Les vitrines de jouets - CDP Theme Day

Looking out of a store window at the winter

landscape, the tin toys resemble paper silhouettes 

against a palette of neutrals.

The theme for the City Daily Photo Bloggers

on this first day of March:  A photo that is in color

but appears almost as a black and white shot.

Click here to see the selections of other City Daily photographers

Avanti la Musica (unique toys and music boxes)

73, quai de la Tournelle

75005, Paris

Palais Royal - des ombres

Palais Royal

The lamps at Palais Royal are

distinctive and recognizable.

The shadow almost resembles 

a contact print on the promenade wall.

Palais Royal

75001, Paris

Lumière du matin

Morning Light

So, is the light magical

in Paris or am I just so

enamored with Paris

that I overlook the ordinary?

Bistrot Vivienne
4, rue des Petits Champs

75002, Paris

Église Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet

The early morning sun 

casts long shadows 

bon dimanche

Église Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet

23, rue des Bernardins

75005, Paris

Le Petit Colbert

The frosted glass of 

Le Petit Colbert

adds a bit of mystique

Le Petit Colbert

8 rue Monsigny

75002, Paris

 

City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Shadow and Highlight"

Jardin des Plantes

Today I join city daily photo bloggers around 

the world for Theme Day:

"Shadow and Highlight"

Please take a look at the theme interpretation

of other photographers here.

Jardin des Plantes

75005, Paris

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

What genius to have designed this intriguing structure at

the edge of Bois de Boulogne.  One has a feeling of 

riding an enormous ship high above the Bois de Boulogne 

with a view of the Paris skyline in the distance.

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

8, avenue Mahatma Ghandi

Bois de Boulogne 75116, Paris

Métro Sablons

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Foundation

This creative structure designed by Frank Gehry, 

is an architectural wonder.  To say that it was

a challenge to build/assemble is a gross understatement.

The exterior resembles a ship with billowing sails, 

an image reinforced by the movement

of moving water.

Fondation Louis-Vuitton
8, avenue du Mahatma Ghandi

Bois de Boulogne (north end)
75116, Paris

Métro Les Sablons

Pont de Bir-Hakeim

Pont de Bir-Hakeim

Quick of step

she was gone 

in an instant...

Pont de Bir-Hakeim

75015, Paris

 

Des chiminées et des ombres

Chimneys and Shadows

The buildings on this street are interesting

with varied patterns and colors of brick.

The sun adds a design touch with 

a shadow...

Rue Georges Desplas

75005, Paris

Allée d'arbres

A long row of trees

and dancing shadows

in Cimetière du Père Lachaise

(Joyeux anniversaire, Lisette!)

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

75020, Paris

Palais Royal - Didier Ludot

Didier Ludot

The exquisite styles of decades past

are offered here at Didier Ludot, tempting haut couture

at unbelievable prices.

The displays suggest not only the dresses

but the jewelry and other accessories of that decade.

You know the place now where

"everything old is new again."

Didier Ludot

Boutique du Palais Royal

Palais Royal

75001 

Cafe Kitsune

Cafe Kitsune

a contrast of light and dark,

a blend of cultures,

coffee or tea?

Cafe Kitsune - Palais Royal

51 Galerie de Montpensier

75001, Paris

Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

Tucked in a corner of this beautiful and storied church sits this

confessional, obscured in semi-darkness.

The rays of light entering a church window illuminate

the corner confessional, revealing a warm patina.

bon dimanche

Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

99, rue Saint-Antoine

75004, Paris

Piccola Strada

Piccola Strada


Just where I would like to be
watching the parade of characters
while sipping a cool beverage with friends.


allons-y!

Piccola Strada

6, rue Yvonne le Tac

75018, Paris

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

Saint Pierre de Montmartre

Built on the site of a Roman temple and a 7th century Merovingian church, 

Saint Pierre de Montmartre was consecrated in 1147

 and is one of the oldest churches in Paris.

 

 

When all of Montmartre is crowded,

 Saint Pierre offers a quiet and cool respite

with shadows and architectural details to discover.

 

 

bon dimanche

 

 

 

 

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

2, rue du Mont Cenis

75018, Paris

 

Parc de Monceau - zoom zoom

Parc de Monceau

Despite living in a city

Paris children always seem to be

in motion.

zoom-zoom

Parc de Monceau

rue Courcelles

75008, Paris

Rue de Beaujolais

The morning sun 

creates crisp shadows

on the weathered shutters...

....weathered shutters 

with a freshly-painted

"W"

18, rue de Beaujolais

75001, Paris

La porte et les fleurs

The window boxes in Paris

bloom most of the year.

The shadows and reflection add a softness 

to the many details of this one doorway, 

one among thousands.

38, boulevard Saint Germain

75005, Paris

Le Métro - après minuit

The Métro

(after midnight)

Truly, the deep interior of the Métro looks the same day or night, 

but in the very late hours before closing the sounds are amplified.

The clicking of heels, 

the laughter of party-people, 

and often an eerie silence

in the curved halls 

that snake from platform to platform.

Paris Métro after midnight

75008, Paris