Today’s photo with the most hits marks another trip - this one to the south of France. In the shot, one of the corner towers in the fortified town of Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc (October, 2012).
Aigues-Mortes
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The salted crust of tears remains long after you have passed away. This lifeless water slowly drains its placid course out to the bay. You lay beneath the baking sun beside the turgid pond so red. A field of bodies plague has won and you my love, among the dead. Your death has built these walls between our freshest hopes and now you lie near stagnant waters unforeseen. In Aigues Mortes alone I cry. As salt preserves decaying meat my tears will seal your heart to mine
Today’s Flickr photos with the most hits focus on the ancient town of Aigues-Mortes in Occitanie, France. The walled town is celebrated as a manufacturer of sea salt and for its cattle, which are ‘shepherded’ by horsemen with lances. Its preserved walls and streets provide for a fascinating day out.