Geometry in Saint-Malo

I feel a little sad. This month’s Squares, cheerfully and positively initiated and choreographed by Becky is drawing to a close. For me, it’s been a great chance to record a whole special month of family time in Spain, and travels in France. The downside to my travels has been I’ve had less chance than I would have liked to explore everyone else’s contributions.

But we’ve reached the last day. I showed you shots of Vitré yesterday, so now it’s time to show you a few of Saint-Malo, our point of departure from France. We arrived in time to sightsee: but heavy rain, falling more-or-less horizontally because of the high wind rather put a stop to that. Here are a few shots I took during odd minutes when the rain stopped, and I scuttled out with my phone to try my luck..

Ships rely a great deal on geometry, so here’s a large and well used fishing vessel …

And here are breakwater poles, parallel-parked in the sea. Which was rough enough to worry this reluctant matelot. Inexplicably, though the night of our journey to England was turbulent, I survived intact.

I can’t leave you though, without sharing an image I snapped as we drove round a roundabout not too far from Angers. Is it geometry? Is it art? Or is it simply … a chair?

GeometricJanuary.

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37 thoughts on “Geometry in Saint-Malo”

  5. oh my goodness what a treat on your final day, I do like that chair and am very glad you were not returning on that fishing boat! Thank you for your incredibly kind words too xx

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  7. Surely an art installation? I think if I had seen a turbulent sea I would have headed for the tunnel! I’m glad you got home safely and thank you for your ‘holiday’ snaps. 🤗

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    1. I was dreading it Jude, I really was. But I was …. fine. Yes, it must have been an intallation. But how intriguing! Not, apparently one of a series, not that we could establish anyway.

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  10. Typing in the car never works. I don’t know why I try! And, no- he doesn’t let me drive. I just popped back to say I’ve loved your ‘on the hoof’ photos, and I’m glad the journey wasn’t the horror you anticipated. That sea looked rough!

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