Brouillard givrant matinal

We had a few both foggy and frosty days in February! These eerie early morning pics in the palace gardens weren't taken by VDP (who happened to be at work) but by Atelier Choco Turquoise! In the first shot, you can just about see the newly restored and very golden lizard fountain!

Nous avons eu plusieurs jours de brouillard givrant en février ! Ces photos matinales au château n'ont pas été prises par VDP (qui était au boulot) mais par l'Atelier Choco Turquoise ! Sur la première photo, on distingue tout juste le bassin du lézard, tout récemment rénové !

Sitting in blissful neutral

He was sitting in the warmth of the day, facing the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park (North). The glorious sandstone of St Mary's Cathedral was at his back. There were dozens of folk milling, as is invariably the case with this walkway through the park.

Icesheet #4727

A constellation of orbs, rings, and halos hangs above the Greenland ice sheet in this picture by Murray Fredericks, who spent months photographing the island’s remote beauty. The optical phenomena seen here occur when ice crystals—suspended by powerful winds called piteraqs—refract sunlight.

ICESHEET #4727, 22° AND 46° HALO, TANGENT ARC, PARRY ARC, CIRCUMZENITHAL ARC, AND PARHELIC CIRCLE

See more photos from the March 2015 feature story “End of the Earth.”

Read more about what it’s like to “photograph nothing” on Proof.

Les bas-reliefs du Belvédère

VDP had another contender for yesterday's Theme Day. This is one of the bas-reliefs at the Belvedere at Petit Trianon and represents an old Saturn warming himself by the fire. The bas-reliefs of Richard Mique's little octagonal marvel represent the four seasons. Below are Flora, with a crown of roses; Ceres with a crown of ears of wheat and Dyonisus with a crown of vine stock. Finally, an unknown but modern deity, no doubt...

VDP avait en réserve une autre photo pour le thème d'hier. C'était l'un des bas-reliefs du Belvédère et représente un vieux Saturne se chauffant au feu. Les bas-reliefs de la petite splendeur octogonale de Richard Mique représentent les quatre saisons. Ci-dessous, Flore couronnée de roses, Cérès couronnée d'épis de blé et Bacchus couronné d'un cep de vigne. Enfin, une déité non identifiée mais moderne...

Ted limbers up for Easter