City Daily Photo Theme Day - Shelter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLkTxmSwPknRGfG6O7_vTO-nEg6mdPQKtK0P6wuqzSwkzTr7jwG0gt3xm1XecsTeQrEpDq3KXfw7fq-qvc6-wMXc6fpcJwmpb7oY4R4QLBwQV29UUjpnaF7tZJrB0-gy9IL_wYZI_lHU/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_217DSC_8812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLkTxmSwPknRGfG6O7_vTO-nEg6mdPQKtK0P6wuqzSwkzTr7jwG0gt3xm1XecsTeQrEpDq3KXfw7fq-qvc6-wMXc6fpcJwmpb7oY4R4QLBwQV29UUjpnaF7tZJrB0-gy9IL_wYZI_lHU/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_217DSC_8812.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The shared umbrella was scant shelter </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in this October deluge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The trees provided a bit of shelter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but the downpour drenched us all that day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The theme for this first day of October is SHELTER.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2015/09/october-2015-gallery-shelter.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the interpretation of City Daily Photo bloggers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from around the world.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Shelter

Jardin des Tuileries The shared umbrella was scant shelter  in this October deluge. The trees provided a bit of shelter but the downpour dre...

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Jardin des Tuileries - des enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQokhWvBDyszaPH2hWT4UmrG4DryZrEUvj4hTeh6rLrZ1bWk4qY1MyYCc-fTrgB-kosxO-AE1Et-LASk_C159GowU-9B89trmUyJMb-xBJ5C6x03qH07EIacGd2FVF-8jX8M_xNN1NWL4/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_128DSC_9092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQokhWvBDyszaPH2hWT4UmrG4DryZrEUvj4hTeh6rLrZ1bWk4qY1MyYCc-fTrgB-kosxO-AE1Et-LASk_C159GowU-9B89trmUyJMb-xBJ5C6x03qH07EIacGd2FVF-8jX8M_xNN1NWL4/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_128DSC_9092.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the Tuileries at the end of an afternoon of play, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each child holding the hand of an adult</div><div style="text-align: center;">before crossing the busy Rue de Rivoli.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French girl</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Rivoli</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - des enfants

Jardin des Tuileries Leaving the Tuileries at the end of an afternoon of play,  each child holding the hand of an adult before crossing the ...

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Brume, brouillard et pluie - Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEKO6VSsIPMdEoHn_eopQXp_YkqameJvAptOyg1KivGrbka_-hRCPYVl7EWR-9BqoABz37wMnM822cgO0wOdvlQc5Exw-snSdG4R3ueaWLrA3whbUkR0C4A4SWig0iSK7a9s6LaxJ5UE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_217DSC_8812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEKO6VSsIPMdEoHn_eopQXp_YkqameJvAptOyg1KivGrbka_-hRCPYVl7EWR-9BqoABz37wMnM822cgO0wOdvlQc5Exw-snSdG4R3ueaWLrA3whbUkR0C4A4SWig0iSK7a9s6LaxJ5UE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_217DSC_8812.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mist, fog and rain generally appear with a vengeance in November, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but October can have a damp week or two also.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember, "a misty, foggy, rainy day in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">beats a great day at home"*  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Enjoy the moment</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*according to Holly,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">French-girl wanna-be</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Brume, brouillard et pluie - Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries The mist, fog and rain generally appear with a vengeance in November,  but October can have a damp week or two also. Re...

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Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1jbxkkaVmx_L666S_8eDmUJHVKZrjjKZGC8ONWNvxCXgab2iSZzAEFFgRWeYV2c2Jwpd45-Xhg2uSQdfqk4nB8R2V5wELRCCLXNibPSDR3g9qSpfN1BeBQ9dq4GsScjr8kcaDMuTKTQ/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_29DSC_8985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1jbxkkaVmx_L666S_8eDmUJHVKZrjjKZGC8ONWNvxCXgab2iSZzAEFFgRWeYV2c2Jwpd45-Xhg2uSQdfqk4nB8R2V5wELRCCLXNibPSDR3g9qSpfN1BeBQ9dq4GsScjr8kcaDMuTKTQ/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_29DSC_8985.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A typical weekend scene at Tuileries:</div><div style="text-align: center;">games from Pétanque to soccer;</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs around the fountain; </div><div style="text-align: center;">meeting friends for a picnic...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see from the big puddles in the foreground </div><div style="text-align: center;">that the rash of intermittent rain showers</div><div style="text-align: center;">does not keep the Parisians away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries A typical weekend scene at Tuileries: games from Pétanque to soccer; sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs around the ...

