Gallery Schmanz

Peeling paint

Lauren — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:27:26 +0000

Another survivor!

Where signs go to die

Lauren — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:00:28 +0000

We stumbled across this pile of unused street signs in a Mairie de Paris building today.

I liked the look of the little sign graveyard.

Things of beauty

Lauren — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:01:13 +0000

Another lovely day on the Promenade Plantee found more new flowers blooming! This beautiful rose bush twisted around a trellis about halfway down the promenade.

Note the perfect bud in the middle of the cluster of roses.

Hidden passages

Lauren — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:55:39 +0000

One of our City Walks took us down the Cours Damoye near Bastille, which we never would have found on our own. This beautiful passage seems to be a world unto itself and completely French at the same time.

Au Rocher de Cancale

Lauren — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:08:18 +0000

Au Rocher de Cancale is along the bustling market street Montorgeuil. Another survivor.

Boats for rent at the Jardin de Luxembourg

Lauren — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:08:51 +0000

Mural on the quai

Lauren — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:45:33 +0000

This beautiful, muted painting is in the 5th on rue des Grands Degres, right above a restaurant I want to try.

I am always so happy to see things like this because I feel like they’re “survivors.” And they should survive!

The Promenade Plantee is flowering!

Lauren — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:39:31 +0000

Noah and I took a walk along the Promenade Plantee today, and it’s finally flowering and looking the way I imagined it could!

We watched an older man with a camera taking pictures as well, and I felt some comradery with him.

Sevres

Lauren — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:29 +0000

I’m not exactly sure what this is, but it always intrigues me as I pass it. It graces a wall bordering the garden at Saint Germain des Pres. Anyway, I finally passed it on the perfect day for a picture.

Patina

Lauren — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:41:43 +0000

I like the green patina on this old door in Grenoble. (Actually, it’s in La Tronche.)