Square Henri-Collet

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Q3uvIw_tDWhK5T3rFFCl_f0Elr42w2xcPEGc7iCnh0YgdvWOtpDyM9cKwJTXYdf7AMMckpAjJDuffIJqlxl5ox_qi1oG2JfkiEOA1sIBT-Vjr-Iv1pcexzavdGufSkLsVHPZ1p8bKk/s1600/2013+May+22+Wed_191DSC_5801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Q3uvIw_tDWhK5T3rFFCl_f0Elr42w2xcPEGc7iCnh0YgdvWOtpDyM9cKwJTXYdf7AMMckpAjJDuffIJqlxl5ox_qi1oG2JfkiEOA1sIBT-Vjr-Iv1pcexzavdGufSkLsVHPZ1p8bKk/s640/2013+May+22+Wed_191DSC_5801.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square Henri-Collet</div><div style="text-align: center;">the gardener...</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;">Square Henri-Collet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square Henri-Collet

Square Henri-Collet the gardener... Square Henri-Collet 75016, Paris

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Le petit garçon et son billet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj330Xu5WGgfbZE8wlfr6znHy4XUlnygEzVjyJskJqReQ-rZ9X1kokxkJKgSKwO_gqw7TB372pb7ketLCHlRpMyOvi2sSufATXqjZ0EZK7hhiXibe8zOJVygTZyBZtBwpW_pjIneMrQ4rY/s1600/DSC_0992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj330Xu5WGgfbZE8wlfr6znHy4XUlnygEzVjyJskJqReQ-rZ9X1kokxkJKgSKwO_gqw7TB372pb7ketLCHlRpMyOvi2sSufATXqjZ0EZK7hhiXibe8zOJVygTZyBZtBwpW_pjIneMrQ4rY/s1600/DSC_0992.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the little boy and his ticket</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strapped in to ride on an imaginary creature </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the fanciful carrousel</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dodo Manège</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Plantes has something for any age,</div><div style="text-align: center;">including photographers</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Plantes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le petit garçon et son billet

the little boy and his ticket Strapped in to ride on an imaginary creature  in the fanciful carrousel Dodo Manège Jardin des Plantes has som...

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Les premiers rayons de soleil printaniers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgMQcZ4WomH1VzEI3JueGi2OWac64FKoX5XmyMoLg0fkEEMIfI2GkC29a1yXREFGkUF7L8_vBWwLP7o9I0AFuMxGY56Ivav1GvK7W_4tw8L0EuWcgqh5ri4ZtU1DUlG9NFEEcO7tszro/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_45DSC_3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgMQcZ4WomH1VzEI3JueGi2OWac64FKoX5XmyMoLg0fkEEMIfI2GkC29a1yXREFGkUF7L8_vBWwLP7o9I0AFuMxGY56Ivav1GvK7W_4tw8L0EuWcgqh5ri4ZtU1DUlG9NFEEcO7tszro/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_45DSC_3914.jpg" width="466" /></a></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first rays of sun each spring...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">a dry windless day, morning sunshine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the green chair of the garden,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the warmth soaking to the skin</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;">Do I detect a smile of contentment?</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Les premiers rayons de soleil printaniers

The first rays of sun each spring... a dry windless day, morning sunshine,  the green chair of the garden, and the warmth soaking to the ski...

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Trop de pigeons!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvncnPdC2D1gYCQ9qg1KeAgY5Om09Tf_A74-lEx_GVT_R6A2JzxFHuQI4u0oUk1HjD6Kqe63Q3owHZtI0zFTtXoUTFpWK0d4kQWCGc0ohgEwEJvjVH4S6ZOnT-ZjDIsAkKoNwTzh-kcjM/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_34DSC_3903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvncnPdC2D1gYCQ9qg1KeAgY5Om09Tf_A74-lEx_GVT_R6A2JzxFHuQI4u0oUk1HjD6Kqe63Q3owHZtI0zFTtXoUTFpWK0d4kQWCGc0ohgEwEJvjVH4S6ZOnT-ZjDIsAkKoNwTzh-kcjM/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_34DSC_3903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Too Many Pigeons!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper </div><div style="text-align: center;">rather than playing with her phone</div><div style="text-align: center;">if she would have noticed the green shrubs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the purple iris, the roses, and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the overabundance of pigeons!</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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>

Trop de pigeons!

