Route Du Rock Panorama

Le Route Du Rock

I'm camping at a festival in Saint-Malo after being talked into it by my cohort Evan. I've never camped at a music festival before, and so although I have nothing to compare it to, it seems quite small and intimate. There is only one stage, and acts go from ~ 6:30pm-4am. Tonight the headliner is Massive Attack. Yesterday the stunner of the day was Owen Pallett.

Here's a short I shot of him, peeking through the crowd.

Trois Semaines de Travail

Blended in with all the easy living I've been doing was the construction of a greenhouse for my gentle hosts Raymond and Janine. Much thanks go to my intrepid assistant Evan, without whom I certainly would not have finished. I'm sorry I don't have work in progress pictures. I was afraid in part that I would begin the project and leave before it was completed, and have it all on the blog for the world to see. But no! It's built, I put the final touches on it with one day to spare.

Oh, and in case anyone's confused or suspicious, the squash and melons were already there. We just built around them.

Trois Vues du Jardin

My new home now gone looks back at me from three overlapping panoramas.

Barszcz, Barszcz, Barszcz

With the exception of perhaps fruit roll ups from 15 years ago, this is the hottest pink (hot pink-est?) thing I've ever eaten. Janine went on a kitchen rampage tonight, large portions of the garden are ripening. We started with the Polish barszcz, similar to Ukranian cold borscht with a mint garnish, then a cheese soufflé with a courgette and red lettuce salad, and finally a giant currant torte. Délicieux!