Floral Friday

 Flowers and coffee, two favorite subjects, one magical setting.

Elle Était Une Fleur

11 rue de Médicis 75006

 

(facing Luxembourg Garden) 

 

 

Wake up Wednesday

 

Posting from the majestic Jardin du Luxembourg before the crowds arrive.

 

 

Sit-down Saturday

 Sous le Chapeau (Under the Hat) at the Institut Liszt Paris / Hungarian Cultural Center.

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A life-sized bronze created by Hungarian sculptor Márta Lesenyei, known for her expressive works that often depict human figures in contemplative or emotional poses.

Favorite photos Friday

These chairs have become a metaphor for relaxed moments in Paris' magnificent parks and gardens.

 

Above: Three chairs (7/2015)

 

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Medici Monday

Unknown to lovers Acis and Galatea the hideous Cyclops Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, hovers just above.

Medici Fountain

 Jardin du Luxembourg

 

Primary colors

 

Primary colors - blue, red, yellow - on a narrow street off the Jardin du Luxembourg. 

 

 

L'acteur grec

"The Greek Actor" rehearses his lines in the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Medici Fountain #2: Green-eyed monster

 

The one-eyed hulk Polyphemus, who's been stalking the nymph Galatea, sneaks up to find her in the arms of Acis, her lover, and flies into a rage.

 

 

Medici Fountain

 

The "green-eyed monster" looms over two young lovers, consumed by jealousy.

 

Above: the Fontaine Médicis is a magical oasis in the Jardin du Luxembourg crowned by an enormous sculpture often mistaken for Poseidon, but it's Poseidon's son Polyphemus, the Cyclops from Greek mythology