Friday, June 6, 2025

Photographing begonias.

Poppies springing into bloom by the side of the farm track. Small scatterings of scarlet for as far as the eye can see. The poppies have a brief but 'electric' impact on the landscape.

Wave after wave of serious French visitors strolling through town. They listen intently to their guides. Spanish and Italian tourists tend to be less disciplined when it comes to imbibing history.


The tour groups also do creative things with the university flower planters. Rarely can the works departments begonias have been so frequently photographed.

One group of French from Pau meet another group from Orleans by the university chapel. They all comment on how 'beau' the town is and then how 'froid'.


With the students all gone the bakers can take a pause from the mass production of fudge donuts. This morning strawberry buns take centre place in their window. The bakers is full of yet more French tourists marveling at the robustness of Scottish viennoiserie.


The Pope and the President:https://nationalinterest.org/feature/can-pope-leo-and-donald-trump-work-together

AI. Judging personality and career prospects from a single photograph :https://x.com/hamptonism/status/1929702249439412248






8 comments:

The Life of Riley said...

Begonias are colourful, but do you ever see planters of thistles, or thistle displays around St Andrews for the tourists?

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
The temperatures are certainly dissappointing, of late. Not sure where that wind has been, but not close to the tropics, that's for sure. The eternal mystery of British summer....... YAM xx

Lisa in France said...

European tourists may be seeking cooler weather, while very-warm Athens is full of Americans. You remind me that I still need to sow my poppy seeds when I get home.

Diaday said...

The red poppies are stunning. Did any of the French tourists try the robust Scottish viennoiserie?

Travel said...

It is fun seeing places in your photos that I have seen in person, including the bakery.

Coppa's girl said...

I'm not sure about photgraphing begonias, but those poppies are stunnning. Along with sunflowers they are my favourite flowers.

Anonymous said...

Memories are taken from many places.

Stephanie said...

Glorious poppies.