cathédral saint pierre, saintes, france, 08-09-09
greetings, dear ones!
after enduring exactly 9 months in france, i am finally giving "birth" to my pic of the day! as some of you already know, i have experienced a roller coaster of emotions since my arrival abroad, most of them being of the non-positive variety. by giving my pic of the day it's re-red carpet debut, i am taking action to be more productive while simultaneously providing an outlet for one of my greatest passions! i still continue to dream of publishing "the world as i see it" & feel that i am back on track towards having the motivation to accomplish this! i will also be sharing these random glimpses from my perspective via my facebook wall, where i can be found under melanie marie piron.
ok, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, let's chitty chat about this photo. i snapped this breathtaking shot on august 9th of 2009, while vacationing with my husband in the south-west of france. with my dear friend, sophie, as our tour guide, we witnessed beauty that will forever be etched in my heart (& will subsequently be featured as subjects in future pics of the day)! in this historic country, old churches are about as common as corner starbucks in america, though i have yet to tire of viewing them & immortalizing them "on film" from every possible angle! cathédral saint pierre is located in saintes, a town founded in 20 bc & known in roman times as mediolanum santonum (the aformentioned information was brought to you courtesy of wikipedia, lol). i was so mesmerized by this beauty that i think a pool of drool managed to form at my feet before i was able to begrudgingly tear myself away.
now that i think about it, i also had a hard time vacating the church because i wanted to give all the money i had to my name (20 euros) to a homeless man in exchange for his scruffy little dog. it was just about the cutest thing ever & i was plotting madly as to how i could whisk it away to then let it reside discreetly in my pocket during our 5 hour train ride home. unfortunately, (or luckily, depending on your viewpoint), my husband does not share my same desire to rescue every filthy animal running astray & hence i trudged away empty handed :( :( :( alas, i digress, which is not so unusual for this a.d.d. addled author, but it will put a fire under my butt to wrap this up!
so without further ado, i bid you farewell for today. i eagerly await your feedback, whether it be of the positive or "constructive" variety, & thank you in advance for taking the time to share a little glimpse with me of the world as i see it :) :) :)
sending you much love & adoration, while simultaneously beaming my razzle dazzle smile your way,
little miss motography
