Allée d'arbres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdAnh6N2xIjsjWxRWKGI_3gY9hW0E66Ct3w1mbEvmbUz7yZPiTtPpWlUO7eFy5iyA9CUvV9RBclmc1n00_DiCNrcYwilcIrroNrN28cSDIst1Kskzjg5jnst9nqu3ixiqkW-9kVUR2To/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+396+DSC_7910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdAnh6N2xIjsjWxRWKGI_3gY9hW0E66Ct3w1mbEvmbUz7yZPiTtPpWlUO7eFy5iyA9CUvV9RBclmc1n00_DiCNrcYwilcIrroNrN28cSDIst1Kskzjg5jnst9nqu3ixiqkW-9kVUR2To/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+396+DSC_7910.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A long row of trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">and dancing shadows</div><div style="text-align: center;">in Cimetière du Père Lachaise</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>(Joyeux anniversaire, Lisette!)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cimetière du Père Lachaise</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75020, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Allée d'arbres

A long row of trees and dancing shadows in Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Joyeux anniversaire, Lisette!) Cimetière du Père Lachaise 75020, Pari...

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Square Jean XXIII - dans un cadre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM7EynoLyNj97oYuFKiiXnC3GXWyoD_jpWiTXLDKJNmWbDEW9Cgg3eXKmxxHWN8NUJvCYA6GE2d8NUQerN7qlI4TPW3g3FWB-hjp0UYnkFfsTK4EoEDUvBJ9nT7wGMFd2N_0zjYP3Dq0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_68DSC_4316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM7EynoLyNj97oYuFKiiXnC3GXWyoD_jpWiTXLDKJNmWbDEW9Cgg3eXKmxxHWN8NUJvCYA6GE2d8NUQerN7qlI4TPW3g3FWB-hjp0UYnkFfsTK4EoEDUvBJ9nT7wGMFd2N_0zjYP3Dq0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_68DSC_4316.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 Jean XXIII</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The elm trees above and the line of shrubbery below</div><div style="text-align: center;">make this lovely square into a vignette.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you know this quiet, </div><div style="text-align: center;">shady spot on the east side of Notre Dame?</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 Jean XXIII</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;">l'Île de la Cité</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square Jean XXIII - dans un cadre

Square Jean XXIII The elm trees above and the line of shrubbery below make this lovely square into a vignette.   Do you know this quiet,  sh...

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Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-7Y2RDeo6I1sv5_Yl6Mbg9AqzjORZakDC9gWxFvouKU4axH63j-XFMSXfUl2qeOrdJJkfWnVL0wRf3ctNcpLj95zj_I4lB8HP_nHmPAyhfNywyIu1NElJ-iDEN8c-sofMf-wVvJQ9Gc/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_275DSC_4523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-7Y2RDeo6I1sv5_Yl6Mbg9AqzjORZakDC9gWxFvouKU4axH63j-XFMSXfUl2qeOrdJJkfWnVL0wRf3ctNcpLj95zj_I4lB8HP_nHmPAyhfNywyIu1NElJ-iDEN8c-sofMf-wVvJQ9Gc/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_275DSC_4523.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paulownia trees </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In an explosion of color, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the view of Avenue de Laumière is obstructed </div><div style="text-align: center;">by the mass of Paulownia trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">lining the street from Métro Laumière</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to the end at Parc des Buttes Chaumont.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are in Paris this spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">take a trip to the park walking along this street for a few blocks.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It makes for a grand promenade</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;">14, avenue de Laumière</div><div style="text-align: left;">75019, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

Paulownia trees In an explosion of color,  the view of Avenue de Laumière is obstructed  by the mass of Paulownia trees  lining the street f...

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Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain - le reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5PJGxSGRGaVUtm7aSchQ9NJRH4rJW5qEDnp_m0uYifqPU7_Q0TCRqh8oLm88jdEBxtJnV9CDoIxT4HRjuL6b4kKMnQbj4xAllshjtFfgFYSmFmlfNxc7ltQ2-MYJZPdG-wFq6hsof-c/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_240DSC_4488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5PJGxSGRGaVUtm7aSchQ9NJRH4rJW5qEDnp_m0uYifqPU7_Q0TCRqh8oLm88jdEBxtJnV9CDoIxT4HRjuL6b4kKMnQbj4xAllshjtFfgFYSmFmlfNxc7ltQ2-MYJZPdG-wFq6hsof-c/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_240DSC_4488.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier</div><div style="text-align: center;">a contemporary art museum</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier inhabits a striking clear glass building designed by Pritzker Prize<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Architecture_Prize" title="Pritzker Architecture Prize"></a> architect Jean Nouvel<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nouvel" title="Jean Nouvel"></a> surrounded by a modern woodland garden landscaped by Lothar Baumgarten.  Would you believe that the landscaper's name translates to "tree garden?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen from across Boulevard Raspail, it is difficult to discern the trees from the building with a multitude of green reflections.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier is one of Europe's most important institutions for contemporary arts.  It hosts a constant stream of temporary exhibitions focusing on particular contemporary artists, schools, or themes.  It is also an important patron to contemporary artists, commissioning important works and offering artist-in-residence programs.</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;">bon weekend</span></span></i></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;">Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain</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;">261, boulevard Raspail</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;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Joining James' Weekend Reflections</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">View all the contributions here</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain - le reflet

Fondation Cartier a contemporary art museum Fondation Cartier inhabits a striking clear glass building designed by Pritzker Prize architect...

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