No. 4 appears to be reacting to the invasion itself.

I have been shooting gargoyles when I can since I was in Paris the first time with my late wife. We burnt a roll of film on mostly those creatures. These are all relatively new I believe. Most on older, unrestored churches are badly weathered.

And keep evil spirits away. On your trips you and your wife meet the strangest creatures.

Somewhere down the line they decided a pipe sticking out was ugly. Now they ward off evil spirits, perhaps.

It took about 6 weeks to liberate Caen after D Day. Less than 10 miles from the coast.

Some stone mason did all the work.

Must be awe inspiring to see this building for real.

... looks a little like Trump. Guess the orange makeup washed away over time.

From a distance they take on a rather phallic appearance to me.
I'm not sure what that says about me, but it's the first thing I saw and I wonder if it's intentional.

They are supposed to scare evil away.
Some building have shorter spots.

I'll take my tongue back out of my cheek

We actually caught a break in the clouds. I used the time while waiting for our group to decide on a lunch place.