Cotton Ball Clouds .........

~   Tuileries Gardens   Paris   ~

 

 

One of those Paris perfect days when locals and tourists

flock to these lovely gardens to soak up the mid-day sun.

This year the borders have been planted with in shades of

pink  - lavender - blue

 

 



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Flower-Seller ..........

~   Rue Montorgueil   ~

 

I love this moment where the snappily dressed Monsieur was going to buy

 a pretty bouquet of spring flowers ... but alas

he had just purchased a petit morsel to eat and  Dratt!!

 not quite enough money ......  what a pity.

 

 

 

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Le Nemours ....

Café Le Nemours   Place Colette

 

I love to drop by Café Le-Nemours for a jus de pamplemousse-rose

on my way to Rue de Rivoli or La Seine or the artsy Left Bank

Delightfully quaint and perfect for people watching

or just soaking up the ambiance

 of this amazing city.

 

Location for many movie scenes

including Angelina Jolie sitting right here on this corner

 in the opening scene of "The Tourist "

 

 

 

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Parisian Skies ........

Blue skies over Paris ~ make my heart sing

 

 

 

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Viva la France .......

 

~    City of Light    City of Love   ~

 

I snapped this couple smooching along an avenue in Montmartre

about 20 mins later I felt a tap at my elbow and it was the lovely Monsieur

asking if I could forward him a copy of the photo

of course I said yes! 

 

 

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French Village ........

 

 

Soft morning clouds over the little French village of Trelat

not a sound to be heard but the chattering of birds

 

 

 

 

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Le Marais ......

 

Cobblestone streets wind in and around this charming

olde-world area of Paris .... it's the perfect quartier to be a flaneur

for a day or two or three.

 

"A walk is not a parade or a race.

 It's a succession of instants

 anyone of which can illuminate a lifetime"

                                                                                  John Baxter

 

 

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Dark Clouds Gathering ........

 

~   Plage de Port-Mer    Brittany France    ~

 

Upon clicking the button to capture this peaceful sea-side scene

I noticed a few dark clouds gathering on the horizon!!

Sure enough it wasn't long before I felt the first heavy spots of rain

and quickly scrambled for shelter to protect my camera and myself.

Skies are forever changing!!

 

 

 

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I Love Pontrieux ......

Snippets from this pretty little village nestled

 near the pink-granite-coast in La Belle France

It has been awarded 4 flowers in the "Ville Fleurie" competition

and round every corner is a photo waiting to be captured.

In many of the windows I saw little heart signs with the words

"I Love Pontrieux" 

 I would have to say I too love Pontrieux !!

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Glints of Silver & of Gold ......

~   viewed from the rooftops of Montmartre   ~ 

 

There's something delightful about foggy skies in Paris

it adds an air of mystery to the place.

 

This pic was taken early morning with those

first soft rays of sunlight picking up

 pretty glints of silver and of gold.

 

 

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