Parc de la Tête d'Or

< Flowers are definitively always a hit to photograph. Roses make no exceptions, with their deep relaxing foliage color that strongly contrast with the explosive red of its petal. But that day, it looked even better. It has frosted, deposing a thin layer of cold crystals over those delicate petals. And it felt so cold, but somehow the flower presence brought an intense warmth.

< Floating by the bank of the lake, unbothered, moisturized. Happy. A duck ? Is it though ? Because I’m not good at birds and it has an uncommon plumage, black from the back, from white to the head, with a dark spot around the eye. Anyway, that’s a cool bird, chilling under the beautiful foliage of an autumnal tree, breaking the calm water surface with satisfying ripples.

∧ It’s cold as fuck, the frozen grass crunchs under your steps, no sign of the sun to warm it all. Though the park’s garden is beautiful, with most of the plant covered by a thin layer of cold powder. The water of the pond hasn’t frozen but you can imagine how cold it must feel, to just dip a toe. But despite the conditions, one brave small tree exhibit its vivid red flowers, bringing a welcome touch of warm in that cold atmosphere.

> I don’t know what feels so peaceful about lakes, they just are. Especially early when there is no one around. The pedalo rental hasn’t opened yet (and will probably not this season?) and the boats are patiently waiting stacked on the shore. Despite the cold it’s a soft and cuddly morning, as the rising sun tries to pierce through thick clouds. A delicate wind moves some waterside plants with a fuzzy feel. It’s good to sit there and just listen, to the noise of leaves dancing.

> A giraffe on a stone pillar, intriguing right ? It signed Lasco, yes the same name as those prehistoric caves. And it make sense when you wander around Lyon, you will catch numerous of its other pieces on the city wall, all with the same theme: animals painted like we were 2.8 millions years back in the past. But the canvas has changed. As eye-catchy as it is my shot was missing something ... So I decided to not invert the negative. Bright stone and cold sky turn to darker warm shades, and the giraffe now nicely layer like an upper relief on its canvas. And the grass, turn to funky purple shades, quite unsettling ? But maybe that plays nicely with what the street-artist wanted, prehistoric drawings in our modern era is quite intriguing right ?