Under Attack

So yesterday I posted some pictures of singing frogs, something I had never witnessed before. 

Today I am sharing a series of pictures captured a few days previously from the walls of the medieval city of Provins. I knew that there was a bird of prey display within the city but I was was not expecting to come quite so close to the display itself. Taking in the view of the countryside surrounding the city I was surprised as this European Vulture flew past. I wasn't really prepared for wildlife photography and but I was equipped with my 24 -105mm L series lens and the quality of the equipment really shows in these images.

Initially the vulture made a couple of solo passes but then it was quickly surrounded by a flock of pigeons and some crows that mobbed it.  After a while it took refuge in one of the ruined towers further along the wall before presumably it went to play its part in the flying display for the paying public.

All The Small Things #6

I bought this jug from a potter in Provins, a medieval town in The Seine et Marne region of France.  There was a matching jug, slightly larger but I could not afford both.  Several years later I was back in the town and visited the pottery again, the larger jug was still for sale and the potter remembered me and the discussion we had during my first visit.  I now have both jugs and they make a lovely pair.  I also bought several decorative tiles with traditional patterns and the lovely dark glaze, they made lovely gifts, at least I thought so.

I like the shape and colour and form of the jugs and I have focused on the spout and the lip of the judge because I find them really aesthetically pleasing.

This is the last of the "small things" series, for now anyway, I hope that you have found them enjoyable and/or interesting.