The New

Finally--after seven long years--Julien and I replaced the old pc (we haven't chucked it out, however; it's sitting on the workbench to my right as we speak). We still have to get the new machine fine-tuned to our preferences, which is likely going to take a while because we changed our OS from Windows XP to Linux Ubuntu. Sadly, bright snazzy uncluttered new oh-so-quiet! machine does not equate faster Internet service. That'll have to wait for a) the cows to come home, or b) we leave Mayotte because c (the provider actually providing the ADSL they've been promising for *at least* the last 2.5 years) just ain't gonna happen while we're here.

Oh, and because we didn't throw out that old machine--and because I'm going to want to use it to write while Julien works on his videos or surfs the net--we had to buy a new monitor for the new pc. And boy is it purty: Compaq 22". *pets*
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In other new news, feel like drooling with me? frigg  got some new goodies in her bead store Verdante and can I just say agate and jasper?  Wow, so many pretty things, like this Mexico agate and this leopard skin jasper and this alpine agate. Yeah, I'm a semiprecious kind of gal. You can keep your diamonds, honey. And your gold, actually. Give me silver, which frigg  has as well. :P

Photo-a-(every other)day(or so) ~ Coquelicots

Poppies![1] I love the delicate poppies that grow wild in the French countryside, especially when they bloom in the thousands, creating a swath of scarlet in a field of gold or green. Imagine my surprise seeing them flourishing in a cemetery on Ile de la Réunion. I guess I shouldn't have found their presence odd though, given the hundreds of microclimates on the island.

Poppies in Hell-Bourg[2] cemetery -- Reunion Island, 12 Oct 2008[3]

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[1] Please bear with me if the image size is too big. I'm learning new programs here and working with a different screen! :P And with that in mind, could you tell me how this size is for you on your monitor? I don't think it makes a difference, but in case it does, I don't want to put anyone out.

[2] The same gentleman, Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell, that gave his name to Hellville in Nosy Bé, Madagascar is responsible for the name of this village because he was governor of the island back in the days when it was known as Bourbon.

[3] I'll have other photos from this cemetery when I post some more Reunion Island vacation photos because it's pretty unique.  Too bad I didn't get to visit it alone. I could have taken more time there. :(