Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Rue Saint Paul - fenêtre ouverte



Rue Saint-Paul


What does a simple window adorned with the vestiges of daily living
reveal about those who live within?



Window on Rue St Paul
75004, Paris
Métro St Paul ou Métro Pont Marie



26 comments:

Sylvia K said...

A little of everything! Wonderful, Genie!!

Hugs
Sylvia

Rob-bear said...

LIfe is just so daily. Quotidien.

Melissa said...

Such a functional window!

Jane and Lance Hattatt said...

Hello Genie:
Somehow or other, to us the open window which you show here is so typical of many European cities, something certainly which is never quite to be found in London in the same kind of way. What is so reassuring about it is that life, possibly quite simply, is lived and maybe not so very different from how it always has been.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

My favorite neighborhood in Paris.

Pierre BOYER said...

Bonne journée,

Pierre

Malyss said...

Everyday life is not always glamorous.

Joe said...

The mundane, the excitement; the ugly, the beautiful; the ordinary and the extraordinary.

M said...

Somehow, that is very inviting. It is as if they said , "this is my world and you are welcome to see it and be in it."

My name is Riet said...

I love open windows, we always have our windows open in this country.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Why is it that Paris windows are always so much more intriguing no matter what can be espied?

Clueless in Boston said...

It looks to me like they use every available millimeter of space in their apartment.

Anonymous said...

I haven't a clue but I love the color of the fabric in the window! :) LOL

Starman said...

I once hung my jeans out the window to dry.

Pat said...

I always take photos of open windows like this...

Janey and Co. said...

Airing their clothes and linens is a custom in most parts of Europe. Cuts down on laundry. Having a bit of green...in their only possible bit of sunshine is sweet.

trump said...

greetings France from the Amish community of Lebanon,pa. Richard

Alexa said...

I can't imagine airing out my linens in NYC—they'd probably come back in covered with a layer of soot!

Loree said...

How charming!

Mary said...

It suggests a sense of down to earthiness, or practicality, but loveliness in its own way. I love this photo!

Randy said...

Lovely little window.

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

I do love the open windows and wish that the humidity where I live would permit such. We have no need of steam rooms and saunas.

This appears to be a family home as I note the holiday decals on the windows.

Thank you for your kind comments today.

Bises,
Genie

This is Belgium said...

definitely one of my favorite streets in Paris, Genie!

Sketchbook Wandering said...

I too love the open windows, the connection to the outdoors...and again, the design you saw in this "ordinary" scene is lovely...Rita

TheChieftess said...

...that they live in Paris???

wonderful window shot!

Louis la Vache said...

hee hee...
«Louis» lived quite near rue Saint-Paul...he lived on rue Saint-Antoine...