John Sheldon's photos

Menhir of the 'Field of Woe'. Original 'normally coloured' DNG manipulated using Adobe Lightroom 3. Currently the largest standing stone in France. An easy walk from Dol de Bretagne. The Menhir stands 9.5m high with an estimated weight of 150 tons. According to legend, the menhir fell from the skies to separate two feuding brothers who were on the point of killing each other. This legend is said to account for the name "Champ Dolent" which means "Field of Sorrow". In reality, the word dolent is more likely to derive from Breton ‘dolenn’ ("meadow"). Another legend states that the menhir is slowly sinking into the ground, and the world will end when it disappears altogether. It is not precisely dated, but recent scholarship suggests that Brittany's menhirs were erected c. 5000–4000 BC.

Menhir of the 'Field of Woe'. Currently the largest standing stone in France. An easy walk from Dol de Bretagne. The Menhir stands 9.5m high with an estimated weight of 150 tons. According to legend, the menhir fell from the skies to separate two feuding brothers who were on the point of killing each other. This legend is said to account for the name "Champ Dolent" which means "Field of Sorrow". In reality, the word dolent is more likely to derive from Breton ‘dolenn’ ("meadow"). Another legend states that the menhir is slowly sinking into the ground, and the world will end when it disappears altogether. It is not precisely dated, but recent scholarship suggests that Brittany's menhirs were erected c. 5000–4000 BC.

Statue, sited in Place de Chateaubriand, Dol de Bretagne.

La boîte à joujoux. 'Salon de Thé' in Rue de Petit Fort, Dinan, Brittany.

Through the door of a pâtisserie on Rue de Petit Fort, Dinan, Brittany, France.

Tea and scones at a 'Salon de Thé' in Rue de Petit Fort, Dinan, Brittany. Owner fluent in French, English and Italian (and probably more ...).

Owl themed jug in a shop in Dinan, Brittany, France.

Bretton harp, at rest from being played in Rue de Petit Fort in Dinan, Britany.