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    I’m sorry to report that we had a few caching issues here on Roumazeilles.net and, unfortunately, for a little time, some of you may see old pages instead of the up-to-date fresh content. We apologize for this and try to solve this as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience with us.

  • Vexin français: Free wallpaper

    Vexin français: Free wallpaper

    If you were looking for a free wallpaper for your PC with a French countryside inspiration, here a photo of Spring in the Vexin français. The wallpaper is available in various screen sizes: 1920 x 1200 pixels 1280 x 1024 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels

  • Hares in the grass

    Hares in the grass

    European Hare (Lepus europaeus), Lièvre commun d’Europe. Photograph shot in 2011 in the Vexin Français.

  • Ayrton Senna, always spectacular

    YouTube link Even when he was overtaking Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna was a superb F1 pilot.

  • Grey partridge

    Grey partridge

    Grey partridge (Perdix perdix), perdrix grise.

  • Vexin français

    Vexin français

    Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them. Vexin français.

  • USSR science in pictures

    USSR science in pictures

    I discovered (thanks to BoingBoing) a superb Russian blog which shows copies of scientific documents dating back to the era of communist Russia. scienceillustration.mypage.ru : A little bit of nostalgia for “communist science” (and sometimes for the Western science seen by USSR) with beautiful pictures and illustrations.

  • Dandelion

    Dandelion

    Photo safari in Vexin Français. Dandelion is always a nice view. I shot this one while looking for hares and partridges in the Vexin Français (about 50-100km North West of Paris, France). The insect did not stay long, but the sun was lighting it for me.

  • Deepwater Horizon: Ashamed? Oh no!

    Deepwater Horizon: Ashamed? Oh no!

    You may not remember the name of Transocean Ltd. But you remember the fate of one of their properties: They owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig when it exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year. The presidential commission that investigated the accident concluded that BP, Haliburton and Transocean where guilty of taking too many…

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