International Women's Day

Women breaking bread and connecting : La Petit Tanière, FR

We've only been home a few days, but friend Denise sent an email today to see if we were interested in going on a full moon snowshoeing event in celebration of International Women's Day. I said "Yes!", put on my warmest clothes, packed up my camera, and joined 20 women trekking through the snow in the Jura Mountains. We stopped at a buvette/farmhouse in La Petit Tanière for a fabulous dinner of Mont d'Or cheese with onions on potatoes, local sausages, and bread. Really yummy! The event was organized by Charlaine Jannerfeldt of SHEzone and was a lot of fun. It was a great way to celebrate the day.

Mont d'Or cheese with onions over potatoes and local sausage : La Petit Tanière, FR

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 3/12

The Ladies of Freiburg, DE

Reminiscent : Freiburg, DE

The last few days have featured pictures from Fribourg,* Switzerland. Today features pictures from Freiburg, Germany. I snapped this first photo, because the lady reminded me of my late maternal grandmother.

Fishing for Intel? : Freiburg, DE

In this second photo, I saw this woman sitting under this very colorful painting reading the newspaper and I had to have a picture of her. I was trying to be a overly creative, I suppose, because I tried shooting her between two guys who were sitting a little ways apart from her. Unfortunately, they thought I was trying to take their picture, so I didn't get the best composition on this one. Still, I like the idea...

Manna : Freiburg, DE

Finally, these two young ladies caught my eye as they were soaking up the last of the evening's rays and looking quite content.

* Canton Fribourg lies right on the crossover line between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland. You can speak both languages there. The French name is Fribourg, while its German equivalent is Freiburg. Meanwhile, Freiburg, Germany, is the Federal Republic's sunniest and warmest city, the entrance to the famed Black Forest (Schwarzwald), and features a vibrant university community, as well as damn fine schnitzel! Just thought you'd like a bit of trivia for the day!


Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 8/10

Modestes II

Viewing Modestes : Geneva, CH

This photo captures a group of women during a docent-led tour of the exhibit Modestes: Portraits et Histoires de Femmes au Moyen-Orient.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 11/09

Modestes

Modest: Portraits and Stories of Women in the Middle East :
Alexander Boulet, Photographer : Geneva, CH

Currently, there is a temporary exhibit of photos by the late photojournalist Alexandra Boulat on display at the Museum of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent titled Modestes: Portraits et Histoires de Femmes au Moyen-Orient. It features photos of women in the Muslim world and is quite interesting. If you live in or near Geneva, be sure to check it out. It's free.

Modest: Portraits and Stories of Women in the Middle East :
Alexander Boulet, Photographer : Geneva, CH

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 11/09

Seens in a Paris Café

Tables and chairs : La Rotonda : Paris, FR

This past weekend was spent in Paris, the City of Lights. Each morning, we had breakfast at one of the cafes on the Montparnasse. These are "seens" in a Paris café.

French Breakfast : Bread, croissant, tea, orange juice. Oh, and a bee on my bread...

Prepping for a day of photowalking

Waiting for the bus

Buying and selling

Photo copyright: Janet Kincaid, 08/09