A shutter in Ventimiglia Alta.
This is for Julie from Sydney Eye, who asked about shutters such as these - where you can open a small 'window' within the shutter to let in a little light and air, yet keep the rest closed to keep out the hot Mediterranean sun.
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Un volet à Ventimiglia Alta.
C'est pour Julie de Sydney Eye, qui m'interrogeait sur les volets de ce genre - on peut y ouvrir une petite partie pour laisser passer un peu d'air, tout en gardant le reste fermé pour se protéger du chaud soleil méditerranéen.
Nice!
ReplyDeleteNice detail.
ReplyDeleteJolie petite villa tarasconnaise avec jardin devant, balcon derrière, des murs très blancs, des persiennes vertes, et sur le pas de la porte une nichée de petits Savoyards jouant à la marelle ou dormant au bon soleil, la tête sur leurs boîtes à cirage....
ReplyDeleteA. Daudet
ah, the shutters. and the lines for the laundry?
ReplyDeleteOoo ... lovely ... thank you for this ... may I be painful and ask about that rusty broken hinge on the right? Being on the 'outside' makes it a puzzlement.
ReplyDeleteI like the flaking paint ... adds character ...
It is a nice little domestic scene.
ReplyDeleteJulie, that's the hinge that opens the whole shutter - and then it's fixed back (ie open) to a small green hook that isn't in this photo.
ReplyDeleteLove the detail and visual explanation of this shot, Jilly! Merci!
ReplyDeleteBises,
Genie
Thank you for showing the small window w/in the shutter. Nice to see how this works.
ReplyDeleteThe sun and salty air do such a nice job of aging the paint.
ReplyDeleteIt's charming.
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
Oh, how these little details can bring back fond memories... I had a very nice time just wandering the winding narrow alleys of Menton. Hope to go back someday.
ReplyDeleteThese type of shutters are called 'persiennes' - forgot to mention that.
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