Monique's brother Jean invited Monique's Mom his brother Daniel whom you already know and us to have dinner with him and his wife Dominique. The dinner was absolutely remarkable and the host and hostess were perfectly attentive to our pleasure. However after a sautern, pouilly-fuisse, and a chateauneuf du pape, we were ready to sing. And sing we did. A fun time was had by all. Kent

We went to the Clockmaker's window to find out his hours. Through the glass store front we saw him way in the back of the store, a light shinning on his head and hands.There was no door. A note told us to knock on the window. Which we did shyly. The second time with a little more boldness. A small man dressed in black roused himself from his work and crossed the store momentarily disappearing from view only to reappear at a non-discript side door, whose entrance he blocked with his small frame, but formidable personality. We didn't realize until later that the content of my project would be intriguing enough to qualify as a password into his atelier...behinnd the glass window. Somehow all very mysterious, in an ancient guide sort of way. He said he would give it some thought once I send him some drawings. But he went on to caution me that he had a backlog of about two years. I said, "Fine" Now M. Franklin from Boulder said to me that sometimes things can be taken as an ivitation to investigate. I was intrigued by the title of the store, "L'Horloger de Saint Paul". When I looked it up on the internet, I found out that it was the title of a 1974 French film, that took place in Lyon. The clockmaker of the film finds out that his son is involved in some shady business, even murder. I began to wonder was there a connection between the new clockmaker and the movie. He said good bye in such a strange manner. More later.
Kent

Well I thought I would put this on, just because I like watching myself dance. Music by Al Green Kent

Yup The French National Holiday/Bastille Day was the 14th of July. I thought I would post some historical perspective on the day. That was before I tried to sift through thousands of years of French history leading up to what is seen as the symbolic uprising of the modern nation of France. I LET IT GO! Suffice it to say that the French really throw huge parties on this day. Go to Youtube and type in July 14th 2009 Paris. We were in Oullins on the 13th, Monique's parents home town, which also hosts an evening of fire works. We were kinda stuck behind a tree,and traffic, but it was still very cool. Ironically on the 14th, it rained thundered and lightninged, so much so in Lyon, that they had to cancel a huge annual show which attracts people from miles around.The people came. The fireworks didn't. The fireworks were supposed to be shot off from Fourviere, a very impressive catherdral on the hill above the old city. Check that one out on Youtube.(2007)I took some novice like photos from Oullins' and superimposed Fourviere on top. Kent

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First of all to avoid copyright problems, the logo in the corner is not mine. I do not take credit for it. O.K.
Jess, my eldest daughter had a birthday on the 3rd of July. This is the birthday card for her. Black and white photography has always been about drama/contrast. In Jess's life she has had much drama and struggle. But what I find impressive about her, is her ability to see the irony of her situation and laugh at it from th bottom of her soul. A quality that my sister also shares. So in keeping with the theme I took the color photo of her changed it into a black and white one to match the struggling figures in the background from the Ufizzi in Florence. Then I thought of the black and white T.V. shows of the 50's. It seemed natural then to think of dramatic shows. The first one that came to mind was a black and white horror show called 'The Twilight Zone". 'The Twilight Zone' signed off the air by returning control of your television set to you. In my opinion Jess could look at the Twilight Zone as a comedy.
Kent