Where have I been?

I cannot believe it's been a year since I posted to my blog. And it's not because there is nothing to blog about. On the contrary, as usual, I have been swamped. Last year, I published my second book. It is a play, a comedy, written in French. I would love to see it staged, but I don't know how to make it happen. Yet! 

This year, I have been working on my third book, which will be my second collection of poems. I plan to finish and publish it before my birthday in March 2025. I have been working on the book cover, and you can see what it looks like in the picture. Unless I change my mind again… 😁

I have put photography on the back burner for the time being, but here and there, I take out my camera and go on the hunt for a great shot. Like I said, I'm as busy as usual.

The Parisian fashionista

Le pas assuré et déterminé, le manteau virevoltant dans la douce brise de l'après-midi, elle semble flotter au-dessus de l'asphalte de la jungle urbaine.

The Devil Is In The Details

I speak several languages, and unfortunately, I am bound to make mistakes in almost all of them, no matter how fluent I am. On top of that, punctuation positions can be different unbeknownst to us. For example, where you place a question mark after a word in English is not the same in French. It comes right after the word in English, while in French, you need a space between the two. I also wrote in French on my US computer and keyboard, prompting auto-correction of words that did not need it and that I did not catch. When proofreading a manuscript, these tiny mistakes are tedious to rectify but necessary. I often find "mistakes" when I read a text, and I do not want my readers to wonder how I could miss some in my book.

After months of corrections, the book is finally ready and is available for sale. Hopefully, we caught most of the errors, and very few, if any, remain.

Nymphaeales

From the dawn of civilization
Thought to be the womb of gods
Or the seeds of resurrection
We marvel at your ancient pods

Quintessential floating beauties
Dazzling by your colors
And your oversized peltate leaves
You inspired many painters

Travel

There are no greater riches than the memories you gather while roaming the world.