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and of course beauty: Paris

2.25.2015
Paris beauty
Paris sky
Paris morning sky Haussmann building

And of course beauty: the beauty that was for him the link between the ships and the woods and the poems. He remembered as though it were but a few days ago that winter night, himself too young even to know the meaning of beauty, when he had looked up at a delicate tracery of bare black branches against the icy glittering stars: suddenly something that was, all at once, pain and longing and adoring had welled up in him, almost choking him. He had wanted to tell someone, but he had no words, inarticulate in the pain and glory. It was long afterwards that he realized that it had been his first aesthetic experience. That nameless something that had stopped his heart was Beauty. - cs lewis

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23 comments

  1. A beautiful quote and beautiful pictures of ordinary scenes and buildings in Paris - you are so good in seeing the beauty in simole everyday things.

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  2. Love CS Lewis... and of course I love Paris... great shots.

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  3. You have such an eye for composition, Catherine. I study your photos carefully, hoping some of your skill will rub off on me! What is that red/pink on the ground in the first photo? The bird photo is so starkly beautiful. The light is fantastic.

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    1. Thank you for such kind words Barb!... the pink on the ground are fallen petals from one of the many beautiful trees on the Champs de Mars.

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  4. of course! beauty in Paris! I always love seeing your images. Have a wonderful week.

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  5. Wow, so many tracks of planes! Lovely shots all!

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  6. These are all beautiful but that last one, the sunset between the iconic Paris rooftops, takes my breath away!

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  7. Wonderful pics! Paris is great :)

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  8. Essence - you have capture little things that often go unnoticed and yet make the bigger picture so worth looking at.

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  9. always great pictures!.. and Paris... oh la la!!!

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  10. Gorgeous! Do I see a bit of spring beginning in the first image?

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  11. That last photo of the lines of clouds is amazing and not something I've seen before.

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  12. The perspective is amazing! Your point of view makes your pictures unique!

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  13. Lovely photos and quote. I especially love that last picture!

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  14. Catherine, thank you for sharing the beauty you see in photographs that are stunning in their simplicity and perspective. Also the C.S. Lewis passage was quite appropriate.

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  15. Gorgeous photos of a beautiful city. Thank you for linking up at Thursday Favorite Things and hope to see you again!

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  16. Thank you all for your very kind comments :)

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