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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

400th anniversary of Jardin des Plantes 🌷

On Saturday I took  bus 63 

To the entrance at Jardin des Plantes. 
I was supposed to show up at 9:15 Tuesday morning….

Same day I had Salon du Dessin and lunch with Julia…

But I missed the boat 🛶 

Impossible to do 

All the things 

There are to do in Paris.


Is definitely a Must-Do,

Especially when Spring arrives.

Simone Veil et ta Sœurs at musée Shoah.

This year’s installation of 23,000 bulbs and 25,000 biennials is in collaboration 

With the museum’s library collection of botanical illustrations. Many are displayed among the flowers 🌷 

Every year the tulips show up…

And every year I completely forget how to draw ✍️ them

Not a piece of cake 🍰 

I have yet to go seriously hunting 🔍 this season’s Easter 🐣 Eggs 🥚 
Next up on the Must-Do ✅ Agenda!


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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:41 AM

    I was there on Saturday, too - sorry I missed you. It was SPLENDID!

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  2. Anonymous11:26 AM

    Beautiful! Love tulips and the blossoming trees in the spring. Your paintings of tulips are lovely Carol. -Suzanne P.

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    1. Anonymous12:16 PM

      Thank you Suzanne. It’s a work in progress 🌷

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    2. Anonymous12:29 PM

      400th ANNIVERSARY!!! THANKS FOR SHARING, DEAR "PARIS-AMERICAN ARTIST LADY" CARLA

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    3. Anonymous12:29 PM

      400th ANNIVERSARY!!! THANKS FOR SHARING, DEAR "PARIS-AMERICAN ARTIST LADY" CARLA

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  3. Bonnie L12:30 PM

    Your watercolors are beautiful, Carol! Enjoy your Easter Egg hunting…tough assignment! 🐣

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  4. Anonymous3:12 PM

    Oh, how amazing! Such a shot of lightness here in slow-spring of Midwest U.S.!!!!Thanks for the COLOR, COLOR, COLOR, COLOR!!!!!!

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  5. Sukicart6:07 PM

    Love the Jardin des Plantes but have never been there for the tulips, it looks spectacular.

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  6. Anonymous10:43 PM

    The tulips and other flowers are so beautiful! Thank you so much for this ray of color and lovely pictures in the current milieu. Some of my bulbs were eaten by rodents this year so I wonder how they manage to keep them safe!

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    1. Anonymous3:06 AM

      I’m sure they are vigilant at JARDIN DES PLANTED 🌷Maybe the Lions 🦁 keep them away

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  7. Anonymous3:04 AM

    Oh so beautiful!!!!! Your work is inspirational!! BEV

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    1. Anonymous3:07 AM

      Thank you Bev. Every spring I feel like a beginner… 🎨

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  8. Kirra8:26 AM

    Thank you for sharing all these lovely flowers, the up close tulips etc and the massive trees full of blossom! Enjoy!
    Happy Easter egg hunting too.

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