French Friday: Chambord

le 18 mai 2018 (138/365) « Car tel est notre bon plaisir. » - François Ier. 

Le Château de Chambord, built during the Renaissance (1519-1547) as a hunting lodge for King François 1er, is the largest château in the Loire Valley (440 rooms, 282 fireplaces, and 84 staircases). Its distinctive architecture includes a roofscape of chimneys and turrets designed to resemble the skyline of Paris (so that ladies of the court could feel less removed from town) and the famous double-helix staircase attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. 

Bleeding Hearts

 May 17, 2018 (137/365)

“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." - Jane Austen, Emma

That Time of Year

May 16, 2018 (136/365)

"The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also."

- Harriet Ann Jacobs

Week 20 - Composition: From Below

 May 15, 2018 (135/365)

"Every once in a while, turn life over to see what it looks like from the other side." - Terri Guillemets

Week 20 Composition: From Below [Get down low; below 2 feet, and change your perspective. Look out or look up.] #dogwoodweek20, #dogwood52, #dogwood2018 • ƒ/1.8, 1/40, ISO25

Raindrops on Redbuds

May 14, 2018 (134/365)

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Lilacs

 May 13, 2018 (133/365) "Lilacs are May in essence." - Jean Hersey