Jewel-toned robots mining for gemstones in a whimsical department store vitrine on Boulevard Hausmann, Paris.
A rose-quartz city.
Icicles hang from the mining shaft.
Amethysts and other gems are gathered in little buckets linked by a series of ropes and pulleys.
Have you read Newsweek's powerful cover story about marriage, gay and otherwise? Definitely worth reading and contemplating, no matter your philosophy.
And it turns out those Southern Republicans opposing government assistance for the American auto industry are looking out for their own special interests - foreign car production facilities in their own backyards. Read the sad, sordid story in Salon.
I haven't read this. I will be back.
Posted by: Christina | 16 December 2008 at 00:45
This makes me long to visit Paris at Christmastime! I must make the trip up to San Francisco soon to get my fill of store windows in a big city.
Posted by: Donna | 14 December 2008 at 03:52
Wow! Wow! Wow! Wonderful photos!
On a different note, I have been following the auto industry news and did read that story. Every day another store closes here, more jobs are lost....very surrealistic holiday season this year and one can only wonder about the new year...
Posted by: Helen | 14 December 2008 at 03:10
Oh, Tara, you are so right on. I mentioned this in one of my posts yesterday. Thank you for this link to Salon, and to the Newsweek piece.
By the way, I loved your interview on Blisschick.
Happy festivities!
Posted by: Chris | 13 December 2008 at 19:41
Love the color! Love the whimsy! Love the shots! smooches
Posted by: Leau | 13 December 2008 at 15:56