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Vol-au-Vent's photostream
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Full of design faults
Yet with some qualities
Forever looking out to better myself
Hardly ever succeeding
Always smiling - nevertheless...
Am Swiss, my mother tongue is Swiss German (Schwyzertütsch), I can get in heated discussions in German, French, English, know some basic Italian and I can (just) get away with ordering some food and my bica in Portuguese.... Would love, love, love to learn Portuguese but haven't got the time, money and basically the guts...!!!
Shall now have to learn proper French as we moved from stunning Lake Léman (Lake Geneva) to the South of Paris
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I still find flickr a wonderful opportunity to feed my eyes and nourish my soul with beauty, fun, colours and more.
I have had quite a number of people favouring (fave'ing...?) my photos and making me their contact. But when I go to check their profiles and photos, they have no photos available to me. I am blocking such people without fail, because my pictures get stolen all the time and I am well and truly fed up with this.
When I get nicely asked, I check out and get back to the person; it's nearly always a YES, especially when it's for a good cause....
All those, who are taking the time to comment, are playing by the few rules and make my life more beautiful - THANK YOU. - I love you for your friendship, mails, remarks and smiles!
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Should you bother to look at my profile, you'll realise that the number of my contacts/friends has diminished dramatically. I 'weed out' my contacts from time to time and if you find yourself REMOVED from my list, it's BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN SHARING the experience equally.
I prefer to have more time for those amongst you who ARE giving me joy and for whom I haven't got enough time so far.
Anyway, if you've read to hear, you're probably a contact and if you are only after a comment or a fave, you probably wouldn't read this... :)
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© Copyright:
Please note that ALL my photos are my private property. You have the right to look at them, but if you want to use them for anything else but your own private pleasure, send me a mail and explain things. You may NOT at any time use them for any commercial purpose or without asking my full consent.
If I give you my permission, I want you to give full credit to me. When I say full credit this means you will have to use my full name and not 'only' my stage name. This goes for copying, quoting, blogging, or any other ....ing thing!!! NONE of my photos may be sold or traded! THANK YOU!
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PLEASE stop inviting me to groups with HUGE invite logos and/or to groups I am not a member of; what I want is COMMENTS COMING FROM YOU, your views, opinions, your own words, exchanging something, I wanna know your feelings, what makes you tick, smile, cry.... anything as long as it's authentic! (even if it's silly and lightweight.... we all love to laugh!)
I'm just now doing a major weeding of my group memberships; in the future I shall only comment on photos giving me joy and happiness or conveying a message. Life is too short to drink cheap wine and for losing valuable time over stuff that's not worth reading or viewing.
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Photos of Vol-au-Vent (13)
Vol-au-Vent's favorite photos from other Flickr members (7,397)
Contacts (104)
Groups (50)
- Flickr Best Winter Pictures 2,614 photos, 590 members
- Flickr 11|11|11 2,347 photos, 3,737 members
- Search The Best (Post INVITED photos Only) New Group 783 photos, 496 members
- Hip Paris 919 photos, 56 members
- SPEAKING LOVE 1,049 photos, 261 members
- Pics for Peace 99,092 photos, 3,865 members
- Tributes to Horst *hb19 95 photos, 47 members
