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egories birding birds entertainment nature photography tags birding birds butterfly gardens victoria great blue herons nature nature photography shorebirds vancouver island 22 comments on the blue herons on the pacific coast paris in july 2025 delightful reads by antoine laurain for paris in july this year i want to read an actual parisian author writing parisian stories i did some digging and found antoine laurain i m late to the party for laurain has written more than a dozen books which have been translated into twenty languages an award winning novelist whose talents are multi faceted author journalist screenwriter film director antique collector and dealer i ve read or listened to four of laurain s novels in the past weeks the red notebook 2014 the president s hat 2012 the readers room 2020 and the french windows 2024 i still have many more to savour these ones i ve read are all like novellas less than 200 pages each unique in its storyline very entertaining easily accessible but not shallow laurain s writing is a fusion of the literary and the popular weaving suspense and romance or adding a dash of magical realism as in the president s hat among these four the red notebook is my favourite the red notebook by antoine laurain gallic books english edition 2015 159 pages ahh the contentment of being sought and found and to be known laurent a bookstore owner finds a woman s leather handbag in good condition on top of a garbage bin on the street one morning obviously stolen and discarded there he takes it to the police station but is told to wait doesn t have time to spare laurent decides to leave it till the next day to hand it in the mauve handbag is just too much of a lure for laurent to keep his curiosity in check that night at home he opens it gingerly and explores the personal effects inside hoping to find a name and address so he can return it to its owner among the perfume hair clip keys and numerous other items there s a red moleskin notebook just too tempting how can he not open it the elegant and fluid handwriting records the owner s self reflections her likes her fears her dream he had opened a door into the soul of the woman with the mauve bag and even though he felt what he was doing was inappropriate he couldn t stop himself from reading on it could sound creepy but laurain lets his readers empathize with this curious middle age bookseller for he is now a detective of the soul and laurain knows how to tell his story with humour as he searches the bag his girlfriend shows up complicating matters later adding zest to his quest his daughter joins in his detective work readily and offers invaluable assistance augmenting laurent s eagerness to find the owner of the bag himself instead of letting it go to the police is another object in the handbag the book accident nocturne signed and with a line of dedication handwritten by the french author and nobel laureate patrick modiano the bookseller is overcome by a surge of passion for modiano is his favourite writer herein lies the clue to someone who shares the same mind as his from the line of inscription laurent knows the first name of the owner of the bag laure while ordinary love stories might focus on a person looking for the right one to love here in the red notebook it describes the complementary side of the search as well by revealing the one aspect which might be the most gratifying of true love being sought and found and to be known i like the idea of a man going to so much trouble to find me no one has ever gone to so much trouble for me before while laure has had men in her life before but there has never been one who had really stepped inside her mind yet here is one stranger who has known and admired her inner being and is passionate enough to go the distance to find her and yet the and yet is purposely unwritten as i don t want to give any spoilers i highly recommend the red notebook as a light and entertaining read one that touches that soft spot of the human heart to be sought and found and deeply known i await a filmmaker to take this up write an english screen adaptation and set in new york city find a perfect cast and i m sure it will make one marvellous rom com or a little more serious but equally heartwarming rom dramedy ah celine song would you be interested paris in july 2025 is hosted by words and peace and france book tours posted on july 18 2025 categories audiobook books entertainment life literature reviews tags book reviews books celine song entertainment french books paris paris in july 15 comments on paris in july 2025 delightful reads by antoine laurain materialists is a film jane austen would like marketed as a romantic comedy materialists celine song s past lives 2023 second film defies categorization released by a24 just in time to greet summer viewers the film isn t quite like your traditional rom coms there are no lol moments but there s humour throughout that elicits knowing chuckles no slapstick acts but movement made by the actors are often subtle but notable the opening scene is a fitting prelude a caveman courting his sweetheart slipping onto her finger a ring made from the delicate stem of a tiny flower right after that a stark change of scenery with a busy new york streetscape accompanied by the beat of cat power s manhattan and the title credits begin to flash on screen tale as old as time from prehistoric to modern day we see lucy dakota johnson walk on in new york city with perky confidence a successful matchmaker who has seen nine pairs of her clients tie the knot so far lucy exudes such upbeat positivity that she can stop a man on the street and ask outright if he s single then hands him her business card she possesses an eagle eye for chemistry an expert in linking her clients by checking all the boxes for the right match looks age height weight family background education income like transactions in the financial market in lucy s business people are the commodity numbers on a spreadsheet materialistic measures reign supreme in a dating service the satirical vibe is obvious isn t that a modern day parallel of jane austen s time where successful matrimony is dependent on financial compatibility pride and prejudice 1813 is a prime example such is the view held by mr darcy at first and the reason why lady catherine de bourgh is so furious when she sees an inferior nobody dares to compete with her own daughter as for mrs bennet marrying up for money is what she dreams of for her five daughters only the heroic elizabeth bennet is brave enough to challenge the social norm and insists on her own criterion for marriage love soon after the opening of materialists we come to the inciting incident in her client s wedding banquet lucy meets harry pedro pascal the brother of the groom he checks every box handsome dripping rich living in a 12 million manhattan suite 6 ft tall working in a family owned private equity firm is it still considered work a perfect 10 as a potential client but harry is not interested in lucy as a matchmaker but a date as fate has it in that same event lucy s ex john chris evans reappears in her life as a catering waiter john is a struggling actor trying to make ends meet still sharing an apartment with roommates past memories flood back to them here we see a relational triangle similar to song s debut work past lives thus kicks off the storyline who does lucy choose a question as old as time and for lucy the modern day