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Mar 18, 2019 16:00:23   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.

BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!

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2515 - The river Aven with plenty of large boulders in its course
2515 -  The river Aven with plenty of large boulde...
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2521 - Fast-flowing river Aven
2521 - Fast-flowing river Aven...
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2528 - Tall purple flowers
2528 - Tall purple flowers...
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2555 - River Aven being channeled into one of the many mills formerly in use here
2555 - River Aven being channeled into one of the ...
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2571 - One leg in the dry
2571 - One leg in the dry...
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2501 - An ancient public toilet built over the river
2501 - An ancient public toilet built over the riv...
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2503 - Saint Joseph's church (1874-5) and a nearby wall fresco depicting its clocktower
2503 - Saint Joseph's church (1874-5) and a nearby...
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2570 - Local stone house
2570 - Local stone house...
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2509 - White and pink daisy-like flowers
2509 - White and pink daisy-like flowers...
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2510 - Matador poppies
2510 - Matador poppies...
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Mar 18, 2019 16:11:46   #
RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia
 
Very interesting set and some wonderful architecture.
I thought "TI" meant tourist information (centre).

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Mar 18, 2019 16:37:07   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
RichardTaylor wrote:
Very interesting set and some wonderful architecture.
I thought "TI" meant tourist information (centre).


Thanks, Richard - it was a nice quaint place.

As to TI - that would have been too easy for me to consider, so I wondered whether you got something there. I looked at the place on Google Map Street View, and it is definitely not a Tourist Info center NOW - it is housing a local farm market, but who knows what was there in the past. But actually I don't think this is it, as the TI was spelled "Ti" and I assume is part of a local breton name or expression .... let's see if somebody in the know comes in. Thanks for trying!

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Mar 18, 2019 16:47:11   #
titoeric
 
I have no idea about the sign but am pretty sure the flowers are African daisies.

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Mar 18, 2019 16:56:10   #
Annie-Get-Your-Gun Loc: Byron Center, Mi
 
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.

BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!

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PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and ... (show quote)


A fantastic set, weberwest! You captured the beauty of PONT AVEN'S quaint buildings. I love the poppies.

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Mar 18, 2019 17:17:28   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
titoeric wrote:
I have no idea about the sign but am pretty sure the flowers are African daisies.


Thanks titoeric, I will look it up in a while and check it out - appreciate your assistance!

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Mar 18, 2019 17:19:02   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:
A fantastic set, weberwest! You captured the beauty of PONT AVEN'S quaint buildings. I love the poppies.


Thank you Annie, for FIVE thumbs up - that's pretty generous! I have posted a few in this series last week and there is much more to come - please look in when you have the time! Thanks again. Joe

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Mar 18, 2019 18:35:48   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Excellent set!

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Mar 18, 2019 19:25:26   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
UTMike wrote:
Excellent set!


Thank you UTMike!

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Mar 18, 2019 19:53:18   #
greymule Loc: Colorado
 
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.

BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!

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PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and ... (show quote)


Excellent variation in the set. All winners.

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Mar 18, 2019 19:55:05   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
greymule wrote:
Excellent variation in the set. All winners.


Thank you greymule - I appreciate that.

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Mar 18, 2019 21:01:56   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.

BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!

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PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and ... (show quote)


Personally, your first image is the best of the set, but it is ruined by the billboard size watermark.

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Mar 18, 2019 22:30:46   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Personally, your first image is the best of the set, but it is ruined by the billboard size watermark.


Thanks rgrenaderphoto for looking in. I am pleased that you like that photo the best. As I indicted in my opening page of this series, I use the pictures from a recent album and at times there could be titles on it. Maybe I shouldn't have used that one for the title page, or maybe I should just not show pictures from the title pages - I guess I am very old school and like to have a title on a slideshow, and that's where this comes in. Luckily, a title overlay does not destroy the underlying picture, so all is not lost

Thanks for your input!

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Mar 19, 2019 01:04:26   #
Riggson Loc: Tucson, Az
 
Found a thesis on the Breton language online. A 'gwastell' is a type of cake.

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Mar 19, 2019 01:12:32   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
Riggson wrote:
Found a thesis on the Breton language online. A 'gwastell' is a type of cake.


Great, thank you for your input, we are getting somewhere, now we just need to understand what the "Ti" stands for. Very much appreciate your input!

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