- 10 to 24 Faves (Post 1, Comment AND Fave 2) [FOLLOW GROUP RULES! 10,569 photos, 1,052 members
- ♥ ♥.. besonders herzlich ..♥ ♥ 19,311 photos, 236 members
- Mama's Bloomers ~Invite Only~ P1-COMMENT 2 - 34,901 photos, 3,208 members
- CGN - Compagnie Générale de Navigation 89 photos, 31 members
- The small happinesses 11,262 photos, 646 members
- Vision Quality 100 (P1/F2/C2) 37,984 photos, 2,621 members
- Admin Help -- Assistance for Groups 3 photos, 518 members
- Innamoramento (Admin Invite Only) Award 2 Please 9,466 photos, 512 members
- France's Masterpieces (Invite only : Post 1- Comment 1) 3,259 photos, 259 members
- Box of Happy Memories / Admin Invite / Award 2 / FP Challenge 6,508 photos, 512 members
- Life is the question - Love is the answer 7,839 photos, 1,082 members
- Le carré 15,970 photos, 636 members
- Finest of... Lac Léman 1,387 photos, 192 members
- PARIS, JE T'AIME 74,102 photos, 3,936 members
- Things I Love Thursdays! 5,364 photos, 1,215 members
- FloralEssence (Admin Invite Only) 6,849 photos, 600 members
- @~JUNE: a beautiful mindset~@ 3,004 photos, 234 members
- 25+ Faves (25-49): Post one,Comm & Fave 2 on page 1-10 (SWEEPER 17,774 photos, 5,234 members
- Ava's Love of the Light 1,053 photos, 77 members
- The Light Painters Society 240,914 photos, 12,498 members
- L♡vE is people ❤ and ✿ 7,302 photos, 1,482 members
- J'aime les détails (I love details ) 46,826 photos, 2,194 members
- Fine-ART photos (Invite only) 35,592 photos, 10,591 members
- Memories of Summer 11,091 photos, 1,238 members
- Shutter Sisters One Word Project 30,856 photos, 3,622 members
- Story People 3,302 photos, 713 members
- d a y_d r e a m e r s (admin invite only) 8,720 photos, 401 members
- The Mona Lisa Smile (Admin Invite Only) 5,296 photos, 667 members
- Green Serenity! 1,583 photos, 422 members
- Amazing Bokeh - P1 - AWARD 2 19,863 photos, 2,807 members
- LightStyles ~ (Post 1 - Comment on 2) ~ Invitation only by Admin 13,065 photos, 1,378 members
- The Light Painters Society Gold / 25 + Fave Admin Invite Only 11,100 photos, 638 members
- **OREA ANTHI**/Admin Invite Only 7,997 photos, 511 members
- The Master Light Painter 50 + Faves 8,709 photos, 734 members
- ***G a l e r i a*** / Admin Invite 8,891 photos, 421 members
- ***F l o r*** / Admin Invite 6,257 photos, 303 members
- Photos sans Frontières (No people) - P.1 / C.2 177,432 photos, 5,029 members
- La Petite Galerie *** (No people) *** (P.1 / C.2) 84,352 photos, 3,076 members
- The Dictionary Of Image 4,289 photos, 1,617 members
- The Oracle of Photographic Excellence+25 Fav 12,503 photos, 639 members
- Macro Flower Lovers (P1/C2) 88,006 photos, 9,219 members
- ***This should be a Postcard!*** 76,859 photos, 4,606 members
- Jotbe's Group (INVITE ONLY !!!!!) -Give 2 Awards 35,580 photos, 3,287 members
Galleries (2)
- My Monday Faves - 9 Nov 2009 14 photos
- Tonights Faves by my friends 15 photos
Testimonials (8)
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p*p says:
"Kiki makes me laugh and that is like being gifted with a most precious jewel...to me. People who are talented with words, such as Kiki, belong to a very special "tribe" I would say. There is something indiscribable about their ways, about how they connect to others.
They keep fascinating me, as I travel to inimaginable places through the magic of words they write. I just love and admire that.
So, Kiki has been a wonderful friend/contact on Flickr. We don´t "meet" so often, but always when it happens it is fun for sure and that is something I treasure a lot.
I love her pictures, how she takes them and her incredible descriptions about how they happened. To be on Kiki´s stream is always a must, a "happening".
I never know where she is, in Switzerland, or in France. I confess that I get lost about that, but it doesn´t matter, as her beautiful soul will be just the same, wherever she is spending time on this Planet.
Kiki, sweet friend, thank you for many fabulous moments spent on Flickr. It is great to have you around, girl.
