It has something of a fifties shot about it to me...excluding the style of buggy, bike, etc..I think it's the lady...anyway, great shot Virginia. Wishing you a very happy new year. Catherine xx
Charming picture! It reminds me of when I was seven, and we had moved to La Rochelle. My mother and I would walk through the park every day, and these are among my fondest memories of growing up.
What a wonderful park this is, full of history, and a gathering place for the young, and the not-so-young. Remember the older gentlement we photographed on a bench?
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, part-time painter, lover of all things French ( whose français is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic art museum volunteer, grateful community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". My 2008 trip I looked at Paris with a different eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip. I was thrilled to return to Paris and the French countryside in June and July of 2009, and blogged daily while there. I've returned to the city I love in June, 2010 , January 2011 and January 2012! Each time I visit, it feels more and more like home, and I discover new and interesting things with each trip. I cherish the time with my Paris friends as well as the friends that always join me there. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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Kid on the bike is eager to get down to have fun!
Now that's the way to travel in Paris!
So many prams and babies, love it Virginia.
If it was me pedaling, I'd surely catch my cardigan in the chains ..
It has something of a fifties shot about it to me...excluding the style of buggy, bike, etc..I think it's the lady...anyway, great shot Virginia.
Wishing you a very happy new year.
Catherine
xx
What will it take for the French to start wearing helmets?!
How courageous to ride a bike in Paris!!
Charming picture! It reminds me of when I was seven, and we had moved to La Rochelle. My mother and I would walk through the park every day, and these are among my fondest memories of growing up.
What a wonderful park this is, full of history, and a gathering place for the young, and the not-so-young. Remember the older gentlement we photographed on a bench?
Bises,
G
Your bike ride to the park snap brings a smile to my face! And look how classy she is for a bike rider!
Bonjour d'EAGAN mon amie, V de B!
My calendar arrived just today and I've gotten a TON of compliments already!
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