more of Paris

This is the world famous art gallery, the Louvre.



Venus de Milo.



















Paris road sign.











The Avenue des Champs-Elysees. My favorite of the bunch I think. I love that he took a photo while crossing the most famous street in Paris.





Look close & you'll see the Eiffel Tower on the horizon.



I hope you enjoyed the tour. I think he took some great photographs.

portraits of DeLaina

This is the last of the photos of DeLaina. She's already such a good baby. Sleeping most of the night. Eats good.
Her hair is red. We'll see if it changes color. Maybe it's a nod to her great grandfather (my Dad) who still has red hair at the age of eighty-five.

sleeping

first the bottle

then the burping . . .

DeLaina's feet

I visited my niece, Lola, and her baby, DeLaina, today. DeLaina is eleven days old & I wanted to photograph her again while she is still a newborn. They grow out of that stage so quickly. I took a few photos so I am going to feature them all week since I haven't gotten outside much to take many pictures. For some reason I can't feel my fingers after only a few minutes outdoors. I am starting with DeLaina's feet . . .

Paris

Don finally returned home late last night. I pulled the images off his camera this morning. Really like this one. Will share more when he's awake to tell me what I'm looking at.

freakbeat vegetarian cafe

With Don out of the country, Daniel & I dined out together for lunch on Sunday. Before the next snowstorm hit. I picked one of my favorite places. The Freakbeat Vegetarian. It used to be called "Grateful Bread" but she doesn't make so much bread anymore. Just soup now. Vegetarian soup so good even Don eats it. The cafe is located near 17th & Washington streets. Eating there is a psychedelic event. Bright colors everywhere. Very hippyish (if that's a word). This is where I sat . . .



This was the view out the window I was sitting by. The windows are steamed over from all the fantastic soup simmering behind the counter. The front door is blue!



There are baubles & beads dangling in front of the storefront windows.



And this was my soup. The red bean & spinach soup. She posts the ingredients: red beans, lentils, spinach, long grain rice, onions, lemon juice, turmeric, chili powder, salt & pepper. I'm sure they just want us to know in case anyone is allergic to anything. But I see it as a dare to try & make it myself & have it turn out as good. And you get bread with your soup. I chose the pumpkin muffin. (Notice the formica table.)



I believe they are only open Wednesday through Sunday but it is worth a visit.