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L'heure bleu - Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1on4NBY5413_RvifJmDxY47PkbJRYCFBt4mmtcAK1F0-8gGXrINYVDbRB3JUt7aiJueauj3lagHrNsRMk1rwT1kwu487df_M0Utjs5HjMwOi28H9fvzTRiyd6Q08qItGzl11xvKQuXs/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1on4NBY5413_RvifJmDxY47PkbJRYCFBt4mmtcAK1F0-8gGXrINYVDbRB3JUt7aiJueauj3lagHrNsRMk1rwT1kwu487df_M0Utjs5HjMwOi28H9fvzTRiyd6Q08qItGzl11xvKQuXs/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0748.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The perfect blue-tinted light of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">on a June evening</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'heure bleu - Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries The perfect blue-tinted light of Paris  on a June evening bon weekend Jardin des Tuileries 75001, Paris

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la petite et son reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOIhDbOM9HyZNhkT65Oit_pw7YOj4VanXgtkPdnrfA44mm5fGo9_tdrIFK1MQVGdpWQ2AeFfMUv6ftHZMY8zCbIkkERITwuOktJxbvcEF4yVVWouR1-dtQ1J7AFQtdmtu5z5v2IOgBSc/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_127DSC_9091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOIhDbOM9HyZNhkT65Oit_pw7YOj4VanXgtkPdnrfA44mm5fGo9_tdrIFK1MQVGdpWQ2AeFfMUv6ftHZMY8zCbIkkERITwuOktJxbvcEF4yVVWouR1-dtQ1J7AFQtdmtu5z5v2IOgBSc/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_127DSC_9091.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The early rains left a multitude of puddles in the garden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is this precious baby pondering her reflection in the water, </div><div style="text-align: center;">or is she full of mischief and planning to jump with a splash?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">bon weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2014/02/le-bhv-weekend-reflections-230.html" target="_blank"><i>Joining James' Weekend Reflections</i></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

la petite et son reflet

Jardin des Tuileries The early rains left a multitude of puddles in the garden. Is this precious baby pondering her reflection in the water,...

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Jardin des Tuileries - des parapluies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_vbixsJOGVSJ-R-Fu0RWmtaeXiZ5i82fA5RuOntcvf-TMAfsMeVx8CUQBe9JBneUNRQ8r134fNrjMQo2JtUaw-fOou2Y1eQp6QmNAg-at4e7mMWyPdqFgx0ps01CBNwK7-uzo-uzQtM/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_216DSC_8811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_vbixsJOGVSJ-R-Fu0RWmtaeXiZ5i82fA5RuOntcvf-TMAfsMeVx8CUQBe9JBneUNRQ8r134fNrjMQo2JtUaw-fOou2Y1eQp6QmNAg-at4e7mMWyPdqFgx0ps01CBNwK7-uzo-uzQtM/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_216DSC_8811.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The autumn leaves can be seen down this alley.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The trees, many still green, provide some shelter from the rain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I do not bring an umbrella to Paris </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as I cannot hold an umbrella and my camera at the same time.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am like a wet dog, but a rainy day in Paris...</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - des parapluies

Jardin des Tuileries The autumn leaves can be seen down this alley.   The trees, many still green, provide some shelter from the rain. I do ...

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Pétanque XXIII

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10735642256/" title="2012 Oct 7 Sunday_22DSC_8978 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 7 Sunday_22DSC_8978" height="547" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/10735642256_2b27624aac_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pétanque</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I used to believe that this was only a game in Paris for men of a certain age, but have discovered that it is played by all ages, men and women.  Once you get away from Jardin des Tuileries and Jardin du Luxembourg you will see a greater variety in the players.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do you see two groups of children?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pétanque XXIII

Pétanque Jardin des Tuileries I used to believe that this was only a game in Paris for men of a certain age, but have discovered that it is ...

