I’ve written in the past how important the game of Pétanque is around here; the player in today’s photo is yet another illustration of this. In a Zen-like trance he stood immobile for a very long time, studying the layout of the game. Existential questions no doubt ran through his mind: should he point (i.e., try to place the boule as close to the jack as possible) or shoot (attempt to knock an opponent’s well-paced boule out of the way)? He was rooted to the spot, holding two boules behind his back, while the spectators on the bench in the background patiently looked on. It is because of this audience that I didn’t quite dare raise my iPhone to eye level; I shot blind from the hip while walking past, and so I can’t even tell you what decision the player eventually made.