Too Many Pigeons! I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper  rather than playing with her phone if she would have noticed the g...

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Le Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">La Maison du Jardinage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In late March one can only see </div><div style="text-align: center;">the slightest promise of a spring and summer.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The old vines cling to the house season after season, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the new growth comes to life in verdant green.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Maison du Jardinage</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Parc de Bercy</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bercy ou Métro Cour St. Émilion</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>

Le Parc de Bercy

Le Parc de Bercy La Maison du Jardinage In late March one can only see  the slightest promise of a spring and summer.   The old vines cling ...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhiEYbwtPq7_BuIzYfq1grfsVsf0puu8hLD0bVyP5wIVNNb0zgCk1fRPBdKi_Cew_enEN12kTSDufk9x1xM1SuJgu-8XxkLTQPW1tu5JU-Wdf3UhMoFGadY_TNZi0WNkUNHXlLF8Vux4/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhiEYbwtPq7_BuIzYfq1grfsVsf0puu8hLD0bVyP5wIVNNb0zgCk1fRPBdKi_Cew_enEN12kTSDufk9x1xM1SuJgu-8XxkLTQPW1tu5JU-Wdf3UhMoFGadY_TNZi0WNkUNHXlLF8Vux4/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0046.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 du Palais Royal </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">The red and white rope was a signal to stay out of the fountain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a suggestion lost on these young boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that Paris did not get that cold this year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but regardless, we will all be glad to see winter go.</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 du Palais Royal</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

Jardin du Palais Royal The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010 The red and white rope was a signal to stay out of the fountain...

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Palais Royal - les ombres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe5XuQy3SXAnMyTQLyIcWxQlTubhnV5n_ZrD1_bZljHJo0t1E2xdhqYhIHQ02lciodArb49dHB702R2OX3-yq1hGBS0W1JbzcLgBu2wGfxJqzM6gULL3RLD75xiQQ1RXzwtSm0SjZZmM/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+018+DSC_8692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe5XuQy3SXAnMyTQLyIcWxQlTubhnV5n_ZrD1_bZljHJo0t1E2xdhqYhIHQ02lciodArb49dHB702R2OX3-yq1hGBS0W1JbzcLgBu2wGfxJqzM6gULL3RLD75xiQQ1RXzwtSm0SjZZmM/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+018+DSC_8692.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Galerie de Montpensier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gold of the wrought iron fencing and the lamps </div><div style="text-align: center;">are easy clues to the location of this photo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite spots for photographing...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the architecture, the seasons, the light and shadows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the fountains, the allée of trees, the flaneurs, the people.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is also a great spot to find a quiet place to read </div><div style="text-align: center;">or to watch people.</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 du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galerie de Montpensier</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>

Palais Royal - les ombres

Galerie de Montpensier The gold of the wrought iron fencing and the lamps  are easy clues to the location of this photo One of my favorite s...

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Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX373UKKFFzu_XYcaG7fDtBwh2i_8KXmrx5NfDIdjJOU9K6tV29hr3tM-frTVV-ANXVMWg8hSoHVP75uCRbghhaKq-kwpLfcU4q4ElzOncN0hc7c7sr3o5Yh_zx6ndIcGcDB4t38aX7Cc/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX373UKKFFzu_XYcaG7fDtBwh2i_8KXmrx5NfDIdjJOU9K6tV29hr3tM-frTVV-ANXVMWg8hSoHVP75uCRbghhaKq-kwpLfcU4q4ElzOncN0hc7c7sr3o5Yh_zx6ndIcGcDB4t38aX7Cc/s1600/2011+Nov+7+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;">Les Enfants de Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return?</div><div style="text-align: center;">How can one even think in those terms?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...the people of Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the children, the parks and gardens, the green chairs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the music, the churches, the architecture, the history, the Seine, the bridges,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Métro, the secret little spots discovered over 20+ trips, the food,</div><div style="text-align: center;">ex-pat friends, Parisian friends, the grand views from Paris landmarks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting on green grass when it is permitted, dancing on Rue Mouffetard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and so much more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what the future holds, I will always have a bit of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and all that it is, in my heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and tens of thousands of photos, if I forget)</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;">What Would I miss most?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75000, all of it, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most...

