of the street in 1893 using this link ( old picture of Château-Gontier ).

The CG daily photo blog will be on holidays for one week, I will be back the 19 August.
Take time to visit the others photo blogs of our family using the under links.
Expression photo , axellephotoblog , famillechristophe , and also view a video of the city at this link ville-chateau-gontier-video.

Thank you for all your comments on this blog since beginning of June, I appreciate it a lot, is a big help to find the force to continue each day. See you soon .....

Don't fall down !! Ne tombez pas

This is in the center of the city near by the town hall ( town hall ). Don't be afraid in the true life the pavements are horizontal.

Ceci est dans le centre ville près de la mairie ( Mairie ) . Ne soyez pas effraiés dans la vraie vie les trottoirs sont à l'horizontale.

My favorits pictures today

http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/index.php/2007/08/08/sequim-elk/

http://reynoldsjoel.blogspot.com/

http://kekiinani.blogspot.com/

In the littles streets of the city

I don't know why I used sepia and B&W in this last pictures...or may be I know why....we have no sun in France this summer....you can't see it, if there is no colors on my photos...

Forget your car if you would visit our city...

My favorits pictures today :

http://carraol.blogspot.com/

http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/index.php/2007/08/08/sequim-elk/

Ancien Coiffeur

Situated at the beginning of "La grande rue" this shop is closed...but it's old style remaining the 60's suit to B&W picture. Do you agree with me ?

The Kitten is with the window - Part 3/3

Theses 3 last pictures had been taken the same day during a walk of one hour in the center of the city.
In this last one the cat is a real one....but the shop is closed since a long time....welcome to digital picture.....

My favorits pictures today :

http://ben-sketchbook.blogspot.com/2007/08/green.html

http://saintlouismodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/strassenfest.html

http://seattle-daily-photo.blogspot.com/2007/08/one-way-fast.html

The kitten is with the window - Part 2/3

Another window with curtains about kitten.....

The kitten is with the window - Part 1/3

The kitten is with the window - Grande rue - Château-Gontier

Hospital St JULIEN - par Auguste BEIGNET

Some days ago I had a question from M. REIS (http://digital-pixels.blogspot.com/) about this hospital St JULIEN.

Firstly, I must say that the town of Castle-Gontier is made up of two parts. Each one of them is located on one side of the river Mayenne. The hospital is located in “the Suburb”. This building was built between 1879 and 1882 by the architect Auguste BEIGNET (1837-1924). This man is a famous Angevin architect he is an Co-architect of the law courts of the town of ANGERS.
palais de justice d'Angers

On this web site of the French Governement you will find some pictures of the others constructions made by Auguste BEIGNET. http://www.ecm.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=AUTR&VALUE_98=+Beignet+Auguste+&DOM=Tous&REL_SPECIFIC=1

Premièrement, je dois dire que la ville de Château-Gontier est composée de 2 parties. Chacune d'entre elles est située d'un coté de la rivière Mayenne.L'hopital est situé dans "Le Faubourg". Ce batiment fut construit entre 1879 et 1882 par l'architecte Auguste BEIGNET (1837-1924).Cet homme est un architecte Angevin renommé il est co-architecte du palais de justice de la ville d'ANGERS. palais de justice d'Angers

Sur ce site officiel vous trouverez quelques photos d'autres construction d'Auguste BEIGNET.http://www.ecm.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=AUTR&VALUE_98=+Beignet+Auguste+&DOM=Tous&REL_SPECIFIC=1

Look to my favorit pictures today :

http://carraol.blogspot.com/

http://milanodailyphoto.blogspot.com/

http://torinodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/il-duomo-1.html

Petit déjeuner

It is 7h00, everyone sleeps in the house. I wake up, and a few minutes later I am already on the computer to discover your blogs. I then discover the topic of August 1.
I take the camera, and I go in the kitchen.
All is ready on the table (we always prepare the breakfast the day before at the evening). We will be 5 around the table. They are the summer holidays in Europe, as we have much free time, my father was coming from Paris to spent a few days with us. We live an old house of the centre town… not it is not thousand years old… only approximately 200 years… we like the old one then… we also have of old pieces of furniture….But the food is modern… packing proves it there is plastic everywhere on the table.

Il est 7h00, tout le monde dort dans la maison. Je me lève, et quelques minutes plus tard je suis déjà sur le micro pour découvrir vos blogs. Je découvre alors le thème du 1er Aout. Je prends l'appareil photo, et je vais dans la cuisine. Tout est pret sur la table (nous preparons toujours le petit déjeuner la veille au soir). Nous allons être 5 autours de la table. Ce sont les vacances d'été en Europe, mon père est venu de Paris passer quelques jours avec nous. Nous habitons une vieille maison du centre ville...non elle n'a pas mille ans...seulement environ 200 ans...nous aimons l'ancien...alors nous avons aussi de vieux meubles....Mais les aliments eux sont modernes...les emballages le prouve il y a du plastique partout sur la table.