Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Sainte Geneviève des Bois - le cimetière russe



Sainte Genevieve des Bois


The Russian Orthodox Cemetery, 
final resting place of dancer Rudolph Nureyev
seen here with a carpet of gold Ginko leaves



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19 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaOctober 17, 2012 at 2:16 AM

    A very special composition with the Autumn colors!
    Léia

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  2. DianeOctober 17, 2012 at 2:55 AM

    Wow that is a stunning photo, well done. Have a good day Diane

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  3. Mister DOctober 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    Lovely colours and composition

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  4. Janey and Co.October 17, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    The path with those leaves brought to mind the song phrase
    Follow the yellow brick road. Beautiful!

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  5. LeeAnn at Mrs Black's October 17, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    What an appropriately beautiful and elegant resting place for him. Love the Gingko leaves.

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  6. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina KitchenOctober 17, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    Leaves of gold. What a stunning photo Genie. You could sell prints of this one.
    Sam

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  7. PatOctober 17, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    A Russian friend of mine is buried there....

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  8. KristieOctober 17, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    Beautiful photo! Look at all that autumn gold! :)

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  9. StarmanOctober 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    I wonder how many famous people are interred in Parisian cemeteries?

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  10. DarylOctober 17, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    BIG sigh at the loveliness of those golden gingko leaves covering the ground

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  11. 'TsukiOctober 17, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Les croix orthodoxe sont tellement étonnantes... Très belle photo.

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  12. AlexaOctober 17, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    It was worth getting out of town for this shot!

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  13. MaryOctober 17, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Serene golden path.. :)

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  14. MOctober 17, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Fabulous photo!!!! Love the gold leaves!

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  15. RandyOctober 18, 2012 at 12:58 AM

    Golden slumber.

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  16. Genie -- Paris and BeyondOctober 18, 2012 at 2:04 AM

    I love ginko trees and the fan-shaped leaves are as beautiful to me as a path of rose petals. This cemetery is well hidden with no signs indicating the direction. When Peter and I were there, we only encountered one other person that was not a caretaker of the cemetery.

    There has been much discussion about taking the property for development but it is so far away from the ville that one wonders if it is just a carryover from the cold war.

    Bibi, I hope that you have been there as the setting is unique.

    Thank you for your comments as always...

    Bises,
    Genie

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  17. VirginiaOctober 18, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    GInkos make everything prettier!
    V

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  18. JackOctober 18, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Genie, bravo. This is a lovely composition.

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  19. PeterParisOctober 22, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    I believe you took this photo the day you taught me the word Ginko. Now, it's time for new Ginko yellow leaves!

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Merci for your comments!