Color – A Limerick

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 ~ Meg ~ 26 Comments

In ‘pantelon rouge’ marched the army of France
But the uniform gave them little chance
To dodge the enemy bullet
In fact made them a target
All because of the color of their pants

In response to Mind and Life Matters limerick poetry challenge.

World War I: The very heavy French losses during the Battle of the Frontiers can be attributed in part to the high visibility of the French uniforms, combined with peacetime training which placed emphasis on attacking in massed formations. The shortcomings of the uniforms were quickly realized and during the first quarter of 1915 general distribution of horizon-blue clothing in simplified patterns had been undertaken.

Source -Wikipedia; photo my own

La Tour Eiffel

August 31, 2015 ~ Meg ~ 24 Comments

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “From Every Angle.”

Creepy: photo challenge

August 19, 2015September 22, 2015 ~ Meg ~ 22 Comments

Daily Post Photo Challenge Creepy

This is a pile of bones from the catacombs in Paris. When the cemeteries of Paris became overcrowded in the late 1700s, 6 million individuals were disinterred and moved to the limestone tunnels which at the time, were outside the city limits. The bones are stacked neatly and are grouped together based on the cemetery they originally inhabited.