Ruby Tuesday

It's early in the A.M. and these chairs are ready
and waiting for any intrepid cafégoers (like moi)
who are willing to brave the November weather and
enjoy the passing Parisian scene from the terrace.

[To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, go here.

happy little angels

Here are some more sweet Parisian faces; these two
angels are part of the hardware on a massive door.
 If they look pleased to be there, maybe it's because they
are installed in the upper chapel of the Ste. Chapelle, and
 have been enjoying those gorgeous stained glass
windows for almost 800 years.

[To see more Monday macros, go here.
For more Mandarin Orange Monday
 posts, visit LoriK's meme.] 

Shadow Shot Sunday

Can't tell you much about this sweet face—
only that it lives in the crypt under the Pantheon
in Paris, where such French luminaries as Voltaire,
Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, and Marie Curie are buried.

[To see more Sunday shadows, go here.]

The Weekend in Black and White

Et voilà!  I'll give you two guesses where
I landed today (and the 2nd one doesn't count).

I'll get to spend some quality time with 
Virginia, of Paris Through My Lens, and Genie, 
whose blog is Paris and Beyond—two 'Bama gals 
who are here now too. They both blog beautifully 
about the city all three of us adore and take 
me there through their posts every day.  I'm 
so excited that we're all here at the same time!

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

Skywatch Friday

I'm getting on a plane tonight and
heading east—for 7 days of fun
and photography with a couple of
my fave blogpals.  I've scheduled posts
for the week ahead and will try to keep 
up a bit with my iPad.  Hope you'll 
stop by while I'm gone.

[Am linking back to Skywatch here.
And to Tina's Ein Stück Himmel here.]

Thursday Challenge—patterns

This pattern set into the pavement of the
Piazza San Marco, in Venice, seems slightly
off-kilter.  I don't know why that is—but you
might not even notice it at all unless
you go up in the campanile and look down.
(They were experiencing some aqua alta  in 
November two years ago.  The circles
in the pattern are drains, but they won't 
do their job until the tide goes out.)

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

ABC Wednesday—R is for "rose"

I just loved this bright pink rose blooming
in November (and trying to give the
turning leaves a bit of competition maybe?).

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]