The Weekend in Black and White

I found these brides and grooms at a great Paris store 
(one of several on rue Montmartre, near les Halles) 
with a good selection of cake pans, candy molds, 
and all sorts of baking supplies.  I was happy to see 
an (almost) all-embracing selection of 
wedding-cake toppers—no groom/groom or
bride/bride couples, but who knows?  Maybe next
time I'm there I'll see some of those too.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]  

In St. Germain des Prés

The sky really was this (non) color for much
of the time I was in Paris this month.
The good news? That hardly ever meant rain.

[I'm linking back to Skywatch Friday and
to Orange You Glad It's Friday?]

Thursday Challenge—signs

It's the thought that counts—
not the spelling.
Happy Thanksgiving!

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—T is for "traffic"

And also for Thanksgiving, of course.  If you're going
somewhere this holiday weekend, I hope you
don't get stuck in a mess like this!  I also hope you
have lots to be thankful for—I know I do.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.] 

Christmas at Cartier

No, it's not the "red light district"—it's the
high-rent district!  The Cartier store on
the Champs-Elysées is awash in holiday color.

[It's Ruby Tuesday. To see more, go here.]

French flowers

Despite the frigid temps in Paris last week,
florists all had flowers on display outside.
I snapped these gorgeous roses at a
shop on rue Beaubourg.

[To see more Monday Mellow Yellows, visit Gemma's meme.
For Mandarin Orange Monday posts, visit LoriK's meme.
And for more Macro Mondays, go here.]

Paris shadows

I'm just back from a wonderful week
 in my fave city with two very special people
(and fellow bloggers). One of them will
recognize herself—and her shadow—in this shot 
taken on the roof of Galeries Lafayette.

[It's Shadow Shot Sunday—to see more, go here.]