Sunflowers on Laurina’s Birthday
Today is Laurina’s birthday; she would have been, oh right, women of that era didn’t discuss such matters! We took a nice ride in the country this morning, taking pictures of both wild … Read more
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Independence Day
We all know what an important holiday this is for Americans and this year I want to acknowledge what a special day it is for my (genuine) soulmate, Sheryl. This year, Independence Day … Read more
Paris in the Spring: a Visit to the Louvre
The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, is also one of the world’s largest, housing over 35,000 objects over an area greater than 1/2 million square feet. We visited in the middle of … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Postlude 1
To bed at midnight (5PM CDT) Paris time, and luckily to sleep soon after. Up at six, out of the door by 7:45. Made it to the airport in plenty of time, and … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Fontaine de Carpeaux
On Sunday evening we took the short (one stop) ride down the block to visit one of the most interesting fountains in Paris, the Carpeaux Fountain. As I mentioned, we really, really like … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Louvre & more
Here are a few photos from each of the past 3 days. I was doing great in terms of keeping up with the photos each day, but then we visited the Louvre on … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Musée de l’Orangerie
I love paintings by Monet, and our trip to (the French-named city of) St. Louis awoke my interest in water lilies, so a trip to the Musée de l’Orangerie, was definitely in order. … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Wednesday Wandering
We began our first full day in Paris with a short ride on the 38 bus up to Luxembourg Gardens. Here’s a photo of the bus as it’s stopping right in front of … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Day 1
We arrived in Paris on time and with no hassles. There was an interesting wrinkle before we deplaned, when everyone had to fill out a slip of paper with their particulars, including where … Read more