By Kristian Wannebo | Opinion
… towards autumn’s end. I have to admit that I stole the title. Tree and Leaf is one of J. R. R. Tolkien’s short stories (published together with his essential essay On Fairytales). It is about a painter and his fate in a strict society – until he departs for the mountains on the horizon. […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
Every year, nature around my home gives up its leaves, its colours, its fanfare, to the rain, wind and shortening of the days. To me, it feels like a plunge into darkness. Annual sunshine charts suggest a gradual change from the hot highlights of summer to the gloomy depression of pale winter suns amid […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Provence is best known for its cities, its traditions, its lavender fields, the beautiful coastline. Not really as a competitor for Algonquin Park, then. And it’s true that you’ll struggle to find sweeping landscapes coloured in bright orange. The closest we have to Pando are chestnut trees groves and they mainly turn a murky brown […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
France is in pain. A few weeks after terrorist attacks, agonising from a never-ending financial crisis while watching so many of its neighbours and partners flourish and thrive, France is currently voting for its regional representatives. A tidal wave of extreme political change has started to swell, indicative of instability and discontent. I will not […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Every region has it’s own way of celebrating the arrival of autumn (fall, for readers on the other side of the pond). Canada has its incredible forests, Paris has the Salon de l’Automobile, Japan has Kouyou, Scotland and Wales look amazing (when don’t they), vineyards become multicoloured gems, … Provence has sunsets. Not […]
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