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Jardin des Tuileries - must be a French girl!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTnM5XtfoliRdAWtJUc6CA5p572d4ZmQM9NqL8c7wBvRlk6fVvtg8krKURLJVkGowlcFdXcNjYIl-10BE5yU2GvuHYh77nD-k13_AnaLuXLEXbX7bsGzr7ugKA2pvwx7Ak_uGRddq__k/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_23DSC_8979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTnM5XtfoliRdAWtJUc6CA5p572d4ZmQM9NqL8c7wBvRlk6fVvtg8krKURLJVkGowlcFdXcNjYIl-10BE5yU2GvuHYh77nD-k13_AnaLuXLEXbX7bsGzr7ugKA2pvwx7Ak_uGRddq__k/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_23DSC_8979.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So perfectly stylish as she left the Tuileries with her parents</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...must be a French girl! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No, I do not know this child, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but my <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/02/blanc-et-noir-et-rouge.html" target="_blank">French-girl-wannabe</a> and her husband </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">have just given us a petite bébé </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">who will have all the bows and ruffles she wants.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We will buy Boules for her athletic side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is personal, but I am giddy.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - must be a French girl!

Jardin des Tuileries So perfectly stylish as she left the Tuileries with her parents ...must be a French girl! No, I do not know this child,...

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Jardin des Tuileries - les enfants dans le parc

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpbCc2AwxQ3ynnXtc63DReIcWqP6BGd8JjuzRjnEktsTwI0BU3WuIxYAolfHZaGV6X-XJwZTq0-e9lSDpAHRy-WGJOCsIufF-n5_oZAAR84Up6g3CHlrrK9XJL-UR9aWkcdNMJnNdVPI/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_14DSC_8970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpbCc2AwxQ3ynnXtc63DReIcWqP6BGd8JjuzRjnEktsTwI0BU3WuIxYAolfHZaGV6X-XJwZTq0-e9lSDpAHRy-WGJOCsIufF-n5_oZAAR84Up6g3CHlrrK9XJL-UR9aWkcdNMJnNdVPI/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_14DSC_8970.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A Sunday afternoon finds many children in the parks of Paris.  These two were part of a group of five or six who played a game of soccer with imaginary boundaries.  They were not daunted by the scattering of puddles left by the recent rain.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - les enfants dans le parc

Jardin des Tuileries A Sunday afternoon finds many children in the parks of Paris.  These two were part of a group of five or six who played...

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Jardin des Tuileries - une petite grenouille?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGJ8ljlK5_8wGCYROD3ynEJ9xWz_ti9Exjz5wP1c0SMGj-QRvo7Sv2fm-wIB51vP981ZziRL-DDmyDRs8nmFjpHEtngNGxNtc0VPJYqj0MVv56VPxumyHBTLPv9a5T72bI4ag_tnGI44/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_26DSC_8982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGJ8ljlK5_8wGCYROD3ynEJ9xWz_ti9Exjz5wP1c0SMGj-QRvo7Sv2fm-wIB51vP981ZziRL-DDmyDRs8nmFjpHEtngNGxNtc0VPJYqj0MVv56VPxumyHBTLPv9a5T72bI4ag_tnGI44/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_26DSC_8982.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">une petite grenouille?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuileries. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">The flâneurs and others in the park gave him a wide berth </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">as there was much water flying.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">coa-coa</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">or should that be ribbette-ribbette?</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(ribbit!)</span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i>Jardin des Tuileries</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i>75001, Paris</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - une petite grenouille?

une petite grenouille? No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable  playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuileries.  The flâ...

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Jardins des Tuileries - XXVII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfNQ4dBqCzyppP0diURaoIk3QxPrCbtwynt02hAx8mDEBOoMM1P0iO7Ur0wKLV-9kTuq3eDk5nak_aV-fiZhFMbqhw-HzNLGdy_B5LdaxWVkUbHZMz2z1TODh7eZ8O6epxZGSesorOLo/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_2DSC_8958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfNQ4dBqCzyppP0diURaoIk3QxPrCbtwynt02hAx8mDEBOoMM1P0iO7Ur0wKLV-9kTuq3eDk5nak_aV-fiZhFMbqhw-HzNLGdy_B5LdaxWVkUbHZMz2z1TODh7eZ8O6epxZGSesorOLo/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_2DSC_8958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardins des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and provides a grand outdoor entertainment center for Parisians and visitors alike.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jogging, walking, riding Vélibs, playing pétanque, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs by the side of Grand Bassin Octagonal...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The list is endless</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardins des Tuileries - XXVII

Jardins des Tuileries This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares)  and provides a grand outdoor entertainment ce...

