Paris and Beyond

Jardin du Palais Royal Hold on, sweet lovers. Spring is coming! Jardin du Palais Royal 75001, Paris

Jardin des Tuileries "Abandoned" If you are not familiar with this popular and historied Paris garden  the photo abov...

Jardin du Luxembourg A serious group engaged  in Tai Chi exercises... Love the lady in the background  with her red f...

Jardin des Plantes One would think that this green parrot (?) had escaped from an enclosure, a pen.  However, we sighted  a...

Paleontology Museum I have seen the photographs and peered through the impressive  windows, but sadly I have never been insid...

This pigeon house (pigeonnier) in Jardin de l'Acclimatation was used during the siege of Paris in 1870 to send messages by ca...

In the garden of  Hôtel Biron, we found a rose in the lilting rain of autumn. Can you tell what is seen in the background...

Jardin des Plantes the wheelbarrow Well-used and caked with mud, this wheelbarrow has had a place in Jardin des Plantes f...

Jardin des Tuileries The gates were closed for a few days and the emptiness beyond was absolutely eerie. Jardin des T...

Jardin du Luxembourg The autumn bloom of chrysanthemums are ephemeral  but our memories are imprinted with the many shades of...

Jardin des Tuileries It is impossible to visit Paris  without sitting in one of the green chairs around a park fountain.   ...

Square Henri-Collet the gardener... Square Henri-Collet 75016, Paris

the little boy and his ticket Strapped in to ride on an imaginary creature  in the fanciful carrousel Dodo Manège Jardi...

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

Too Many Pigeons! I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper  rather than playing with her phone if she would h...

Le Parc de Bercy La Maison du Jardinage In late March one can only see  the slightest promise of a spring and summer.   ...

Jardin du Palais Royal The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010 The red and white rope was a signal to stay out ...

Galerie de Montpensier The gold of the wrought iron fencing and the lamps  are easy clues to the location of this photo O...

Les Enfants de Paris What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return? How can one even think in those terms? ...

The small boy in the garden He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.   Paris children seem to play outside ...