Central Park - Part II

just follow a path and you will find the most amazing things...

lessons in multitasking..

reminders that patience is a virtue....


and one can always dream of beng future Olympians - even if they are financial analysts the rest of the week...

there's always a bench waiting just for you...

and the perfect ending to a perfect day within reach..

a day at Central Park - Part I

We love to spend the day at the Park - you never know what or who you will see; mostly it's our chance to capture from it some of it's of peacefulness to last us as we head into the toss and tumble of the work week ahead - and it seems others share that idea:

whether it's hangin' with old friends...

making new ones...

sitting still to enjoy just sitting

or to enjoy the sounds of others...

can one ever get enough of Paris??

arc d'triomphe from below


just one street away from the hustle and bustle of the Latin Quarter - seems like miles...


the watchdogs of Notre Dame


trinkets along the Seine...


and another quiet side street in the Latin Quarter

Bonjour Paris!

My amazing husband surprised me for my birthday this year by celebratin it with me in Paris! We spent an amazing week never even leaving the City of Lights - too much to see and more walking than we were used to. We enjoyed the camaraderie of Justyna Richards (http://www.justynaphotography.com) from Pictue Paris, who led us through the quiet side streets of the Latin Quarter and Montmartre, shared meals with us at fabulous boulangeries and creperies, overwhelmed us with her staggering knowledge of local history (is there any good reason why everyone famous dies a horrible and tragic death?!) and left us addicted to the history and sights of an amazing city. Below are some of our favorite shots - just a few of 2,300 that we took (gotta love digital!!)

the lovely Justyna!

the Louvre at night - eerie, romantic, awesome!

my little French friend on his way to work at the Louvre - although my French was weak and his English broken, you can clearly see how proud of his bicycle and the trinkets he had collected over time...

and our friends at Pizza Pino - one of the few places that we could understand the menu!!