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February 29, 2008
Leapin' Lizards
Some want to make this day all about frogs. Well, reptiles deserve attention too (and don't forget jumping spiders, cervals, and other things that leap -- including lovers).
What were you doing last Leap Day? I'll tell you where I was: with the wife, who was pregnant with the boy, having a splendid day meandering around the medieval town of St-Paul-de-Vence, France (in the hills northwest of Nice, on the Côte d'Azur). I know it was Leap Day because one of the town's many resident artists, a gifted (to my eye) painter named Joëlle Lalagüe, autographed a poster for us and dated it "29.02.04."
The view from the southern end of the ancient town, which is where Lalagüe's studio sits, is breathtaking. The cemetery (which, by the way, holds the remains of one Marc Chagall) is the foreground as one stands on the old wall. The surrounding foothills of the Maritime Alps demurely recede until one can see glimpses of the shimmering Mediterranean in the distance.
I highly recommend this region of the world, even though some parts of it can be excessively tourist-laden. There is, after all, a long list of reasons for that.
Eight years ago? I guess I was at work; I don't remember doing anything particularly amazing that Tuesday. In 1996, I was freezing in Michigan while attending grad school.
How are you celebrating Leap Day?
Miscellaneous | By joe lance | 01:08 PM