Has he grown sick of his toils and his tasks?
Sighs the worn spirit for respite or ease?
Is it a moment’s cool halt that he asks
Under the shade of the trees?
– from Under the shade of the trees by Margaret Junkin Preston (1820–1897)
Written as a tribute to her late brother-in-law, Stonewall Jackson, who was acidentally shot by his own men following the Battle of Chancellorsviile in May 1863
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Eglise de St Trophime, Arles, France, August 2016
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 July 2021
Posted as part of Becky’s TreeSquare
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The orange chair – the hot seat! No one wants to sit there and enjoy the beautiful tree. Great shot, Debbie. 🙂
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perfect
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St Trophime! Takes me back to the ‘80s….but that chair wasn’t there😂
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Yes, it’s a gorgeous church and cloisters. Always hosts several of the exhibitions of Rencontres. And I stayed in the hotel at the back of the cloisters – you can peep down from the rooftop bar 🙂
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In the days of film I hardly took any images, but I have one or two
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And I had been planning to get back to Arles in a few weeks – had it not been for the red-amber setting of France yesterday. That seat is going to remain empty for a while, I fear.
And yes, I think much shade will be needed today.
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So European – wonderful.Think a few of us may be under trees today!
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I think we will….tomorrow’s even hotter
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Forgot to ask if the flat is staying cool
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Well, at the moment
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that’s good – hope next few days remain cool inside too for you xx
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I’m not hopeful for the next couple of days
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Sending cool breezes your way xx
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Thanks!
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how was last night? Hope not too hot – today looks like might be a degree or two cooler
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