Le Jardinage

Subtle signs of a preoccupation with growing things everywhere:

The Marché aux Fleurs. How convenient for city gardeners to go on contemplative forages during their work-a-day breaks ... an experience far removed from the London hordes descending on Columbia Rd of a Sunday morning.

Green festivals galore.

Corbeille de Fleurs

JAN VAN HUYSUM FECIT

MMMmmm schemes of an auricular theatre...

Jardin des Plantes

faune...

... et flore.

Hôtel à Abeilles

Chateau de Versailles

Parterre de Latone

Bassin d'Apollon

Le Grand Trianon

Potager behind the Boudoir, Hameau de la Reine (natch!)

Tomates à l'Ancienne

Marché Bastille

We couldn't get enough of this sun-ripened goodness:

Pique-nique à Paris Plage.

Pique-nique au Le Jardin des Plantes.

Mille-fleurs

Musée de Cluny (Musée du Moyen-Âge) La Dame à la licorne, La Vue