Reflets - réflexions : Port d'Hyères
By Hans-Josef Jeanrond on Monday 16 February 2009, 20:45 - Provence / Var - Permalink
Spring, evening lights in the water
Printemps, la lumière du soir dans l'eau
Frühling, Abendlicht im Wasser
We are still back at 25 January, the same day we discovered the mimosas in
full bloom. (See the posting before this one).
Ending the day with a coffee on the quay of the port of Hyères, I was able to
chase a few more reflections in the water. The port of Hyères is rather
"modern" and mostly devoid of charme. Nevertheless, the soft evening light and
the palm-trees at the edge of the harbour basin made for a few nice images. At
least I hope you agree they are nice.
(Click on the image to enlarge)
Here, the people walking along the edge of the water have gotten multiple
heads. Of course, the image is rotated by 180°, like the previous
one.
The next is a "classic" harbour reflection. (Click to enlarge)
Just in case you think we are spoilt rotten in a climate where spring starts
at the end of January, take a look at the next image. In the very night after
this marvelous spring day, the deluge set in. It rained so much during the next
weeks that the vineyards next to our house in Collobrières were "under
water".
This was the view stepping out of my office on 7 February, nearly two weeks
after spring at Bormes les Mimosas and Hyères.