City Daily Photo Theme Day - RED ( ROUGE)

One of my favorite Paris Rouge images. It appears on the cover of my first Paris Rouge book.
To get this shot I stood not eh radiator of our apartment and hung out of the open window!

Today I join my fellow City Daily Photobloggers who are sharing their photos with our theme RED! 
Click HERE to see them all. 

Trop de Pluie - Paris Rouge

As the SE is reeling from Hurricane Irma and the state of Texas recovers from the hell of Hurricane Harvey, my city of Birmingham is expecting the aftermath of Irma for the next two days. Whatever she brings, it won't be anything like the devastation that Texas and Florida, as well as all of the islands in the Caribbean have experienced. If you feel you can contribute, there are many organizations taking donations and money to help.

If I don't post for a day or two, it may mean we've lost power here.  Birmingham is a beautiful city full of old, gorgeous  trees that like to take down power lines. I"ll stay in touch!

CDP Theme Day - WET

Today my City Daily Photobloggers around the world are posting their favorite photo on this month's theme....RAIN right here.. It was a no brainer for me. I"m reposting one of my favorite photos taken from the second floor window of our favorite apartment on rue Saint Roch. It's also the cover photo of my book, Paris Rouge. If you'd like to have a look, the link is on the sidebar!

Parapluie Rouge II

Many of you might remember this umbrella from the cover of my book, Paris Rouge Through My Lens   While searching around in my photos yesterday, I found this shot that I'd also taken and never given a thought to after I found the other.  She was in a hurry as she rushed below my perch in the window above her, but something caught her eye in the shop across the street. 

Paris Rouge XLI - Le Parapluie Rouge

The morning we arrived in our flat last month it was cold and rainy.   I flung open the gorgeous windows and peered to the rue St. Roch below.  I spotted this lady with her red umbrella, but couldn't quite get the shot I wanted.  I decided to climb onto the window sill and hang over the wrought iron railing.   Mary and Peter found me in this precarious position.  I got the shot!!!