Christine Miles Photography

01/22/2024

2024! Make your dreams come true!

11/04/2022

La fountaine de Tourny

This majestic fountain, adorned with numerous figures and boasting 43 water jets, stands in front of the Parliament Building.
Inaugurated on July 3, 2007, the fountain was a gift to the City of Québec by La Maison Simons, a local family retail business, to mark the city's 400th anniversary. The nearly 7 m (21') tall fountain has been a source of pride for Québec City residents ever since it was first installed. It is illuminated at night, to the delight of passers-by.

History of the Tourny Fountain
Although only recently installed in Québec City, the Tourny Fountain has a fascinating history. Six copies of this work, designed by French sculptor Mathurin Moreau in 1853, were made, and it was exhibited at the 1855 World's Fair in Paris.
Delighted by the beauty of this work, the mayor of Bordeaux (a twin city of Québec City) acquired two of the six and had them installed in the streets of Tourny in the centre of the city. In 1960, the two were dismantled during the construction of an underground parking lot. One of them later wound up at a Parisian antique dealer.
In the early 2000s, Québec City businessman Peter Simons was mesmerized by the esthetics of the fountain, despite its dilapidated state. Confident in its potential, Simons purchased the fountain and hired a Parisian specialist to restore it. He know that it would complement the architectural style of the Parliament Building perfectly.
The fountain was then shipped to Québec City, restored and presented to the city to celebrate its 400th anniversary. This gesture by the Simons family was an expression of thanks to local residents for contributing to the success of the Simons fashion retail store, located in Old Québec since 1840. The five other copies of the fountain are in Porto, Angers, Soulac, Saint-Quintin and Geneva.

08/27/2022

Beauty is everywhere.

08/23/2022

A foggy, cloudy day is a photographer’s best friend!
Pilot Mountain State Park, NC

05/11/2022

A week-end in Cali deserves a ride on the Pacific Coast Highway.

03/25/2022

Winter Scenes Series/March 2022
Not what you would expect to encounter on the slopes! 😀

03/20/2022

Happy 101st Birthday to our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who lives in Québec City. Wishing you continued health and serenity, mom. We love you! ❤️

03/16/2022

Good morning Québec!

03/12/2022

As Gilles Vigneault, the poet-singer-composer wrote: “Mon pays, ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l’hiver.” /“My country is not a country, it’s winter.”
March 2022

02/19/2022

From the look of its muddy beak, this American white ibis had a good meal! So lucky to have such a variety of beautiful birds living around us!

02/03/2022

01/28/2022

Pelican photo shoot on St Petersburg Pier.