La Belette Rouge pointed out in a comment on my post about the changes taking place on the Rue Béteille:"Your posts have featured a lot of change and construction lately. There's this post and the tractor (loved that picture). Are you in a mood of renovation?"
I am in anything but a mood of renovation (although I know someone who is -- or at least had better be.)
I watch, intrigued, as icons of Rodez's past move into the 21st century.
My first photo shoot of the changes taking place at the Hôtel Broussy gave a general idea of this major modification, but two months later I had to return to snap images of the grey underbelly of change.
This time a worker came up to talk to me. He was rightly curious as to why I was photographing this:
-Vous prenez des photos de ça?
-Oui, je trouve ça fascinant...
-Pour vous peut-être -- pas pour nous!
-Je veux bien vous croire...avec le froid qu'il fait...
-On espère juste qu'il tient le choc!
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On espère juste qu'il tient le choc?
Please tell me this doesn't mean what I think it means?!!
(Have you thought it might be worth investing in a hard hat?)
Yes, it does mean what you think it means. But I'm sure it was just a joke. I liked the way he put it, though.
Haha - let's hope it's just the guy's sense of humour.
BTW I've just changed by blog address to randomthroughtsdotcom - thought I'd let you know in case you were looking for me at the old address.
Lots of changes imminent (I hope) here in the US politically; your photos may be symbolic of a certain administration's toppling . . . If not, I'm going to try to follow Function of Time and move. I may ask for advice!
tut-tut- Remember that no matter what the outcome of the elections, the current administration is out of here! Only a few more months now...hang on...
I did indeed notice a theme in your posts. You cannot help but be affected by your environment. And if there is a lot of change around you---it has to impact you some place in your psyche.Inner or outer change is a good thing. Right? I prefer change that does not require a hard hat. And, yes, I am all for the changes that are eminent in the political scene in the states.
There's something eerie about these kind of demolition shots that is so appealing to me! I'm with you... definitely not in a mood for physical renovation but always for introspective renovation! :)
b -- It's nice to see that you're a kindred spirit. My best friend once told me that I was the type of person who couldn't resist peering into the windows of dirty, abandoned buildings. And that's when I was living in the USA! Imagine all of the temptation around me here in France...
So many images....so many stories...
Meilleurs voeux!!
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