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:
In Vienna they are orange.
That is one beat up broom! Do you even think it can sweep dirt? HA You certainly can't miss this guy!
I think ours are orange !
Wow, if we had brooms that color here in Oregon, these guys would be camouflaged with the scenery! :) That is some bright, mossy green.
Are you in Paris now? Those ubiquitous greenies look like eco-elves.
Bless them! :)
xoxo
Ils sont surtout près des mairies...Je connais des rues où on n'en rencontre guère.
They work really hard!
Léia
I understand they have their brooms full of snow right now! Here’s my Dreaming of France meme
That broom looks a little 'frazzled'.. The 'Men in Green' could that be a future movie title, haha!
They're the reason Paris is usually cleaner than most cities.
well spotted !:)
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