“Love like an albatross” by Jean-Noël Rieffel: he teaches us to see life through rose-tinted glasses thanks to birds
The recently divorced naturalist Jean-Noël Rieffel recounts how his profound observation of birds and nature brought him back to life in the superb story "To Love Like an Albatross," published by Les Équateurs.
By Yves Jaeglé , special correspondent at Cap Fréhel (Côtes-d'Armor)"Common buzzard there, hop!" Oh yes, above the windshield. "A swallow right in front of the car, clack clack." Like a flap of wings. We hadn't seen anything of this, just two unidentified birds flying by. We didn't have the words. Nor the eye.
Behind the wheel, even if he keeps one on the road, crossing this Breton village, Jean-Noël Rieffel has both. His senses sharpened. On the alert. Second nature. The author of "Aimer comme un albatros" (Éd. Équateurs, 189 pages, 19 euros), a story that we immediately want to give as a gift, a herbarium of sensations and feelings, takes us this Tuesday at the end of July to his childhood place, his vacation spot, Cap Fréhel (Côtes-d'Armor).
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