Brazilian hugs,
Petra
:))))"8th October, 2008
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janoid says:
"Kiki is one of those special souls on flickr as well as in the world, who, with just a word, can brighten any day. Her images reflect her love of life... They are beautiful and often give us a peek into her life. Her captions and tags share her heart, as well as insight into some of the personal details that make her such a wonderful person.
If you've ever had the privilege of having her visit your photostream, you'll know that a comment from Kiki is a breath of fresh air... she never fails to leave me inspired, enthused, and energized. I truly look forward to seeing her, on her stream or mine... She carries sunshine in her pocket, and shares it with everyone she touches--even those of us who are thousands of miles away.... I am blessed and honored to be one of the lucky people who receives her wonderful warmth and friendship.
Thank you, Kiki, for being such a bright light here on flickr, and for sharing your sunshine with me.... xoxox"21st June, 2008
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borealnz says:
"Dear Kiki, I have been meaning to write a testimonial for you for a while but after seeing your latest photo I feel inspired to write.
Kiki is one of my favourite Flickr friends, her photos are more than photos, they are a little slices of life to be savoured and enjoyed over and over again, each one is crafted with love and care and matched with a perfect commentary or quotation. Each comment she leaves is so thoughtful and insightful and I treasure them.
Kiki you are a true inspiration, I only wish I had your way with words so I could express better what your photos mean to me. Keep up the good work, it's an honour to be your friend.
~Jill~"22nd June, 2007
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Denise♥ says:
"Kiki has a gift for seeing the beauty in all of the little things. She finds & captures (outside of and within nature) hearts, lights, peaces, & loves. To these representative images, she shares her insights and wisdoms and the meanings which they hold for her personally. She offers us a place in which we might remember our essence, imagine our dreams, hold our present, and ponder our futures. Kiki is also a sweet friend who feels the secret language which many photos contain, and leaves very kind comments to reflect such. Kiki, it is a pleasure to cross streams with you, Dear! Thank you! ~and angels they fly~"
21st April, 2007
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Steve Stone says:
"One of the things I love about flickr is finding unexpected treasure. Kiki is one of those finds - someone who picks out special things out of daily life and makes me look at the detail with a new eye. And of course she has a wonderful sense of humour and an uncanny knack of finding appropriate literary references to go with her pictures.
Take a wander through her photostream, read the poems and let your shoulders go down. It's the perfect antidote to work!"6th March, 2007
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MicheKerr says:
"Kiki is one of my favorite contacts. I always look forward to visiting and spending time in her stream because it is full of photos of the beauty she sees all around her.
She also has a gift for words. When she puts her words (thoughts, heart and soul) together with her amazing photos, she creates lovely stories that I often find in my dreams.
A comment from her is like a gift. Kiki, thank you for all your wonderful photos and for being such a great Flickr Friend! I am lucky to have found you!"31st January, 2007
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epicture's (gotta be back soon) says:
"I was so lucky when I found Kiki around… If you go through her photo stream you will see wonderfully creative shots that only special people with a good eye and a nice heart can attain. She’s also amazing in matching image and words. “There are no rules for good photographers, there are just good photographers (Ansel Adams)”, and Kiki is a very good one.
Kiki: I really mean it. xoxo"31st January, 2007
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pagnolle says:
"Vol-auVent porte bien son nom. Elle est une grande éolienne créatrice d'énergie d'ou émanent des images et des textes audacieux qui émeuvent ou font rire aux larmes.
Elle est également une plume au vent qui invite a survoler Lutry, le lac Léman, la Suisse, son coin de pays auquel elle voue un amour inconditionnel contagieux.
D'une grande générosité, elle donne un sens réel au partage de photos par ses visites et par ses commentaires constructifs.
Mieux la connaitre, c'est mieux l'apprécier.
Bonne visite a tous."16th September, 2006
- Joined:
- February 2006
- Hometown:
- will always be somewhere along Lac Léman, Switzerland!!
- Currently:
- living at a safe distance of Paris but close enough to go there whenever the urge takes me, France (since April 2008)
- I am:
- Female and Taken








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