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Jardin des Tuileries - petite fille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUbyxhqvTSjZz8Kc7Vhs4B16eUU18wpEcO10Qf9bE2QFbaGj_AFD8gq8e4q_VVEaIJS7ULb_sqNZq1_NNTYkEllnZPFumXkLrk0MLJF8MGDhlP17ga22rNzJtuTecRDyrGw4-23pGtfw/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+mon+DSC_0803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUbyxhqvTSjZz8Kc7Vhs4B16eUU18wpEcO10Qf9bE2QFbaGj_AFD8gq8e4q_VVEaIJS7ULb_sqNZq1_NNTYkEllnZPFumXkLrk0MLJF8MGDhlP17ga22rNzJtuTecRDyrGw4-23pGtfw/s640/2011+Nov+day+4+mon+DSC_0803.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This little girl with her long braids has Mickey Mouse lovingly wrapped, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cradled in her arms.  Her chic plaid coat makes me think that...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She must be a French girl, n'est-ce pas?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - petite fille

Jardin des Tuileries This little girl with her long braids has Mickey Mouse lovingly wrapped,  cradled in her arms.  Her chic plaid coat mak...

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Pétanque et un parapluie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZZ3kJS4w3eTao7w1mMTSWa-HeWyzBxdFSzU7vZo3Rc8hjcm4AqZnDbcySr-zkciJpbtDockRhWAVija_JkzC0LTjQiFjodBjNUonQL8XUFXGC2uhp1uveNkG5-W9ry7BlbN2hw2_xmU/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_227DSC_8822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZZ3kJS4w3eTao7w1mMTSWa-HeWyzBxdFSzU7vZo3Rc8hjcm4AqZnDbcySr-zkciJpbtDockRhWAVija_JkzC0LTjQiFjodBjNUonQL8XUFXGC2uhp1uveNkG5-W9ry7BlbN2hw2_xmU/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_227DSC_8822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Never daunted by a few drops of rain, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">these gentlemen gather daily to play their games of pétanque.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A well-worn <i>parapluie*</i> provides scant protection from the deluge this day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-theme-day-umbrellas.html" target="_blank">Joining the City Daily Photo Blogs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-theme-day-umbrellas.html" target="_blank">for February's Theme Day </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-theme-day-umbrellas.html" target="_blank">"umbrellas"</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*parapluie = umbrella</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pétanque et un parapluie

Jardin des Tuileries Never daunted by a few drops of rain,  these gentlemen gather daily to play their games of pétanque.   A well-worn para...

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La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZRgzrk-HT9TqETjSVULy94MZbw1iQA4T7NgtXXqNHDx5kPM7rLoQt8ygAOYxNkxahCPqbMGD648ZEJ3G2bCtYOpb1HCTIzhxd8Gq8PsHshi1m56_ML9NaY8ilXGHxafvv6_BZPhrLew/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZRgzrk-HT9TqETjSVULy94MZbw1iQA4T7NgtXXqNHDx5kPM7rLoQt8ygAOYxNkxahCPqbMGD648ZEJ3G2bCtYOpb1HCTIzhxd8Gq8PsHshi1m56_ML9NaY8ilXGHxafvv6_BZPhrLew/s640/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0063.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From this one position, without even turning your head, you can see the Eiffel Tower, the 200-ft tall ferris wheel, the Obélisque de Louxor (75 ft high) in Place de la Concorde, and you can see the flag atop the dome of the Grand Palais.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Photo taken at the northwest end of Jardin des Tuileries)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue

La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue From this one position, without even turning your head, you can see the Eiffel Tower, the 200-ft tall ferri...

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Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYdO7xG5lr7xkcLvSF7G0jnTJJhv_YXMcxftt6fCFFU6hIe8YAL5c70jALZU_ZFuqt1ocQ7QJBtKenORTRtCZMOVUvchjkSJrSLNtBCTrfB7AG1DmYcD92ED0IfKExWunSRIFdWE_xQI/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYdO7xG5lr7xkcLvSF7G0jnTJJhv_YXMcxftt6fCFFU6hIe8YAL5c70jALZU_ZFuqt1ocQ7QJBtKenORTRtCZMOVUvchjkSJrSLNtBCTrfB7AG1DmYcD92ED0IfKExWunSRIFdWE_xQI/s640/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The large round basin of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles on the surface of the large round basin.  As you can see from the crowds, not even sub-freezing temperatures will keep people from this park.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I did not sit in the green chairs this day...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">brrrrrrr!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, chère Nanette)</span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

The large round basin of Jardin des Tuileries The frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles on the surface...

