Poking down a little alleyway in St. Denis proved a good idea. These two brave blossoms were still weathering the cold and wind last January. A week later, Paris experienced bitter temps. They put up a good fight against winter!
Les derniers geraniums... How brave they are, but they can't win... Not to worry. They will be back in the spring... Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
Well spotted - such a determined and versatile plant. I have rediscovered geraniums for my garden. They grow well amongst my collection of salvia in our hot, dry summers. Bon weekend.
My geraniums are sitting in the basement surviving winter almost ready to come back uo. So glad to know that Jacques Brel was heard all the way in B'ham today as for my profile pic , I do not know how (can you believe it?) and am waiting for my son to return from his trip around the world to fix it have a great weekend ! anni
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and 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". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's 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, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. 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.
12 comments:
Good composition !
Les derniers geraniums... How brave they are, but they can't win... Not to worry. They will be back in the spring... Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
Well spotted - such a determined and versatile plant. I have rediscovered geraniums for my garden. They grow well amongst my collection of salvia in our hot, dry summers.
Bon weekend.
Pretty little spots of colors!
Go geraniums!
God bless you!
Cezar
Survivors ! And now internationally known...
My geraniums are sitting in the basement surviving winter almost ready to come back uo.
So glad to know that Jacques Brel was heard all the way in B'ham today
as for my profile pic , I do not know how (can you believe it?) and am waiting for my son to return from his trip around the world to fix it
have a great weekend !
anni
Aren't they supposed to be hardy enough to survive winter?
I love the way they've fought their way through the bars!
Paris and photography - a winning combination. Happy to have found your blog and lovely photo's!
my kind of shot ...
Good old geraniums, they're so hardy and make the perfect window box. Sometimes you find such treasures down alleyways, well shown Virginia.
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