Is it just me or are the days and weeks blending together like a creamy French velouté? Not just me? Okay, bon, then let's just acknowledge that I may have missed a week of my pandemic photo challenge sometime during April, so instead of titling this post "Pandemic Picture Project, Weeks 2 and 3 or … Continue reading Pandemic Picture Project, Installment 2
Spring
Pandemic Picture Project, Week 1
Over the past year, I've barely touched my camera. Life got busy, and I was never as inspired by the suburban St. Louis landscape as I was by central Paris (dunno why, they're pretty much the same). Photography was just one of those things that slid off my To Do list. Cue Pandemic, enter stage … Continue reading Pandemic Picture Project, Week 1
Through the seasons
Writing about last week’s snowstorm reminded me that I wanted to share some “through the seasons” photos I’ve taken this year. I wasn’t particularly disciplined about the project, but it was a good excuse to revisit some of my favorite spots in Paris every few months. I picked three places: Notre Dame, the Coulée Verte … Continue reading Through the seasons
Life lately
It's been a while since I scrolled through the photos on my phone, so it's time for another photo dump. Some of these are from a while ago! (Most are from Instagram.) Here's what we've been up to since, um, April:
Fit for a king
Last Friday, Colin skipped work to go with me to Versailles. We knew we wanted to avoid le week-end in hopes of it being slightly less crowded, and the grounds are closed on Mondays and there were transit strikes on Wednesday and Thursday, so Friday it was. Versailles is only about 12 miles outside of Paris on the RER, … Continue reading Fit for a king
Pique-nique
Last Friday was the first day it was truly warm in Paris, so I set out on one of my longer walks—north from our apartment in the 4th arrondissement, into the 11th, and straight through to the 19th. My destination was the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, an oasis with winding trails, a manmade lake, and grass … Continue reading Pique-nique
Le printemps
Spring has definitely sprung in Paris, although lately it's been more of the April showers than flowers variety. Still, I've taken advantage of breaks in the rain to seek out spring colors wherever I can find them, which is a little like an Easter egg hunt in this city of très chic black and gray. … Continue reading Le printemps
Practice Makes Parfait 