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Two glasses of champagne on a white tablecloth.

Yesterday's indulgence: champagne at Le Train Bleu. Y'all don't even want to know what we paid for these.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOpulence

We absolutely are having a blast. Two weeks in and two weeks to go. Headed to Giverny today. So excited! Expect lots of water lilly photos.

Thanks. I continue to struggle with alt text.

I do watch a lot of YouTube, especially when planning a trip. I'll look these up, thanks!

The shop is in one of Paris's covered passages that is known for artisan and craft shops. I love taking photos of artisan workspaces and the tools used to do the kind of hand work that is starting to disappear.

A work table in a seamstress shop with sewing machines, large spools of thread, and other sewing tools and materials. There are several black chairs positioned over foot pedals that operate the sewing machines. Above the table, four black work lamps are suspended.

Seamstress shop, Paris.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #ToolsOfTheTradeTuesday

Black-and-white photo of a black-and-white checkerboard tile floor with random abstract shapes formed by reflected light.

Ghosts in the tiles.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #TilesOnTuesday #ClassicMono
#31DaysOfHalloween #SensoryArt #shadow #LightAndShadow

A round red café table with two black-and-white striped chairs and a short stool with a black-and-white check pattern.

Table for 2½

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #Twosday #2sday #RedTuesday
#Paris #TableForTwosday

A street art mural depicting a blue dog-like animal three eyes and an open mouth full of sharp teeth, against an orange background resembling leaves or flames. The animal is suckling two crouching human figures. There is a black motorcycle parked in a stone-paved lot in front of the wall.

Blue dog.
Canal St. Martin, Paris

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #TagTuesday #AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay #BlueTue #StreetArt #Paris

A bright red Ferrari in front of a beautiful old hotel with black iron balconies and red awnings.

Ferrari, very red.
Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris

Fashion Week is bringing out the horses.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOpulence #RedTuesday #Ferrari #Paris #FastCars

Not to make light of your obvious superior knowledge of all things British and Roman, but "a journey in search of Boudica" sounds like a fancy, ancient Roman way of saying, "crawling the pubs looking for loose women." A quick Google search, however, assures me it is a loftier subject.

I don't know, but I can't unhear it now. These will forever be the disco chickens from this day forward.

I am temporarily residing in an unfamiliar time zone, and the math is beyond me, but I think I should wish you a happy belated birthday since it's already tomorrow here.

Close-up photo of green leaves with raindrops against the background of a dark blue bench.

Blue bench in the rain, with leaves.

#photography #EastCoastKin #BlueMonday #MondayBlues
#MacroMonday #MinimalMonday

Impressionist painting of a young woman in a pink sleeveless dress holding a flower in her raised left hand. She has a bouquet of flowers in her lap, and her right hand rests on the head of a gray dog at her side.

Portrait of Madame Paul Guillaume, Marie Laurencin
Musée de l'Orangerie

#photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #PinkMon #ArtYear
#ImpressionistArt

Photo of the face of a black cat against a black background. Only a few details are visible—eyes, nose, one set of whiskers, and the vague outline of on ear.

Chloe, Queen of Darkness.

#photography #EastCoastKin #PetPortraits #CatsOfBluesky
#Spooktober #BlackCat #31DaysOfHalloween #SensoryArt #shadow

The Dome of a French Baroque church against a bright blue cloudless sky.

Dôme des Invalides

Thank goodness I'm in Paris for #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOpulence! After sitting mostly by the sidelines last week, I am armed and ready with opulence galore!

#photography #EastCoastKin #BlueMonday #BlueSkyMonday #MondayBlues

Two mallard ducks, a male and a female, walk across a gravel path strewn with fallen leaves.

Parisian ducks.

I so rarely have anything appropriate for #BirdOfTheDay, but I crossed paths with this pair on a stroll through the Tuileries this morning. So, one last post for today's theme of #walks (and also #ColorADay #OrangeSun).

#photography #EastCoastKin #SundayWalks

A large Canada Goose walking across a green lawn.

Canada Goose, going for a stroll, pausing to mug for the camera.

#photography #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #walks

Chickens walking on a city street.

Chickens just walkin' around in Ybor City.

#photography #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #walks #SundayWalks
#SundayStreets

Champs-Élysées in Paris with no cars.

I was there this morning, and it was wonderful! Quiet, people strolling without worrying about traffic, brisk beautiful fall day. Stopped nearby for a hot chocolate. Perfect Sunday morning in Paris.

Pizza, of course!

A line of trees with bright orange foliage on a Parisian street in front of tall stone buildings.

Fall, Paris edition.

Since we moved to Florida I don't get to see fall like this anymore. Remembering why it used to be my favorite season and enjoying every minute.

#photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #OrangeSun #31DaysOfHalloween
#FallTrees #SundayStreets #SundayWalks

A closed iron gate with a skull and crossbones on top and a sign that reads Nightmare, horror maze Barcelona.

Nightmare in Barcelona.

#photography #EastCoastKin #Spooktober #nightmare #31DaysOfHalloween
#SignsonSunday

A round, domed ceiling, trimmed in ornate gold carvings and gem stones. In the center is a crystal chandelier suspended below a brightly colored painted scene by Marc Chagal depicting landmarks of Paris and various whimsical and flying figures.

Chagal ceiling at L'Opéra Garnier, Paris

#photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #CeilingsOnSunday #SensoryArt #glamour #Stunday

Château de Fontainebleau, from a distance, showing most of the palace, with a stand of trees on either side. In front of the palace is a large blue pond that reflects the scene above. The sky is bright blue and cloudless and the trees are starting to show fall colors of yellow and orange. The palace glows yellow in the sunlight.

Château de Fontainebleau

#photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #SundaySkies #SundayReflections #SilentSunday

When you get tired of it, you just eat it and put on your cheese suit.

A contemporary metal sculpture of two angular human figures, one seated and one standing. Each figure is mounted on top of a tall open metal box. The entire sculpture is painted green and situated outside in a public park.

Sculpture of architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, near the Centre Pompidou, which they designed.

#photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat #SatARTday #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #PublicArt

Black-and-white photo of a woman lying in a chaise under a striped umbrella by a pool. The pool sits on the side of a lake with mist-covered mountains in the background.

Relaxing poolside.
Lake Como, Italy

#photography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #SaturdayMono
#StripesonSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow #relax #SensoryArt #glamour

Worth a visit. And it's interactive!