In honor of election season

Some things actually do change with time!

Herbignac in Spring, and the Ultimate Hotdog/Hamburger

Before I get to the pics, I really must post this link to the ultimate hotdog/hamburger combination creation. People always ask what we miss about the states, and when I answer, "Willful over the top insanity", they usually don't understand because they don't seem to have a culture here of things like restaurant chicken wings that are so hot that you get a free meal if you can eat just one. I am SO going to have to bug Emily into trying making some hamdogs as that recipe describes - the lure of a deep-fried chili-cheese hotdog wrapped in hamburger beef and topped with a fried egg is too potent to resist...

Now that it's sunny, we've been making a point to get out and take some pictures, so voila! (Note that while it is sunny, it is still cold, ergo our multiple sweaters and coats)



Anyone want to buy a butcher shop & home combination in the village center?



Busy downtown:



And nicely scenic:



The downtown cathedral never gets any less cool, even with bits of it blown off since the war:





Your humble narrator bids adieu!

Election 2008

The Quimiac coast in March

One of my various resolutions this year was to make a point to LEAVE THE DAMNED HOUSE during those rare days when the sun actually showed in the winter season, and yesterday was one of them. This is the problem of being self-employed and working at home in a land where it rains 60% of the year - We just get totally home-bound for long periods and it's easy to forget that we haven't left the house or workshop for two solid weeks except to walk across the street to buy groceries. Here are a few shots of the sunny coast on a VERY windy day.





I love the composition of this windsurfer shot:





The stone walkway above made a nice path for those who wanted to walk the beachfront without getting their shoes filled with sand (me).



Turned up a rather freaky discovery, too - a thoroughly torn and mauled heavy jacket, which we were not the slightest bit inclined to touch or investigate further!



Eventually and inevitably, the sunshine went away and Brittany quietly returned to its more accustomed winter seasonal color tones....