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A few BnW images from the bull herding demonstration in our village. I like the way monochrome shows off the horses in m...
01/06/2026

A few BnW images from the bull herding demonstration in our village. I like the way monochrome shows off the horses in motion.

For a complete gallery, feel free to visit my smugmug site via the link below.

View my photos at: https://joerstermitz.smugmug.com/Bandido-BnW-2026

Before the main event comes the “teasing” of the bulls. Young men test their bravery (?) by seeing how close they can ge...
01/06/2026

Before the main event comes the “teasing” of the bulls. Young men test their bravery (?) by seeing how close they can get before the bull charges, while the crowd (mostly) watches from safety. When the herding starts, however, bulls can get loose and if so, chaos can prevail. Some folks (well, one in particular) decide that hanging out—and even sitting down—inside the arena is a good idea. Is getting head-butted by a bull the story you really want to tell the rest of your life?

It’s the annual herding of the bulls in Saint-Maurice. Somewhere in the middle of the scrum is a young bull (horns trimm...
30/05/2026

It’s the annual herding of the bulls in Saint-Maurice. Somewhere in the middle of the scrum is a young bull (horns trimmed for safety) desperate to escape. Up, around a temporary arena, and back to the truck, the horses, riders, and bulls all seem to know the drill.

Why we love France: continuing our tradition of finding some great restaurants. Always a delight for the eyes as much as...
29/05/2026

Why we love France: continuing our tradition of finding some great restaurants. Always a delight for the eyes as much as the tastes. Certainly way better on the budget vs back “home” in Gig Harbor.

Did you know that in France you can buy pain from a vending machine? I think the advertising tagline should be “pain - i...
27/05/2026

Did you know that in France you can buy pain from a vending machine? I think the advertising tagline should be “pain - it never hurt so good”.

Planting a new vineyard. The planting machine makes this efficient, but it all depends on proper soil preparation. The y...
25/04/2026

Planting a new vineyard. The planting machine makes this efficient, but it all depends on proper soil preparation. The young vines will settle in soon, but won’t produce for three years. Even then, the early vintages aren’t so great. It’s a huge investment of time, money, and hope, particularly in a time of declining sales for the wine industry.

From Baja to Beaujolais. What a difference a decade makes. So good to be “home” in France once more. April is a stunning...
23/04/2026

From Baja to Beaujolais. What a difference a decade makes. So good to be “home” in France once more. April is a stunningly beautiful time to be here.

Some Okanogan beautiness.
05/04/2026

Some Okanogan beautiness.

We didn’t hang around long enough for the best light of the day, but Mt Sneffels with a new dusting of snow still looked...
18/10/2025

We didn’t hang around long enough for the best light of the day, but Mt Sneffels with a new dusting of snow still looked pretty nice. Colors just getting to their peak. A week later all of southern Colorado was inundated, so our timing proved to be fortuitous.

Taylor River at dusk
03/10/2025

Taylor River at dusk

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