Behind these ancient abbey doors in the south of France live the mysteries of the past.
May 9, 2012
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused A sense of Mystery
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Behind these ancient abbey doors in the south of France live the mysteries of the past.
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May 12th, 2012 at 4:06 am
My father’s sister stayed at a nunnery in Belgium during the first world war. Your photo fits to a tee the image I have of poor Ismene’s strange sanctuary. 🙂
May 12th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
That’s almost eerie. Although this was in Provence, I do remember seeing nuns in the area. I love her name Ismene. She should be the heroine in a novel.
May 12th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Ismene is the name of a type of spider lily. I don’t know her story, but she had a very exotic life. As a young woman she was the Helena Rubenstein representative for southern Africa and I’ve photographs of her in the 20s, in white culotte suits, and aeroplanes!