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From Royan with love ~ Welcome to my world!







Out of Asia ...



... and into France! :-((





Say hello to Leo, the Dande Lion King! ~ He's a "Newbee"! ;-)







E.T. ~ What else?







Macrosoft ©







Smoky bacon! Mmm!







My first pic to reach #1 in Explore. My thanks to Anna and to the rest of you, of course! ;-)







My second pic to reach #1 in Explore, Thanks again for that! ;-)







Hello, I'm Colin. I'm male and given. Age? Well, let's just say I'm a "jeune retraité" (sounds so much better in French). And if you don't understand French, better still!

How can I best describe myself. Made in England with French connections (wife) and a dash of Irish (blood that is!).

I have been living in France for the last thirty five years, twenty five in Paris and ten in a small seaside town in the south west of France.

I have always been interested in painting and in the distant past when I was young and fit I did quite a bit of scuba diving. And when I was too old for that I took up fossil hunting.

Now alas I'm reduced to walking the dogs, computer keyboard finger exercises and camera-button press-downs! My favourite TV programme is Télématin which is a French breakfast TV programme you can watch while you're still asleep!

However, I have recently discovered the fascinating world of insects. Down on my hands and knees studying at close-range the antics of these little creatures I sometimes feel I'm prying like a little girl peeping through the window of her doll's house.

Enough of this sentimentality! ;-)

I'm a newcomer to Flickr and to photography for that matter. My experience is therefore very limited as is my equipment (batteries being the only accessories I have for my little pocket camera).

Actually, I don't really know what I'm doing here lost in a forest of artists and photographic heavyweights. My only aspirations are to try and bring a touch of light-heartedness into an otherwise serious world.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those very talented people who, with their generous comments, have encouraged me to stay on a little longer (if that's alright with Flickr!). Hope to see you all soon.



This is me in the good old days. I included this shot to illustrate that I was once young and fit! Incidentally, I'm the one standing up! The picture was taken during a scientific expedition off the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England in 1966 only days before England won the world cup! And that last comment is to show that even in exile one can still be patriotic!

Oh dear! It is rather long isn't it? It's quite amazing, don't you think, just how much you can squeeze into these little boxes!
February 2006











My most and second most favourited photos, in descending order of favouritism! ;-)



My gear as of December 2007 ;-)







BLOOD GROUP A+ ~ In case you're after my blood! ;-)


My thanks to Sarah, Julia and Marco for their testimonials. I am very honoured!