Human Flower Project
Orrington, MAINE USA
Murrieta, CALIFORNIA USA
Princeton, MAINE USA
Friday, July 14, 2006
Allons Enfants de la Patrie
Seven prisoners were sprung from jail this day in 1789. The rest is bleu, blanc et rouge.
Rosy Wealth of June (1886)
Henri Fantin-Latour
Photo: National Gallery of Art, UK
Happy Bastille Day. Here’s La Marseillaise, with lyrics in French and English if you’d like to sing along. The revolutionary anthem is so stirring, it was banned by Napoleon, and reinstated in July 1830.
Best wishes to Nicole near Beziers, Jamal in Damascus, and Claire, wherever you may be!