Très beau texte de Philippe Noiret sur la vieillesse : "Il me semble qu'ils fabriquent des escaliers plus durs qu'autrefois. Les marches sont plus hautes, il y en a davantage. En tout cas, il est plus difficile de monter deux marches à la fois. Aujourd'hui, je ne peux en

Patrick Modesto

the great man strikes again

Aujourd’hui je vous parle du cimetière insolite de Makomanai Takino à 1h du centre de Sapporo au nord du Japon

My late uncle once told me about going drinking with the members of Little Feat after a gig in Newcastle. When they surfaced the next morning one of the American lads said “woah, what were those ‘big drinks’ we had last night??” “Err … pints?” “Yeah! Man, we must’ve had four or

Quite a door, quite a statement near to St. Nicholas churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne. I’m travelling the length and breadth of the country in April to photograph several cathedrals for a book.

🌸 it’s Japanese Blossom season in Helensburgh. If you know of a better location for so many of these types of tree in Scotland I’d be interested to know. Best with a click to see the full screen and hear the soundtrack too. #tree #blossom #spring #japaneseblossom

On the 19th April novice monks visited Chungkai resulting in this impressive photo #lestweforget #chungkaiwarcemetery @cwgc

Big unit, not a care in the world, honestly. #IYKYK

“If anyone was the fifth Beatle it was him” ~ Paul McCartney #GeorgeMartin

We’ll visit a much gentler time now; the late 1950s in Baslow and Worksop. Absolutely delightful

Edinburgh Castle with blossom by night

Cette Jaguar type E portait une première chez Dinky-Toys: un hard-top amovible. L’enfant avait alors deux voitures en une. Un coupé pour l'hiver et un beau cabriolet pour l'été. Solido avait déjà, dans un autre registre, inauguré des modèles “transformables”.

Best of favorite dance moves ❤️ Which country's dance do you like the most?🤔🤔

In an epic street rant in central Kyiv, Zelensky calls Putin's May 9th propaganda festival "bile and lies" while greeting passersby.

President Zelensky just released a jaw dropping video from Ukraine. As we celebrate the defeat of the Nazi’s in World War 2, at a time when we face similar evils. Ukraine will prevail 🇺🇦

VE Day in Europe but in this theatre of operations visitors show their appreciation for the teams efforts. Thank you #VEDay80 #kanchanaburiwarcemetery @cwgc

1978: Simon Groom’s ‘Death Slide’ from Tower Bridge Simon Groom enlisted the help of the Royal Marines to attempt to survive a “Death Slide” from the top of London’s Tower Bridge. Will his nerve hold? This clip is not for the faint-hearted!

For the first time ever, China's CO₂ emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, rather than reduced power demand.