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Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine
It’s been quite some time since my last DP Photo Challenge entry. Today it’s the full version of a photograph which I posted sometime last year.
A cake with my name on it. Literally. The white frosting is in the shape of a fleur de lis, accompanied by the French national colors. The cake was designed by a local bakery. Why the French theme? Of all the ethnicities that run through my family, French is at the top, followed by English…
No, I did not eat it all… just a majority.
![Weekly Photo Challenge: Opportunity [Deux]](http://adventurewriter.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/opportunity.png?w=90&h=70&crop=1 "Weekly Photo Challenge: Opportunity [Deux]")
Weekly Photo Challenge: Opportunity [Deux]
A "recycled" image (one I've used before regarding a DailyPost prompt) which, when I reflected upon it, conveyed opportunity. Whenever a notebook is handy, or a keyboard is at ready, (for me, at least) that is an opportunity [to write
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunset
Ever heard of the calm before the storm? Well this is the calm... AFTER the storm.
Beautiful water-side fireworks.
![Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance [Cont.]](http://adventurewriter.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/100_4928.jpg?w=90&h=70&crop=1 "Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance [Cont.]")
Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance
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- Entrance Gate to the Palace of Versailles
![Entrance to the Notre Dame ["Our Lady"] of Rouen, France.](http://adventurewriter.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/le-notre-dame-de-rouen.png?w=112&h=150)
![Le Notre Dame de Paris [ III ]](http://adventurewriter.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/le-notre-dame-de-paris-iii.png?w=150&h=112)
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- Main entrance to the Notre Dame of Paris, surrounded by “mobs” of tourists.
DP Photo Journal: Red
A red, or rather rouge (French for red), plant in Monet's Garden in Giverny, France.
DP Photo Journal: Wildlife
When I went to France last October we hit all the tourist destinations in Paris – including the Mont Saint Michel. This “Mount Saint Michael” is quite the tourist hotspot and you may find a plethora of shops and vendors around the premises, as well as historical guides… for a price. Now how does this relate to wildlife? While there, a companion of mine happened upon a ladybug – and *SNAP!* we have the picture below – the French LadyBug of Mont Saint Michel.
An exquisite inhabitant of the Mont Saint Michel!
