Artful Distractions

bleu door artful way

 

The crooked blue door is around the corner in Cassis, how many layers of paint there must be. The bottom part is, well, a way to keep the door. It is at least a couple hundred years old. The letter slot was added maybe a hundred years later, and the new lock too. Artful living, keeping history alive.

 

 

 

 

 

Artful distraction

 

A peeling door as a backdrop, the stuffed newspaper in the mail slot has been long forgotten and without trying it is artful as is. The simple gracefulness that things can have by being misplaced, left aside or forgotten. Somehow when things are set aside to look photogenic or picturesque they seem to lose the natural uncontrived flow. The caressing and brutal hand of time have a way of styling which makes it difficult to duplicate.

 

 

 

faded art flowers

 

The florist's collection of flowers that were no longer fresh, stuffed in a zinc container left aside, a few petals tried to escape.

 

 

 

peeling wall artful look

 

 

 

Peeling pink wall looks like a map of the world. 

Artful distraction.

Little wonders of aging trying to give me a gentle glimpse, a different perspective on how to see my wrinkles and sagging skin.

Aging is better than the alternative.

 

 

 

 



Comments

12 responses to “Artful Distractions”

  1. That second picture is great – the combo of the peeling paint and the newspaper. The latter is so perfect I thought it was an artful door handle!

  2. Awesome perceptions!

  3. Love your photos, especially the “peeling paint” one. Hopefully my face won’t resemble a road map when I’m old 🙂

  4. Hello Cory!
    Still following along. I sent you a message a few years ago, you invited me to come see you in France. I was there 2 years ago, but didn’t make it down south.
    Now I am coming to France again, for the entire month of July, for my honeymoon!We will spend time with friends in Brittany, watch part of the Tour de France in the Alps (Greg wants to ride the Alp d’huez, crazy man!) We will be in Provence the last 10 days of July, i think. IF it works , would love to meet up with you! You can email me…
    PS Congrats on Chelsea’s engagement. I love seeing your preparations, as I prepare for my own wedding 😉

  5. Everything fades and sometimes the faded beauty is even more exquisite than the original younger version. That’s what I’m telling myself as I gaze in the mirror….
    Ali

  6. As in nature, if we only pause to take note. The bark of a deep rooted tree would not think to fade, nay never, it becomes bolder with infinite wisdom. Despite all odds.
    Thank you for continuing to inspire us Corey

  7. Ageing is a privilege and has its own beauty.

  8. Ella Dyer

    Dear Cory,
    Hello from the US (an American longing to return to my beloved France) where I enjoy your beautiful blog, especially your last few thoughts today, which remind me (as I count the weeks until I turn 60!) of my extemporaneous response to our darling granddaughter last year.
    Since I was in language school during her birthday I flew to the US for the weekend. Jet-lag aside, I’m sure I didn’t look my most ravishing; after she blew out her four candles and we all congratulated her on her age, she looked at me and said “Grandma, you’re old”.
    Feeling a teaching moment had presented itself I responded with a question (after agreeing that oui, Grandma is old)… “you know what else Grandma is?”. My hope was she would say something like sweet, smart or stylish ((all the traits I try to exhibit to both her and her older sister) but all she did was provide a puzzled look.
    Not sure why my answer to my own question popped out so quickly but, I said “Grandma is also lucky because one can’t be old without being lucky.”
    Thank you for sharing your sweet family moments and the for the opportunity to share one of mine.
    Your fan,
    Grandma Lucky

  9. Love the new photo bar of you two!

  10. Love the new banner on the blog…Your pictures are always a delight.

  11. Hello Kieren
    When you are in Provence I hope we can meet. Chelsea’s wedding will be on the 6th and family and friends will be here until the 2Oth, so after that I will have more time xx See you soon Corey

  12. I love the lucky, and rightful true!

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