Sunday, February 24, 2008

Paris Sunday

Sunday. High Noon at the Jardin des Plantes. Lots families on peaceful Sunday strolls, a scattering of spandex-clad runners. Everyone soaking up the sun. Couples reclining on south-facing benches.

But this allée was quiet.





Bright lacy shadows.





I can't decide which I'm more enamored of -- the yellow folly or the almost-blooming buds.





Heading home on the boulevard St. Germain, I spy another harbinger of spring outside Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet.

Vive le dimanche!
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5 comments:

  1. The NagFebruary 25, 2008 8:24 AM

    Thanks for brightening up my day. I'm so sick of this harsh Canadian winter I could scream.

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  2. Polly-Vous FrancaisFebruary 25, 2008 4:19 PM

    Hang in there, Nag! Spring won't be far away in North America; the crocuses are sprouting slowly under all the snow and "wintry mix," and it'll all melt before you know it.

    I'm glad that a view of bit of early Paris spring helped.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 26, 2008 1:39 PM

    Thank you. Just thank you. These are lovely!

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  4. blueVicarFebruary 28, 2008 11:26 PM

    OH MY GOSH....blossoms! What a treat! I can see "April in Paris" just around the corner...if only I COULD see April in Paris, for real...

    Still...thanks for the buds. They life my heart...

    Meilleurs voeux!!

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  5. Polly-Vous FrancaisFebruary 29, 2008 8:42 AM

    I love the period just before spring really blossoms, when the world is full of possibilities.

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