I was recently asked how I see Paris as a mother,… and I thought the best way to answer is through photographs. A few images for now that begin to scrape the surface of an evolving answer. I see a city that I thought I knew so well unfold before me from a three foot high perspective of wide-eyed wonder and punctuated play. Faded into the background is the Paris soaking in my sentimentalities, it becomes instead a jungle of extraordinary play spaces and boundless immediacy.
What my boys allow me to see is far more than what I see without them. I feel so very fortunate to be able to capture these magical vanishing moments of them against the timeless backdrop of Paris...
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This post is dedicated to my beloved brother Paul [#leica]
It's so true ... we always see more through the eyes of a child. What fun photos!
ReplyDeleteOh my. To be raise children with Paris as a backdrop. Such an experience!
ReplyDeleteYour sons seem to be thoroughly enjoying their new environment as do you.
ReplyDeleteParis through the exploration of children. These will be precious reminders to them someday. What happy faces!
ReplyDeleteThis was a wonderful perspective on Paris, and children. They certainly have a different agenda and see different things. I loved this post.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cynthia... It's been said it would take several lifetimes to discover all of Paris, and I feel I'm just skimming the surface. And to think how much I would've missed after a couple lifetimes without the guidance of my two boys :)
DeleteYes I agree, what a wonderful perspective to see Paris with boys being boys at the popular landmarks
ReplyDeleteLove, joy, closeness! Happy children - happy parents! Beautiful images.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful photographs. You will have plenty of material to make a special album for them one day.
ReplyDeleteTimeless and beautiful!
ReplyDeletebeautiful images as always that tell a story. How wonderful to see Paris as a resident and seeing it through the eyes of your children. It looks so cold though! Too cold for salad! Stay warm and have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteExactly Jill, it was so cold during these outings! Their croque-monsieurs came with a salad (which they hardly touched!)... the first to go was their giant cups of hot chocolate ;)
DeleteLove this set of photos. I just wrote a piece about how I wish I would have captured more of this during our time in Europe.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful shot of your boys. when I see beautiful kids' photos like this I always think what great tresure they will have when they grow up.
ReplyDeleteOh my God... this made me remember a trip we took with the girls to Paris when they were about that age... I have very similar of them on the exact same spot, and with blue jackets and blue skirts... I would have to send you that picture! Love your post!
ReplyDeleteOh Carolina! I'd love to see the photo of your beautiful girls frolicking in Paris! :)
DeleteThese are magical and make me ache for this sort of life as art.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! the first one is one of my favorite! I would love to read what your favorite spots are, but maybe i will ask that to you the first time I'll be in Paris again ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm slowly putting together a list Barbara and would love to share it with you... in the meantime, I'm eating my way through the city (yikes! ;)
DeleteWhat a beautiful reflection on what it means to be a mother...and seeing the world through the eyes of our children. Well said! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots - thanks so much for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/03/its-official-im-sick-of-winter.html
ReplyDeleteWhat a great perspective! To see this side of Paris certainly tames the overall feel. Thanks for linking up at Thursday Favorite Things, please visit us again next week!
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for your kind comments :) xo
ReplyDeleteLove how you coin your sentiments into words - so poetic... Literary. It's a pleasure to read.
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