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Jardin des Tuileries - les cinq mères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjw6R3lv9AdzVlklEPAnfGV7Cc8houNYmr5tI_5AL1cZF-jN59fAJaB6wrIx5ohLrPvKdM9ie7OztJqtAK3IkTXMeVVkiXJXijleOer_YEBnUjCCzxfOtMLIihfRsNK_WLMMt28jQhTc/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_30DSC_8986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjw6R3lv9AdzVlklEPAnfGV7Cc8houNYmr5tI_5AL1cZF-jN59fAJaB6wrIx5ohLrPvKdM9ie7OztJqtAK3IkTXMeVVkiXJXijleOer_YEBnUjCCzxfOtMLIihfRsNK_WLMMt28jQhTc/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_30DSC_8986.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">While the children played not far from view</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the five mothers enjoyed a respite with friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the boys spent an hour playing in the water puddles </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with hardly a glance given by his maman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - les cinq mères

Jardin des Tuileries While the children played not far from view the five mothers enjoyed a respite with friends. One of the boys spent an h...

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Jardin des Tuileries - les enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisw7zK9H-Xd40f5FHSlXmBJfxO5hyphenhyphenMRGtweFtpxI1u3Pjfb0BydPcuqgOLEXotLyuOjZkEzMxSedxyzoQ4JQBsPty8vjw6q3KPyOy7xn57-TnC61z4z9PaQa2sgcH_RyowKzInhlIPR6c/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisw7zK9H-Xd40f5FHSlXmBJfxO5hyphenhyphenMRGtweFtpxI1u3Pjfb0BydPcuqgOLEXotLyuOjZkEzMxSedxyzoQ4JQBsPty8vjw6q3KPyOy7xn57-TnC61z4z9PaQa2sgcH_RyowKzInhlIPR6c/s640/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This merry-go-round spins with a tilt and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the little <i>fille</i> with chic boots on the left is trying to spin them all asunder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Squeals of laughter sound the same in any language</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - les enfants

Jardin des Tuileries This merry-go-round spins with a tilt and  the little fille with chic boots on the left is trying to spin them all asu...

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Jardin des Tuileries - le dimanche

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG-O6OmOrWGC_kAlU9SksLaXIkqhSFgpDwDqgs4vITZ3mPrytMvoNGyPQsQZ_YCP4qrf0X8UvKk9wA8F4LenBtyFyQPJPRdxucYxY3uIC_4up_nB_PGhk8-835lSgJaf9GhXGagFyyso/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_24DSC_8980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG-O6OmOrWGC_kAlU9SksLaXIkqhSFgpDwDqgs4vITZ3mPrytMvoNGyPQsQZ_YCP4qrf0X8UvKk9wA8F4LenBtyFyQPJPRdxucYxY3uIC_4up_nB_PGhk8-835lSgJaf9GhXGagFyyso/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_24DSC_8980.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the second week of October</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a Sunday full of blue skies and sunshine </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">attracts the masses to this beautiful garden</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which was first opened to the public in 1667,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">really!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - le dimanche

Jardin des Tuileries In the second week of October a Sunday full of blue skies and sunshine  attracts the masses to this beautiful garden wh...

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Jardin des Tuileries - Tigre terrasant un crocodile

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRVnckaFaxigslkI383Td_F9g7qutVuA0lEXm79z3BnWF1YUsW9qgqws-GS5qB86No-hGhpYvGtUT7c_-dT2A_FGmRTsD1k0d2IkA_X9mLIsKJJmLKYkxaVvQ6hlraaTfbEnU4yWYoW4/s1600/2011+nov+day+4+DSC_0782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRVnckaFaxigslkI383Td_F9g7qutVuA0lEXm79z3BnWF1YUsW9qgqws-GS5qB86No-hGhpYvGtUT7c_-dT2A_FGmRTsD1k0d2IkA_X9mLIsKJJmLKYkxaVvQ6hlraaTfbEnU4yWYoW4/s640/2011+nov+day+4+DSC_0782.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tigre terrasant un crocodile</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Auguste Cain (1873)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(Tiger overwhelming a crocodile)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Overwhelming?  I would say that he is going to "eat" the crocodile!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is perhaps my favorite of the bronze animal statues in the park.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the powerful image in bronze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - Tigre terrasant un crocodile

Tigre terrasant un crocodile Auguste Cain (1873)   (Tiger overwhelming a crocodile) Overwhelming?  I would say that he is going to "eat...

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