12 July 2010

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

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12 comments:

  1. Dina12 July, 2010

    So very sweet.
    There is something so charming about little girls in long skirts.
    The patterns in stone are graceful too.

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  2. Caroline12 July, 2010

    Absolutley gorgeous!

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  3. Olivier12 July, 2010

    toute mignonne cette petite fille qui danse dans la cour

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  4. Merisi12 July, 2010

    Magnificent images all! :-)

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  5. brattcat12 July, 2010

    Your affection for these beautiful young girls lights each image you've posted with a soft tenderness that draws us right in.

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  6. Hilda12 July, 2010

    She is adorable!

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  7. Chuck Pefley12 July, 2010

    What a wonderful series of posts! And I really like the Henry James quote about a lot of history needed to make a tradition.

    Very, very nice, Jilly!

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  8. joanna12 July, 2010

    Jilly,

    Charming and refreshing to see such enchantment by the sea. Wonderful traditions to live by.

    Joanny

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  9. Julie13 July, 2010

    Children of this age are a delight as they revel in their own physicality. Wonderful study, Jilly.

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  10. Bob Crowe13 July, 2010

    Right away, I thought of the chorus in Fidelio: O Freiheit! O Freiheit! Such boundless joy.

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  11. Oakland Daily Photo13 July, 2010

    Such fierceness in such a young child. She could have been painted by Delacroix.

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  12. Web-OJ15 July, 2010

    Gosh! She's beautiful. There's definitely something about little girls in long skirts (and wee little boys in long pants.)

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