Stepping into a wild jungle 🌴
When the rest of the world 🗺️ Seems to be going to hell
Last week I was invited to a
Jardin des Plantes probably never appeared
On your Paris 🥐 must-do list.
Toucans eat the fruit of palm trees.
I got carried away with drawing the toucans…
I sketch ✍️ onsite = resident artiste 🧑🎨
I discovered I ❤️ Palm Trees 🌴
Did you know Palms are not trees? 🌳
But related to lilies and grasses.
Palm trees grow mostly in tropical areas and deserts, but I saw palms 🌴 this morning in Paris. They are called Palms because their fronds resemble hands 🙌
Since last week I keep bumping into Toucan. Karmic destiny? The other funny thing is with my collection of maybe 1,001 brushes, I am mostly painting
With chopsticks 🥢 Life is full of surprises. What do you think?
Funny thing is…when I went to eat my Asian noodle soup 🥣 I discovered I had no more wooden chopsticks to eat it with. Best commentary imo from Leeja Miller. Report coming soon.
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I got carried away with drawing the toucans…
Such a cool invitation! Congratulations, and thank you as always. Margie
ReplyDeleteIndeed Margie, please visit next visit. Their cherry blossoms are spectacular !
Deletewe love it there... have been often and last time was the orchid show.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to hear this ☺️
DeleteI worry that visitors miss out on this rich combination of gardens, menagerie and museums.
I've been to Munich's greenhouses, which includes a palm tree house, but not this one in Paris. Putting it on my to-do list now :-).
ReplyDeleteYay! Just be sure you can shed your clothing. It is tropical temperatures in there 🌴
DeleteBe safe!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea, for a day of escapism! Don’t miss the Dodo Mènage, the carousel of extinct and endangered animals. Amazing collection of brushes Carol!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU! I have noticed it without seeing 👁️ it.
Delete• Opened: 1992
• Inspiration: Created at the suggestion of a comparative anatomy scientist from the adjacent Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle to raise awareness about biodiversity loss and species extinction.
• Location: South side of the Jardin des Plantes
Chop sticks?
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely getaway from the state of the world. And especially what is going on in Paris and throughout France. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteYes, immersion in green 🌴🌴🌴 good for the soul ❤️
DeleteYup, my new drawing ✍️ tool!
ReplyDeleteI love palm trees. All the varieties.
ReplyDeleteAnd how they define long ago landscapes.
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Thanks Annie
DeleteI love palm trees too. So romantic and majestic.
They are mostly hurricane-proof.
They bend but do not break in high winds.
I loved the Jardin des Plantes but wasn't there during a special exhibit. I watched Heather's video yesterday and found it very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to Heather Stimmler Hall’s video. I increased the speed 1 1/2 times and went careening through the streets of Paris with her…like Mister Toad’s Wild Ride! The international press loves to magnify anything negative coming out of France. Not to minimize the very real problems that France faces, like many western countries.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE ❤️ THAT!
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Only you, a TOUR DE FRANCE bike watcher would do that!
Her video is Very slow. I raced ahead.
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I love how you noticed Toucans after seeing the exhibit! Your brain is a thing to behold! I don’t think you’ll ever get old because you’re always noticing the details😘❤️from🇨🇦
ReplyDelete😂 😂 😂
DeleteI wish they had piped in tropical bird 🦜 song 🎵 but I guess that would not be authentic.. 🙄
My wife and I visited the Jardin in July to see the Natural History Museum which was stunning. If you have not been there, it is really worth a visit.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Its a long time since I visited The Bear 🐻 exhibit there.
DeleteThanks for the Secrets of Paris video. Great view of Paris by a resident on an eBike, with commentary. Seems she had her son riding along with her. Now I know what riding on an eBike is like. She’s brave in that traffic, and knows the city inside out
ReplyDeleteVery brave 🚲
DeleteI loved your latest sketches from the Jardín des Plantes.
ReplyDeleteDuring my last trip to Paris I found myself by the river side of the Jardín as we disembarked from the river taxi and walked towards the center of town.
It is so fascinating to discover new ways of arriving at favorite and new places waiting to be explored by changing the routes one takes. SS