career woman who handles transactions that deal with external measures only does love have a place song writes about what she knows as past lives is autobiographical materialists is interestingly based on her stint as a matchmaker in nyc some years ago as a director whose debut film was nominated for two oscars best picture and best original screenplay song has proven herself to be a versatile filmmaker who can break out of the indie mode into the limelight of popular features the camera is a definite asset cinematographer shabier kirchner used 35mm film to shoot bringing out cinematic aesthetics of old most notable is his camera work many shots letting a still camera capture the nuances of two characters facing each other talking maintaining a slower pace to allow the characters and the viewers to soak up the atmosphere and the deeper meaning of the conversations an obvious digression from the breezy traditional rom coms when viewers drop their own preconception of the actors previous roles evans as captain america johnson her fifty shades sequences and pascal the apocalyptic survivor the trio works well each in their own way but the one that deserves mention is the supporting actress zoe winters who plays sophie the twists and turns of the storyline switch the second half of the movie to a different drive one that feels like a suspense drama and winters delivers with heart stirring effects my main issue with the movie however is probably related to song being such a brilliant wordsmith in creating dialogues in writing and especially now in a visual medium the show not tell axiom is all the more crucial this is even more true when the subject matter is love other than hearing the word uttered the film isn t convincing enough to show the presence of that affective bond of passion which is so crucial in the ultimate outcome love is a mystery song has said in her interviews such a mystery through the ages needs to be represented on screen by actions instead of just being mouthed in words nevertheless overall song needs to be congratulated on transitioning from the indie to the mainstream arena with popular stars and helming a production with her own style of cinematic artistry so what if materialists doesn t fit the mold of a rom com why need to box it into a genre as the opening credits state and it s a good description a celine song film let it be its own genre the writer director is in a class of her own a very pleasant movie not just for the summer season and one i m sure jane austen herself would like to watch ripples click here to read my ripple review of past lives posted on june 26 2025 june 26 2025 categories entertainment films jane austen movies reviews tags celine song chris evans dakota johnson entertainment films jane austen materialists movie reviews movies pedro pascal 14 comments on materialists is a film jane austen would like here s looking at you kid after weeks of waiting one owlet is big enough to come out a nesting doll waking up is hard work early owly yawn like my fur where s little bro he s too young to come out still in the nest taking it all in six days later i found little bro out with papa or mama see him no how about now zooming in and a close up here s looking at you kid soon they ll be gone and another season of anticipation will pass the circle of life to the movies next posted on june 21 2025 categories birds life nature tags birds life nature nature photography owls photography summer 16 comments on here s looking at you kid ripple effects has come of age got this from wordpress a couple days ago how time flies ripple effects coming of age ripple effects has been tracking my life for the past 18 years the movies i ve seen books i ve read birds i ve captured with my camera places i ve travelled film festivals i ve attended and through the years with special thoughts every easter and at christmas reading the season inspirational book sharing through the years i ve been featured on wordpress freshly pressed and rotten tomatoes had reached out inviting me to be their tomatometer approved critic i ve gained over 7 600 followers treasured the friendship made with some of you both virtually via the blogosphere and personally for this i m truly grateful if i ever write a memoir this is my manuscript to browse through these posts is to know me thank you all for the pebbles you ve thrown into the pond to create your own ripples many of you are recent followers but there are some who have been with me from early on and i m sure you d find it revealing to read your own thoughts way back then who knows what the future holds as far as i m given the opportunity i ll continue to document my pondering and wandering here at ripple effects hope this site can be your restful retreat in your journey through life as well posted on june 14 2025 categories blogging life thoughts writing tags anniversary blogging life thoughts writing 29 comments on ripple effects has come of age 2025 babies first glimpse in this indistinct dead tree trunk hides an annual fanfare for such an ordinary tree cavity is the seasonal residence of the owl family this year there are two newborns see them peeking out for some far fetched resemblance i think of mount rushmore just a few weeks old but already gulping down voles and whatever mama and papa feed them still not out yet but curious just the same hello world it s wonderful to see so many things from high up here what are all those long black things pointing at us and all those funny looking two legged creatures crawling on the ground craning their necks to look at us how funny they look hoot our first glimpse of the world sure is interesting such a sentiment isn t shared by papa owl those two legged creatures just too blasé for me to take a look posted on june 7 2025 june 7 2025 categories birding birds life nature photography tags birding birds nature nature photography owls photography 11 comments on 2025 babies first glimpse morning feeding just as i was feeling a bit disappointed at not actually seeing any birds while hearing lots of them around me in the woods i looked up a tree and saw this what timing a parent owl let s just say it s mama owl with a vole in her mouth just about to fly back to the nest for morning feeding i couldn t capture the flying but here she is dipping the mole down into the nest the annual seasonal residence for the owl family pardon the blurry photos as i was just too excited to capture the moment the nest was at least 50 feet away high up on the empty trunk of an old tree this year other birders tell me that there are three owlets in there just a few weeks old will see them come out soon but right at that moment i was happy to see mama owl giving them their morning feeding couldn t imagine these babies eating up a mole though with their tiny beaks all this time papa sat on a tree nearby watching and keeping guard a googling search led me to some videos seeing owls even the tiny owlets actually gulp down a rodent whole shot from a camera placed inside their nest i don t have that privilege but in a few weeks these furry babies will show their faces out on a branch cute and downy leaning against each other and i ll forget how they devour a vole gulping it down whole inside their nest posted on may 31 2025 june 2 2025 categories birding birds nature photography tags birding birds nature nature photography owls photography 22 comments on morning feeding 2025 is a year of 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