Paris and Beyond

The first rays of sun each spring... a dry windless day, morning sunshine,  the green chair of the garden, and the warm...

Jardin des Tuileries Leaving the Tuileries at the end of an afternoon of play,  each child holding the hand of an adult bef...

Palais Galliera Although the grounds and the late 19th century building look like a palace,  it was designed and built as a mus...

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Although it would appear from this photo that every bench is occupied,  the park is large enough to ho...

Jardin du Palais Royal On a Saturday morning,  these three were feeding pigeons in the garden of Palais Royal.   The little g...

Jardin de l'Intendant On the secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides  is this quiet topiary garden ...

Fountain of Warsaw fontaine de Varsovie Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles,  but still a perfect seat...

Jardin des Tuileries A Sunday afternoon finds many children in the parks of Paris.  These two were part of a group of five or six w...

Jardin du Palais Royal Some stretches before a run.   How did she ever tear herself away  from the mesmerizing view of that i...

Jardins des Tuileries This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares)  and provides a grand outdoor e...

Jardin du Palais Royal He is reading intently in the splendor of this garden. The fountain must surely be splashing him a bit....

Jardin des Tuileries This little girl with her long braids has Mickey Mouse lovingly wrapped,  cradled in her arms.  Her chic...

Palais Royal in the snow In the first week of December 2010, the snow started to fall gingerly as seen here,  and by the 8th ...

The garden shed What a simple description of this little fairytale of a building... a yellow turret with red trim sitting the midst of ...

Parc des Buttes Chaumont The first time I viewed this scene it seemed impossible that I was still in Paris, well within Boulevard Perip...

This shot was taken through the iron gate  The glimpse of red caught my attention matched with the bright yellow pansies.  I thought that...

The Jardin de l'Intendant is a sculptured garden on the grounds of Les Invalides.  It sits off to the west side from which there is no...

After posting the French-girl-wanna-be  dressed in a red coat, I thought that I would show you the genuine article. Jardin du Luxembourg o...

Walking in Parc de Monceau in November, I encountered a group of 15 to 20 children on a park outing with their teachers.  Based on the ages...

Le Jardin du Palais Royal... On a cloudy day in November, you can have the garden all to yourself. (Joyeaux anniversaire, Daddy) Le Jar...