Jardin des Plantes V

 A cool, shady place to run free. We found that most tourists flock to Tuileries and it's a mad house in the summer. This was the perfect park to enjoy with the grandchildren. 

In 2009, Davis was driving a moro at the Jardin d'Acclimatation. Now, he's gotten his driver's permit! Time flies.

Trois amis

These three enjoying a lovely June morning in the park.

Square Georges Cain II

Today we return to Square Georges Cain in the Marais. Another achitectural piece found around the perimeter of this quiet corner of Paris.

Square Georges Cain

rue Payenne

75003 Paris

Paris Rouge - Autumn at Luxembourg Gardens

I don't know about you, but the green chairs in Paris gardens are just about my favorite sight to behold!

Bienvenue à Parc Monceau

Only in Paris do the gates to a park make your feel like you've just entered Versailles!  Parc Monceau, located in the chic 8th arrondissement, is lovely, quiet park. I have only visited once, but would love to spend time there again.  Another little Paris jewel.

La vie à Paris

 

When I snapped this shot, I was was focusing on life in a Paris garden. I loved the light and the fall leaves. When I downloaded the photograph, I realized that almost all of them were connected to their phones. Quel dommage.

Manger le déjeuner

Square Boucicaut

1 rue Babylone

75007 Paris

Deux Velos

Jardin des Plantes, one of my favorite jardins in Paris

Le petit garçon et son seau

These fountains can be found in most of the Paris parcs and cemeteries. It's obvious that the children have learned quite early how to use them without getting their clothes and shoes wet!

Square du Temple is a very small parc which seemed to be a favorite of the young and old.  Very kid friendly with a large playground for the children.  This day it was alive with little ones.  We especially loved this little boy with his cute glasses and stylish sweater.

Square du Temple

64 rue de Bretagne

75003

Métro: Temple

Signes du samedi - Pas de chiens

There is a dear little playground adjacent to the Église Saint-Médard on rue Mouffetard.  Good things these petits garçons didn't bring their chien along!

L'ancre

Square Georges Cain, named after the painter and writer who was also served as a curator of the Musée Carnavalet.  I think this is one of Paris' best kept secrets. A quiet corner in the Marais

Square Georges Cain

rue de la Paynenne

75003 Paris

Métro : St. Paul

Automne à Paris

Square Georges Cain, le Marais

Cercle d'amis

One of the many things I love about Paris is how friends seem to gather in the parks, a bottle of wine and just talk. I found this group at the Palais Royal ( of course) one summer day. What a great way to spend an afternoon n'est-ce-pas?

Une grande entrée

The entrance to Parc Monceau is pretty snazzy for a semi-public park don't you think?  For all the formality of the gated entrances and the rotunda, it's actually considered more informal in the English style, with curved walkways and randomly placed statuary, unlike the more formal French gardens.

An interesting fact I learned is that the 9 entries are monitored by a 5th generation park watchman who lives above the royal rotunda on the north entrance. Now I'd like to meet  him one day!

I'm pleased to announce that Belle Inspiration Magazine has featured some of my Nöel à Paris photographs. Please have a look !

Le Mariage

Parc Monceau proved a beautiful setting for this wedding party's photo session.  I think the bridesmaids' gowns might have outshown the bride's.

Madame et le Chien

French Stranger # 67

Peter and I happened upon this lovely lady with her precious pup in the basket of her bicycle in a small park in the Marais. She was so kind to pose for photos.

(For those of you that have followed my comments regarding the unusual summer clothing in Paris, I rest my case.)

"Toto, I think we've landed in Paris!"

Le Visage

Square George Cain on Rue Payenne in the Marais. I've posted several previous photos from this quiet corner of Paris.

Deux Conversations

An Afternoon at the Bois de Boulogne

The title today is thanks to my dear friend Jilly ( Monte Carlo/Menton DP). Yesterday I shared this photo with her, and she commented that actually it was two conversations, between lady and gentleman, and also the birds! I completely missed that. Merci Jilly!

Les Avirons Rouges

Yesterday on my Birmingham blog I featured French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand as part of Blog Action Day 2009. His recent film Home is available online and has been distributed all over the world. Taken from a helicopter as for his photographs for Earth From Above, his film sends a powerful message about the fragility of our planet.

While in Paris last summer Peter and I toured the Musée Marmottan Monet. A wonderful museum in its own right, but we found an added bonus, a special exhibit of Bertrand's Paris From Above photographs and a short film. One of my favorite photographs was of the rowboats all tethered in the center of the lake at Bois de Boulogne. Fortunately we were very close, so off we went as soon as we left the museum! I've featured these boats here, but I especially liked this shot of the red oars. Worth another look I think.