Friday, January 6, 2012
With a Fine Toothed Comb!
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Ahhh, the French attention to detail. While enjoying the lovely Jardin des Plantes we found this employee hard at work scrubbing this piece with what appeared to be a toothbrush!
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- Virginia
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- 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.
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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.
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19 comments:
You should go back and look for him next time you are in Paris... he must still be at it, if a toothbrush is all he is using to clean that big thing! ;-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
Passion for his job !
Amazing - I just wonder how long it took to finish the job!
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Perhaps he is paid by the hour.
He's done a great job so far!
I am sure it was an expensive, special item sold only to art restoration services .. ;-)
simply too crazy and wild for this time and age !!
on the other hand, it might explain something about the French system ;-) (o avoid all misunderstanding, this is meant to be taken as a very friendly remark)
The versatile toothbrush has many uses and to echo Louise, he has done a great job so far. One can't argue with a job well done. Love seeing all the evergreens as the backdrop for this lovely monument.
A zen way to learn patience and tenacity!
Well on closer inspection Virginia, I would say you just might be right, even close up it looks very much like a toothbrush, how funny!! Happy weekend.
It's nice that such things are cleaned. Good work Paris at doing things like that!
Today what draws my attention the most is the collection of towers and candles in the header, great shot!
God bless you!
Cezar
By the time he gets all the way around, he'll be ready for retirement.
Un outil universel
Happy New Year Madame!!!
I´m sharing with you something my friend Tasha wrote in a card.
In This House:
We do second chances
We do grace
We do real
We do mistakes
We do I'm sorry
We do hugs
We do family
We do love
Paris is getting reddish for you!
Don´t forget to look up at night-your Paris star will be shining and winking at you!
Luv,
Maria
Oh Maria, what lovely advice for us all.
I'll carry you all with me to Paris and try and capture anything and everything that catches my eye so we can savor Paris for another year!!!
Lovely. I've seen the power washing but a toothbrush! I want him to come to my house.
I finally went to the Jardin des Plantes last trip but just to the zoo. I hope to see the rest of it in March when I go back.
Have a wonderful time this trip. Perhaps one of these times we'll be there at the same time. :-)
No wonder Paris still has all that wonderful detail on all that wonderful architecture!!!
He has to have real passion for his job!
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