Parc de Belleville

Parc de Belleville

Autumn leaves

green park benches

temperate weather

light breeze

...just about perfect

Parc de Belleville

75020, Paris

Église Saint Roch

Église Saint Roch

The late afternoon autumn sun

gives the church a golden glow.

bon dimanche

Église Saint Roch

284, rue Saint Honorée

75001, Paris

Le Promeneur

The sun to his back,

the lonely walker 

ascends the steep path

Pots de Cheminées

Chimney Pots, Flower Boxes,

and Blue Skies

Rather ordinary at the street level,

but stunning at the upper floors, 

enhanced by flower boxes and blue skies

82, rue des Cascades

75020, Paris

Jardin des Plantes - des flâneurs

Jardin des Plantes

In a misty rain 

you will always see people in Paris parks.

This young maman was walking her baby

briskly between the showers of the afternoon.

Jardin des Plantes

75005, Paris

Parc Montsouris

Parc Montsouris

Montsouris is located in the 14ème arrondissement 

at the southern edge of Paris.  

Opened in 1869 the park is one of the four large parks, 

along with the Bois de Boulogne, the Bois de Vincennes

 and the Parc  des Buttes Chaumont, created by Napoleon 

and Baron Haussmann at each of the cardinal points 

of the compass around the city.

It was filled with Parisians enjoying

a sunny clear November day.

Parc Montsouris

75014, Paris

Je suis... Paris

Je suis... Paris

It was a different trip to Paris

My thoughts and prayers

are with the people of Paris (and Beyond)

Quai Saint Bernard

75005, Paris

Des feuilles rouges et orangées

Cimetière Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

An explosion of red and orange covers the

ground beneath the empty branches 

of maple trees.

Cimetière Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

91700, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Ephemeral

Jardin du Luxembourg

The autumn bloom of chrysanthemums are ephemeral 

but our memories are imprinted with the many shades of gold and orange.

On the first day of each month, the City Daily Photobloggers

from around the world interpret the "theme" and November's

theme is "EPHEMERAL."  Take a look here.

Jardin du Luxembourg

75006, Paris

 

Terrasse de Café

Paris in autumn

Café scene on the broad sidewalk

of Avenue Daumesnil...

Even the late afternoon sun has the

warm glow of autumn

l'Arrosoir
75, avenue Daumesnil

75012, Paris

L'or de septembre

September "gold"

There is something to look forward 

to with the changing of seasons

in Paris.

This is the first glimpse of gold.

It will be another month before the Ginko leaves turn.

Père Lachaise

75020, Paris

La Seine et les reflets d'or

The reflections of the golden-hued lights 

were interspersed with silver.  

The lone green light and its reflection 

makes me think of Gatsby.

La Seine from Pont du Carrousel

75001, Paris

Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

If you have not been to Paris recently 

you might not recognize the magnificent Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis.  

After more than a year of work,

 the exterior has been brought back to a nearly new appearance.  

I had only seen the doors in a very sombre, dark and indistinguishable color.  

As you can see, the details of the newly-painted doors are displayed in bright red, 

ah yes, Paris rouge.

bon dimanche

Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

99, rue Saint-Antoine

75004, Paris

(joyeux anniversaire, Renée)

 

Quai de Bourbon - l'automne

Quai de Bourbon

Looking towards Pont Louis-Philippe from Pont Marie, 

the quai and the riverside walk are almost deserted.  

Golden leaves will soon be swept from frail branches into the Seine.  

Within a month, this will be a monochrome palette, 

save the red doors and a few window boxes.

Paris will take on her winter beauty

Quai de Bourbon

75004, Paris

 

Les Ombres d'Automne

Jardin du Palais Royal

The alleys of trees are a delight no matter the season.  

The green park chairs of Paris are covered in autumn leaves 

which may lead to snow as winter closes in.

Well, not too soon, svp

Jardin du Palais Royal

75001, Paris

Ombre d'arbre

Mona Bismark American Center

The autumn sun softly outlines the leafless tree.  

The lady graciously demurs

Mona Bismark American Center

34, avenue de New York

75016, Paris

Place Michel Debré

Dressed for the autumn weather with its scattered showers, 

this woman braved the streets with a confident gait.  

She was in chestnut brown from head to toe, 

save the locks of red under her hat.

Must be a French Girl

Place Michel Debré

75006, Paris

Sainte Geneviève des Bois - le cimetière russe

Sainte Geneviève des Bois

a Russian Cemetery

The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is not highly regarded 

by the locals of this small town 

and many do not even know of its existence.  

I made the trip to see the tombstone of Rudolph Nureuev 

and found the carpet of fallen ginko leaves as a bonus.  

Wherever I have traveled in the world, I visit and photograph the cemeteries.  

Although this cemetery is not well-maintained, 

there was a quiet beauty of the season, 

silent and colorful with autumn leaves.

 

 

 

Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Sainte Geneviève des Bois

La Tour Eiffel en automne

 

 

 

La Tour Eiffel

 

 

 

In the winter,

in the spring,

in the summer,

 

Can it be that the best season is autumn?

 

 

Poor M. Eiffel.  He did not live long enough to know

just how beloved his 'temporary structure' has become.

 

 

 

 

La Tour Eiffel

75007, Paris

 

 

 

 





Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare and Company

This charming, storied bookstore serves as a regular bookstore, 

as second-hand bookstore, and as a reading library. 

It is so much more than a tourist destination 

and the interior looks much like it must have 60 years ago 

when it was opened by George Whitman.  

Today, his daughter runs it as her father did, 

opening the space for young writers to work and live.

With the full color of autumn, 

the leaves provide a coordinated color-match with the storefront.

Shakespeare and Company

37, rue de la Boûcherie

75005, Paris