GTS: spring in Paris

I was fortunate enough to see spring again — in Paris and in the suburban areas where I stayed, first at my uncle’s flat and then at my mom’s friend’s home. Lilac blooms filled the air with soft scents while the yellow-green new growth on trees and shrubs delighted the eye. I hope you’ll enjoy spring in Paris.

Shrubs on the sidewalk in front fo my uncle’s flat

Sweet white flowers peek through the fencing

Blue forget-me-nots wave in the gentle spring breeze

Vibrant tulips surround a monument at Jardin du Luxembourg

Fuzzy pink blooms cover the branches of this tree at the garden behind Notre Dame

Lilac blooms catch my eye in the midst of the mass of chestnut trees

More tulips and bright flowers (stocks? wall flowers?) in a garden at the front of the Palais du Luxembourg, where the French Senate is housed

Pink petals collecting in the streets of Paris

By a common parking lot, an uncommonly sweet sight - spring rain was falling lightly

A damp looking bench along the side of the road as we walked to the train station

More lilacs vying for attention

Delicate pinks on fresh new greens

Carefree dandelions on the banks of the Yerres River behind my uncle’s little community

Have I mentioned all the lilacs that are in bloom?

Blooms at the Pere Lachaise cemetery

Buttercups silhouetted against sunlit leaves

Fresh blooms against blue blue skies above Breuillet

Sparkling little white blooms on a shrub near a man-made lake

Little blue firecrackers peeping through a fence

Even the weeds look picturesque - of course, it helps that it’s someone else’s weeds

Paris continues here: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7

~ by nikkipolani on May 11, 2008.