Paris Parfait

Beauty in simplicity

Amidst the 14th-century palace Real Alcazar de Sevilla's stunning beauty, a tiny neglected alcove bears its own simple adornment.

Look around you; what beauty makes your heart sing today?

L'heure bleu

Evening blue, Delft, Holland.

Automobile lights streak past the Delft blue heart sculpture, lit from within.

Since returning from the Netherlands, I've been busy processing photos, working on photographic essays and downsizing my collections of books, antiques and collectibles. Check back soon for more stories and photos.

Delft blue

Blue heart sculpture, Delft, Holland.

 

Blue skies over a bridge lifted to accommodate large boats.

A Delft blue sign. In Delft, I took a lot of random photos. It was only when going through them that I noticed how many images sported the famous Delft blue, in one form or another!

Blue-trimmed canal boat.

Bicycle handpainted in the traditional Delft blue.

DJ on opening day of the Delft University of Technology.

Light pole decorated with Delft tiles.

 

Historic tile detail.

 

Mosaic tiles on a seat in a park adjacent to a former convent.

 

Painted bricks.

 

Vintage pieces of Delft pottery at a canal-side brocante.

 

Blue tulips.

Tiles depicting the lives of Dutch children.

 

Mosaic mural.

 

Students moving a sofa and waving at me.

 

Denim-clad traveling musicians.

 

Whirligigs.

 

Canal water marker.

 

Blue shirts.

"Tiled" window shades and stacks of blue mug boxes.

Tiled doorway.

 

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