January – Maisons Laffitte under snow. February – He who jumps off bridges in Paris is in Seine. March – Arthur leaps skyward. April – Cinque Terre, Italy. Hiking… it’s only walking… for 7 hours. Bring proper footwear and a bottle of water. May – Sunset over North Lake, Grand Junction, Michigan. June – Late [...]
Posts Tagged ‘france’
12 Pictures. 12 Months.
Posted in favorites, my life, tagged arthur, Austin, chicago, christmas, cinque terre, france, Gary, halloween, italy, lake, Maisons Laffitte, mechanical bull, michigan, months, New Years Day, notre dame, paris, photos, Resolutions, texas, white christmas, years on January 1, 2010 | 5 Comments »
motley crüe at the forests of fontainebleau
Posted in places, tagged david, ellen, fontainebleau, forests, france, juliette on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Triple Shot.
Posted in Triple Shots, tagged chicago, couufrans, france, frappeurs, guardian, obama, pasta, soccer on May 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here are three things the French kids said to me today in English that made me glad that there are CDs in France that let you learn English using only Obama speeches: “Can you do me some pastas?” ——- “My couffrans are good frappeurs.” ——- Look how the guardian of Chicago goes lently.
one candle left of sunshine.
Posted in my life, tagged andy goldsworthy, blue skies, build, canals, casanova, cinque terre, dance, ellen, farm, france, girls, hiking, horses, italy, mountains, oceans, palace, provence, reflect, rocks, st. marks square, venice, walk on April 20, 2009 | 9 Comments »
This past week was a week of incredible extremes. From the grandest endless expanses… … to the most intimate proximity of living space. From the most touristed of places… … to paths unimaginably less traveled… From the most grandiose forms of human expression… …to the most simple… and all the while reminded of the importance of time, [...]
What’s for dinner.
Posted in my life, tagged boca burgers, brother, cheeseburgers, chick'n, chitterlings, france, French, guinness, ireland, meat, poets, restaurants, sister, skate boards, spanish, taco bell, top chef, tortilla chips, vegetarian on April 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I followed my brother through the drive thru at the burger joint. It is not that we had a car, we were not even old enough to drive. It is that they never allowed my roller blades inside, or as my brother liked to call them, “pussy boots.” He skateboarded, wore baggy jeans, a [...]
Things Lost ’08.
Posted in my life, tagged belt buckle, bike, cory, flowers, france, jack daniels, pen, teahaus, wanderlust on March 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I will soon be packing up my life and taking it across the world… Again. And I suppose that after I knew that this decision would be made, I pretty much put a freeze on acquiring anything. A temporary house remains far less full. My friend Cory used to say, “Home is where the stuff [...]
