April Fools!

Ha ha. You thought I was going to post something for the entire month. Right!


Actually it was absurdly busy at work, though that isn't an excuse, just a statement of fact. El Jeffe came to visit and brought along some of his carriages so we had to spic and span the place, and turn it into a palais faux royale. To those concerned, please see below the shots from April. It is kind of insane, but kind of good that I get to bombard you with an entire month's novelty (well, at least to me) all at once.

 Spring has sprung and so have the tulips. The french are ruthless though. Once they get to that sprawled open stage, as opposed to letting them just fall, off with their heads. I guess Marie Antoinette was just a symbol of what the gardening establishment was up to. Cut off the youth before it grows ugly.

 This brilliant parking job made me just laugh. This intersection is for cars going in 2 directions. You turn to the right or if you are coming from behind the truck you turn left. Only thing concerning is that there is only about a foot between the end of the truck and the sidewalk poles.

 I think I may have posted this but I love how France is the kind of Lorax for the trees. How great.

 More spring flowers, but dark. I love it. Gothic spring.

 Mirror, mirror; how awesome is this mirror? It echoes the awning beneath it to the right. So graphic and dadaist in a way.

 This day was amazing. It got to about 85 and almost sunburn-y. Here at the canal there were ducklings everywhere and they were so so excruciatingly cute. The canal is Paris' equivalent of McCarren Park in Williamsburg, and all are equally clothed in american apparel style or drippy hipstery.

 Yeah its so spring...we just rake our petals like garbage or unwanted leaves.

 This pile probably weighs about 5 pounds. Its like seeing feathers in comparison with lead; its so voluminous and the smell is incredible, not that lead smells much, unless its molten. It tastes good...err.

 Why fix it, just prop it up? Hammer some 2x4s together and keep him standing. (wall is masculine)

 Gothic garden again, which is situated behind Notre Dame surrounding the fountain.

 I love the new bi-colored leaves. The pale side is almost silver.

 The moon, the moon, the pascal moon. Easter is the next Sunday. This one happened on Good Friday.; which is kind of nice when it works out that way. 

 Did I mention its enormity?

 Yes huge. For those of you have ever tried to take a picture of the moon you realize this is huge for it to show up this size, plus it wasn't even the once in every 19 years super moon.

 C'est pas du bois, c'est faux bois.

 What a pastoral sunset looking from the pont du Carrousel. That's Musee d'Orsay to the left.

 These colorful demons were at the flower market. I didn't know they had birds too. Its too bad the colors are so washed out, but these birds were so brilliant, I almost would like one....

...stuffed.