Floral Friday

 

A burst of spring beneath the elegant dome of the Institut de France.

 

La sortie

 

Path to a métro station carpeted with blossoms.

Tea and garden

View from café looking onto the resplendent interior courtyard of the Petit Palais art museum.

Blossom closeup

Blossoming trees hide Notre Dame Cathedral.

Cerisiers de Notre-Dame

Pink blossoms from across the river.

Blossoming

Magnolia blossoms are putting in fleeting appearances in parks and squares across the city.

Cheery blossoms

 

These flowers are even more striking contrasted against the wall of an old church.