Les Enfants de Paris What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return? How can one even think in those terms? ...the people of P...

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Le petit dans le jardin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ7IuONK9RrsHAEFn3r4VS0LLyf_dykSzMi-ELbP2WEgcPVLl9JAwa4mw8WjC41PovxU6NNnrPcPwfvMzgJxDIv5fBUe315UH9773jz9iLfrPreJ0B4mXer2aFz0ROLYjG6Og-hquWuo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+062+DSC_1287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ7IuONK9RrsHAEFn3r4VS0LLyf_dykSzMi-ELbP2WEgcPVLl9JAwa4mw8WjC41PovxU6NNnrPcPwfvMzgJxDIv5fBUe315UH9773jz9iLfrPreJ0B4mXer2aFz0ROLYjG6Og-hquWuo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+062+DSC_1287.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The small boy in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris children seem to play outside no matter the weather.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is difficult to call le Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">just a "garden."</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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>

Le petit dans le jardin

The small boy in the garden He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.   Paris children seem to play outside no matter the w...

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Jardin du Luxembourg - la fille qui lit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8neO3XyAXPmTu1PQcyl5aoslUPtm_XJpe_yxPAvpHsnFSz3Nl6BREtT18nKwGcCdy5zREm9gJ09Lqza4bFLW_V5ImebZMDOE2ILcU3dgtGeksSWSIF1vTVccBsAylN-UL2Wh6iMz8Go/s1600/2014+Sept+14+Sun+++++_20140914+051+DSC_6809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8neO3XyAXPmTu1PQcyl5aoslUPtm_XJpe_yxPAvpHsnFSz3Nl6BREtT18nKwGcCdy5zREm9gJ09Lqza4bFLW_V5ImebZMDOE2ILcU3dgtGeksSWSIF1vTVccBsAylN-UL2Wh6iMz8Go/s1600/2014+Sept+14+Sun+++++_20140914+051+DSC_6809.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Luxembourg</div><div style="text-align: center;">-the girl who reads-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of Sunday afternoon park activity, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this young woman sat peacefully with her book (e-reader), </div><div style="text-align: center;">oblivious to intrusions on her private world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May you have a peaceful </div><div style="text-align: center;">and focused week</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Luxembourg - la fille qui lit

Jardin du Luxembourg -the girl who reads- In the midst of Sunday afternoon park activity,  this young woman sat peacefully with her book (e-...

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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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L'automne - Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd6L1mEOB-OQbPtN6Dsnza9hvtAqzS2IO45UKOXbVXyyh9h-RCFMc_tnIUkX5nYwtViSivDInejKhBtKBoN-QpmrkGVWKUzN0EGyM2pt8dBYFPoY94uCodc628XnZvowa5Sb308yfYv8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+045+DSC_1270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd6L1mEOB-OQbPtN6Dsnza9hvtAqzS2IO45UKOXbVXyyh9h-RCFMc_tnIUkX5nYwtViSivDInejKhBtKBoN-QpmrkGVWKUzN0EGyM2pt8dBYFPoY94uCodc628XnZvowa5Sb308yfYv8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+045+DSC_1270.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The deciduous trees of Paris will shed their leaves </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the next few months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the weather was sunny and warm during our time in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the leaves are dropping as seen in this photo of Jardin du Palais Royal.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We were a bit disappointed that the fountain was turned off.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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>

L'automne - Jardin du Palais Royal

Autumn in Paris The deciduous trees of Paris will shed their leaves  over the next few months. Although the weather was sunny and warm durin...

