Nice Noël 24 (Weekend Street/Reflections # 204)

Nice, France

Place Massena in Nice is very festive this time of year. I wanted to take a picture of the Ferris wheel and the Noël Nice 24 sign, but I was too close to capture them in the frame. Instead of walking across the street, I decided to wait for a tram to go by so I could capture their reflections in the window.

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Vive le Vent (Weekend Street/Reflections # 203)

 Dijon, France

There was only a slight breeze when I took this picture, but it reminded me of something that happened a long time ago. On a very windy day when I was 4 or 5 years old my mother took me to see Santa Claus at Fashion Island (a local shopping mall). Afterward, as we walked to the car, a gust of wind knocked a huge Christmas ball off the side of a building and it started rolling quickly toward us. We were holding hands but I broke free and ran and hid behind a parked car. My mother wasn't so lucky. I watched as the ball chased her through the parking lot. She was very upset but thankfully uninjured. Strangely it didn't scare me at the time and afterward I thought it was funny. It took my mother a lot more time to find the humor in it. 😄

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Best Friends (Weekend Street/Reflections # 202)

 

Florence, Italy

A big friendship in a tiny electric car.

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En vacances (Weekend Street/Reflections # 201)

 Lyon, France

La Grande Roue de la place Bellecour reflected in a shop's window.

I'll be away for a few weeks but Weekend Street/Reflections will be here.

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Mahalo (Weekend Street/Reflections # 200)

Newport Beach, California

Next Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. I have many things to be thankful for this year. I hope you do too.

I'll be away for three weekends starting next Friday but Weekend Street/Reflections will still be here. 😊 

Mahalo is a Hawaiian word meaning thanks, gratitude, admiration, praise, esteem, regards, and respect.

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Tattoo Parlor (Weekend Street/Reflections # 199)

 

Bristol, Pennsylvania

I haven't gotten a tattoo in over 25 years. Strangers used to stop me and ask questions about them.

Times sure have changed. These days it seems like almost everyone has at least one.

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Erwin's Country Kitchen (Weekend Street/Reflections # 198)

 

Trevose, Pennsylvania

My wife and I often went to this homey, old-fashioned diner for breakfast when we lived in Pennsylvania. I miss it. I also miss the fall foliage in the area. 

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Mobilier & Objet (Weekend Street/Reflections # 197)

 Dijon, France

I rarely post reflections anymore. So here's a building reflected in another. I didn't go inside the glass building, but I think it's a furniture and home goods store.

                                                                                                                                 

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One night in Bologna (Weekend/Street Reflections # 196)

 

Bologna, Italy                 Piazza San Domenico

A man and a car under the branches of a large tree remind us how small humans are.

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Une soirée jazz (Weekend Street/Reflections # 195)

 

Paris, France

À Paris it's easy to find something interesting going on. 

A newer version of a classic song. 

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Galerie d'art (Weekend Street/Reflections # 194)

Paris, France
I don't remember exactly where I took this picture but I think it was around ten years ago in the 6th arrondissement, rue des Saints-Pères. 

Merci kwarkito !

“L'art est une sottise.”-Jacques Vaché

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The old fogey's stogie (Weekend/Street Reflections # 193)

 Newtown, Pennsylvania

“[Smoking a cigar] It’s like taking a luxurious bath instead of a quick shower.” – Denzel Washington

I prefer a quick shower. 😏

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Spiderwoman? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 192)

 

Verona, Italy

One night several years ago I was walking in Verona when I noticed this woman who seemed to be climbing. After staring at each other for an almost uncomfortable amount of time I snapped this picture and continued walking.

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Fatigue (Weekend Street/Reflections # 191)

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Something tells me that this little guy has a lot of energy. His mother looks worn out.

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Here's Johnny! (Weekend Street/Reflections # 190)

 

Newtown, Pennsylvania

This reminded me of a scene from the 1980 movie "The Shining", starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. 

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The Reader (Weekend Street/Reflections #189)

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

She was reading Alethea Black's short story collection "I Knew You'd Be Lovely." It must have been pretty good because she didn't notice the camera right in front of her. 

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Osez rêver ! (Weekend Street/Reflections #188)

Lyon, France 

La vie est trop courte pour ne pas vivre ses rêves.(Life's too short to live without your dreams).

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Un dernier jeu de billard (Weekend Street/Reflections #187)

 

Lyon, France

After 109 years in existence l'Académie de Billard de Lyon permenatly closed its doors in 2017.

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Promenade au frais (Weekend Street/Reflections # 186)

 Lyon, France

A couple walking toward the Café Théâtre Les Tontons Flingueurs.

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Hero (Weekend Street/Reflections # 185)

 Newport Beach, California

A man reading about a local lifeguard hero who lost his life in the line of duty. Lifeguard Ben Carlson had over 500 rescues until a fateful day in 2014 when he was killed by a massive wave.

                                    

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Family Circle (Weekend Street/Reflections # 184)

 New Hope, Pennsylvania

Around 10 years ago I had just walked out of a patisserie with a piece of Paris-Brest when I looked through a hole in the fence and saw what I thought would make an interesting photo. Sadly the patisserie permanently closed its doors last summer after 27 years, c'est la vie. Ironically, it was called "C'est la Vie."

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The Golden Years (Weekend Street/Reflections # 183)

 Budapest, Hungary

I was rushing around looking for the next picture to take while this couple was peacefully enjoying the view. It was a reminder to me to slow down and live in the moment.

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” ― Henry David Thoreau

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A man descending from Prague Castle. (Weekend Street/Reflections # 182)

 

Prague, Czech Republic

If you're like me and don't mind cold weather, winter is a great time to travel. It's typically less expensive and less crowded.

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Moses Fountain (Mosesbrunnen) Weekend Street/Reflections # 181

 Vienna, Austria

A man walking his dog near the Moses Fountain on a cold night in February 2013.

I've recently re-watched The Third Man (1949) and The Ten Commandments (1956). I guess you could call this my photographic interpretation of the two films.😄 The man's dog started running when I took this picture, so it looks like a blur.

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Legion bridge (Weekend Street/Reflections # 180)

 Prague, Czech Republic

Another picture of a person walking on a bridge. This one is a bit more mysterious. It was a cold winter night and it had just started to snow.

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La Nonna Pisana (Weekend Street/Reflections # 179)

 

Pisa, Italy                   Ponte di Mezzo

She was fixated on something in the distance, I don't think she noticed me taking her picture. I couldn't figure out what she was looking at.

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Happy Summer! (Weekend Reflections # 178)

 

Southampton, PA

I'm not a big fan of summer so I'm posting a cold, wintery scene from several years ago.😉 It was the start of a blizzard and the man was trying to get an early start at blowing the snow.

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The Chapel of St. Sebastian (Weekend Street/Reflections # 177)

Vatican City
 

This chapel inside St. Peter's Basilica contains the altar of St. Sebastian, an early Christian martyr from the Late Roman Empire.

Under the altar are the remains of Pope St John Paul II. 

Another week another earworm "We got to pray Just to make it today" - MC Hammer.😃

                                        

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