The intention today had been to show you more photographs of Sospel - however, here is a small diversion. Last night I went out to dinner in Menton and naturally gave myself time to take a few photographs for you, before meeting up with friends. During the afternoon, we'd had one hell of a storm with probably the most rain I've seen fall in such a short time, so it was surprising to see this sand sculpture pretty much intact. Naturally I took a couple of shots in the falling light.
Today's edition of Nice-Matin features almost the same shot with the heading:
Un miracle? Le Christ en sable qui dé
corait la plage du Fossan a ré
sisté
a l'orage... so I reckon if it's good enough for Nice-Matin, it's good enough for us.
You can see the sculpture to the left has disappeared and the one to the right (out of shot) is very blurred in outline. So is it a miracle?
Jilly, In the past I used to spend many summers in Santa Fe, New Mexico and often was still there during the Spanish festival, which is spectacular. (Wish we had a Sante Fe blogger!) Among lots of interesting and exquisite artwork always could be found lifesize crucifixes. They, however, always made me turn away; I think they're really spooky, as I also find this sand sculpture. Not for me, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you expect after "One Hell of a storm" :)
ReplyDeleteI have seen similar sand carvings in Brazil...truly amazing!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it is a miracle, but surely it is a nice story. Great shot too!
ReplyDeleteI lived through yesterday's storm and it really was terrible up where I was, not far from your favourite photographer. So I, too, am amazed the sand sculpture survived . For everyone's information, your photographer had wonderful asparagus ravioli at the restaurant you have heard about before, the Balico in the Place des Herbes very close to the market in Menton. A just reward for such an interesting picture.
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That's a remarkable photo!
ReplyDeleteIf it's not a miracle, it's still an interesting photo!
ReplyDeleteA good story, but....hmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing sand sculpture.
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Amazing! About your yesterday's question, I'm very happy to live by the sea.
ReplyDeletespooky!
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