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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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Palais Galliera

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20XK345jeKhI9kOPIeWPk640lUv1F3BchO8egWnutduPUa2iDWYwY3ueMQBxEal30ccVcN10at2vJwc4ZtMY2CxJbQ6CmoifamJ6uK5h3RjQ2A0Wjvc-iKDRT2N2MjMkKfMOrlBaIvjY/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+036+DSC_8989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20XK345jeKhI9kOPIeWPk640lUv1F3BchO8egWnutduPUa2iDWYwY3ueMQBxEal30ccVcN10at2vJwc4ZtMY2CxJbQ6CmoifamJ6uK5h3RjQ2A0Wjvc-iKDRT2N2MjMkKfMOrlBaIvjY/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+036+DSC_8989.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Palais Galliera</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the grounds and the late 19th century building look like a palace, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it was designed and built as a museum.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This peek into the side gardens shows what is probably the gardener's shed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">More on this museum soon....</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;">Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris (a mouthful)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">10, avenue de la Pierre 1er de Serbie</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Galliera</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Galliera

Palais Galliera Although the grounds and the late 19th century building look like a palace,  it was designed and built as a museum.   This p...

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Place du Palais Royal - un pet't jardin?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisN5v_nWdmCC2KCHIkpfk3Sz0MNQZB0f1SWrg7t92RwUXsZWPa88bVpC__CnRONagsRPu0qetaAdEL7DCher-JjNfjnb3fi3qmBX1hNZ9xz8gJFTFAcGBADF0ldoyuhVnfp8_3zsIFhLM/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_95DSC_3964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisN5v_nWdmCC2KCHIkpfk3Sz0MNQZB0f1SWrg7t92RwUXsZWPa88bVpC__CnRONagsRPu0qetaAdEL7DCher-JjNfjnb3fi3qmBX1hNZ9xz8gJFTFAcGBADF0ldoyuhVnfp8_3zsIFhLM/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_95DSC_3964.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">A small garden?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just opposite Café Le Nemours, we discovered these little gardens, </div><div style="text-align: center;">raised beds, with flowers and vegetables. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tented booths selling regional products (truffles, cheese, etc) </div><div style="text-align: center;">as well as fine crafts such as jewelry and pottery completed the scene.</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;">Place du Palais Royal</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>

Place du Palais Royal - un pet't jardin?

Place du Palais Royal A small garden? Just opposite Café Le Nemours, we discovered these little gardens,  raised beds, with flowers and vege...

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Square Henri-Collet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3cpH6jAszpo-25ACHw-cWjRVA9BBSCbRe2BAUEtksQM-t5IHqJf36KkJNQjnxziyR4bwcTw3AVBdMB9g-gYttOXjFLSCwC_NrBN0X0XGA_HSSeL1p4E_22nsLKM5LiWN_LbT6A9rKI/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_198DSC_5808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3cpH6jAszpo-25ACHw-cWjRVA9BBSCbRe2BAUEtksQM-t5IHqJf36KkJNQjnxziyR4bwcTw3AVBdMB9g-gYttOXjFLSCwC_NrBN0X0XGA_HSSeL1p4E_22nsLKM5LiWN_LbT6A9rKI/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_198DSC_5808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square Henri-Collet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This meandering garden pays tribute to Henri Collet (1885 - 1951) </div><div style="text-align: center;">a French composer and music critic who lived here in the 16th arrondissement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The benches, fountains and paths among the plantings </div><div style="text-align: center;">make this a popular spot in the neighborhood.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">For those who work nearby it is a lunchtime respite from busy thoroughfares.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square Henri-Collet</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;">18, rue Gros</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;">75016, Paris</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;">Métro Mirabeau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square Henri-Collet

Square Henri-Collet This meandering garden pays tribute to Henri Collet (1885 - 1951)  a French composer and music critic who lived here in ...

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City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Celebrating Summer"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEP5c1-SSyUJcRwYeSppmjP6IUiY-qELGbDweaTSJj9Ivqqy93tTudiDXqR933ECdie-iOOz3N6QAKIE5bV6k7-17UjoCIVxCrf22P5fb9NS7-v89FWu2YyDlT27nBYRzk22yOH7-icU/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEP5c1-SSyUJcRwYeSppmjP6IUiY-qELGbDweaTSJj9Ivqqy93tTudiDXqR933ECdie-iOOz3N6QAKIE5bV6k7-17UjoCIVxCrf22P5fb9NS7-v89FWu2YyDlT27nBYRzk22yOH7-icU/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0190.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 du Luxembourg</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How to celebrate summer in Paris?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Where do I start?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While you consider all the possibilities, </div><div style="text-align: center;">have a seat in one of the green chairs </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Jardin du Luxembourg and watch the action.</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first of each month is Theme Day </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;">for the City Daily Photo people.</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;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/july-2014-gallery-celebrating-summer.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see contributions from all over the world.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</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;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Celebrating Summer"

