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Spring

Spring has fully arrived in Texas and Easter just arrived so there is a lot to see and photograph but most of these were taken in Paris.

Spring at the Eiffel Tower last year.
Seen in a shop window in Pais.

These are unusual rabbits.

It’s lots of fun looking at chocolate creations at Easter.
Love seeing tulips come up.
Seen on an île de Ré on the Atlantic coast of France.
Spring-like street art.

Park

A few months back I was in the Luxembourg Gardens and, as I always do, I wandered over to the Medici Fountain only to find it covered for some sort of renovation. I recently saw some photos showing that the work was finished so went back to see what was new. To tell the truth, it looked exactly the same. There was even green mold in the basin so I don’t know what they did. Still, it was nice to see.

Autumn is underway.
The flowers are still looking good.
Here it is. Very dramatic.
This is Polyphemus spying on Acis and Galatea from Greek mythology. This fountain has been moved and changed many times since it was built in the classical Italian style by Catherine of Medici. There is even a fountain behind it.
Great color.
They haven’t replaced the flowers in the urns with mums yet. They always do.

Tuileries Garden

I joined a friend the other day for a walk in the Tuileries Garden. It had just rained and the air was fresh and clean and all of the plants were glistening the in sun. We arrived just after 8 in the morning and there were very few people. It was such a pleasure to stroll around and smell the blooms and grass.

The fountain with no people in the chairs which is unusual. I told you we were early.
This statue looked pretty against the green of the trees with their white flowers.
Always happy to find some wisteria in bloom.
The tulips were just about finished.
Chairs, pond and the Louvre in the background.

Another Garden

Once again a photo on Instagram sent me to a new place, this time Parc Georges Brassens.

I took a new electric bus.
This arc at the entrance is what caught my eye on Instagram. The cherry tree beyond it was starting to lose its blooms and men were making huge piles of them.
A closeup.
Another entrance, this time with bulls.
The flowers were fabulous.