La Photo du Jour: Hats for Sale

Photo taken in Strasbourg, France in January 2012.
During dry weather, this hat store displayed some of their wares on outdoor racks.

I love the look of a hat... on someone else, that is.  Between my mass of unruly hair and the necessity that I wear glasses, I have always felt that a hat is just too much for me to pull off fashionably.  I am thankful that many French people don't share my timidity for wearing les chapeaux.  Not only could I live vicariously through others sporting their jaunty headgear, I could also window shop to my heart's content at Strasbourg's many hat stores.

La Photo du Jour: Orchids and Lace

Photo taken in February 2012 in Strasbourg, France.
These orchids sat in a restaurant window on the rue des Tonneliers.  

May beauty and love be yours this Valentine's Day. 

La Photo du Jour: A Stroll with a Friend

Photo taken on February 23, 2012 in Strasbourg, France. 

Seeing these two ladies strolling arm in arm through Place Broglie made me smile.  Apparently a chilly winter's day couldn't come between them and their chance to chat together.  There is hardly anything better than sharing time in life with a friend.

Les Photos du Jour: Feeding the Birds

Photo taken in January 2011 in Strasbourg, France.

 I took these photos on a somewhat warm, overcast day in January 2011.  A young girl had brought a plastic bag filled with bread to give to the birds, a common past time in Strasbourg.  The man accompanying the girl held her bike upright as she flung the snacks to the water fowl.  What the seagulls didn't catch out of the air, the swans gobbled up in the water.

Photo taken in January 2011 in Strasbourg, France.