Féte Saint Pierre - Exuberance
Four year old Wilamena is having the best fun running around the wonderful space that is the Parvis in front of the Basilica as she waits for the church service to end. Later, she and her sister - we met them two days ago - will lead the procession through the town.
'Exuberance is beauty' ~ William Blake
So very sweet.
ReplyDeleteThere is something so charming about little girls in long skirts.
The patterns in stone are graceful too.
Absolutley gorgeous!
ReplyDeletetoute mignonne cette petite fille qui danse dans la cour
ReplyDeleteMagnificent images all! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour affection for these beautiful young girls lights each image you've posted with a soft tenderness that draws us right in.
ReplyDeleteShe is adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful series of posts! And I really like the Henry James quote about a lot of history needed to make a tradition.
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice, Jilly!
Jilly,
ReplyDeleteCharming and refreshing to see such enchantment by the sea. Wonderful traditions to live by.
Joanny
Children of this age are a delight as they revel in their own physicality. Wonderful study, Jilly.
ReplyDeleteRight away, I thought of the chorus in Fidelio: O Freiheit! O Freiheit! Such boundless joy.
ReplyDeleteSuch fierceness in such a young child. She could have been painted by Delacroix.
ReplyDeleteGosh! She's beautiful. There's definitely something about little girls in long skirts (and wee little boys in long pants.)
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