Jardin du Luxembourg How to celebrate summer in Paris? Where do I start? While you consider all the possibilities,  have a seat in one of th...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les amoureux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03UQ951ECx1CZd4_vKgDV9ns4AdeTvLNjMu0SfbaHYN3O9uabwE1OLWWItEKm5lB1nVcf8G1y9u4zNi6PIRLwwoqtiapBa-9zNGekTOIbmc9-zgejn-J19kcPC7vt-JDr8utgV6xIGrc/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_68DSC_3937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03UQ951ECx1CZd4_vKgDV9ns4AdeTvLNjMu0SfbaHYN3O9uabwE1OLWWItEKm5lB1nVcf8G1y9u4zNi6PIRLwwoqtiapBa-9zNGekTOIbmc9-zgejn-J19kcPC7vt-JDr8utgV6xIGrc/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_68DSC_3937.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There are a few places in Paris where, in good weather, </div><div align="center">one can just about count on seeing young couples in love...  </div><div align="center">nothing that would embarrass your grandmother, </div><div align="center">but a scene from a love story, perhaps.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This garden is at the top </div><div align="center">of the list</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Jardin du Palais Royal</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les amoureux

Jardin du Palais Royal     There are a few places in Paris where, in good weather, one can just about count on seeing young couples in love....

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le blanc et le noir

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvn2Yzfobbelzf8ULDaT2689H_-VfYjw61kBtfXwXjwLcUR3fVHlaUDba8ZU3xntqJVTs-hrr3wFe1Qt9Vyn5Ls_d7htZPWgxKlnVuoVLSWHFkw2RPg76yLm5n0zML_8Ha13t7amf78A/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_15DSC_6229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvn2Yzfobbelzf8ULDaT2689H_-VfYjw61kBtfXwXjwLcUR3fVHlaUDba8ZU3xntqJVTs-hrr3wFe1Qt9Vyn5Ls_d7htZPWgxKlnVuoVLSWHFkw2RPg76yLm5n0zML_8Ha13t7amf78A/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_15DSC_6229.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two <i>chiens</i> were an interesting pair </div><div style="text-align: center;">as they strolled on the "Paris dirt" at Jardin du Palais Royal.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">One, sleek, petite and dark...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the other, fluffy, medium-sized, and white.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They did keep in close step, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each with the other, </div><div style="text-align: center;">evidence of much practice on early morning walks. </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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

le blanc et le noir

Jardin du Palais Royal These two chiens were an interesting pair  as they strolled on the "Paris dirt" at Jardin du Palais Royal....

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Square du Ranelagh - Jean de la Fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVrvXiC_06OqLu7wAzKSLUlmnbLXBu5scxnYPd50pBQPJw2UY-egQ3_iCXBsrUm6Oqtge_3-WV0UGalyhDupX3HPmkaH2t3owMZxBT2_q5jTqO7nNqXVDSlASo4knX3Z0yGg3nZLNvA/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVrvXiC_06OqLu7wAzKSLUlmnbLXBu5scxnYPd50pBQPJw2UY-egQ3_iCXBsrUm6Oqtge_3-WV0UGalyhDupX3HPmkaH2t3owMZxBT2_q5jTqO7nNqXVDSlASo4knX3Z0yGg3nZLNvA/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0423.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The poet Jean de la Fontaine spent almost three decades </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">writing his version of 243 fables.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him <i>regardant à ses pieds</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><a href="http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?jdlf&i2ms&i3m.jpg"><b>le Corbeau et le Renard</b></a></i>, one of his revered fables.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square du Ranelagh</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro La Muette</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016 Paris</span></span></i></div>

Square du Ranelagh - Jean de la Fontaine

The poet Jean de la Fontaine spent almost three decades writing his version of 243 fables.  This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him rega...

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