A wave of cheerful jonquils brighten a cloudy gray day in the Parc Bagatelle, Paris.
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Friday, March 31, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
GOOSE AND GANDER
A pair of resident Canadian geese in the Parisian Parc Bagatelle. Although normally a migratory bird, the Bernache du Canada has become sedentary in France. And why not!
First introduced to England in the 17th century, then onto the European continent, the territorially agressive Canadian goose has unfortunately been classified in France as an invasive exotic species since 2010.
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Monday, March 27, 2023
A LITERARY SYMBOL
Mysterious, majestic, and even maligned as vain, the peacock actually has an anthology of literary texts dedicated to it that range from Antiquity to the early 20th century. Marie-Pierre Fougerouse selected and compiled the texts which appear in her book, Le Paon: un chef d'oeuvre vivant.
Vocabulary
la traîne du paon: the long tail feathers of the male peacock
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
A delicate touch for this wheelbarrow used by gardeners in the roseraie at the Parc de Bagatelle.
Vocabulary
une brouette: a wheelbarrow
un pochoir: a stencil
une roseraie: a rose garden
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Monday, March 20, 2023
GET GOING
L'écurie use plus le cheval que la course.
This French proverb, "the stable wears out the horse more than the race," is used to express the idea that the lazy man who stays home and loafs is more tired than the one who works.
Stables at the Haras de Jardy, Marnes-la-Coquette.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
DOUCE FRANCE
Life's simple pleasures
From an early springtime promenade in the Parc Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne.
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Monday, March 13, 2023
LUNCH BREAK
Pause-déjeuner
Noon at the Parisian Parc de Bagatelle in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne before the official arrival of springtime.
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Friday, March 10, 2023
HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS!
Comme c'est beau!
A late winter view of the remaining water basin at the Parc Royal de Marly-le-Roi.
It was in this royal domaine, half-way between Versailles and Saint Germain-en-Laye, that Louis XIV constructed a small château where he would go to relax and get away from the trappings of royal court of Versailles. The Sun King's favorite retreat, with its enchanting pavillons, gardens, and gigantic cascading fountain, was unfortunately destroyed following the Revolution.
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