Letter From Paris: The Frozen East--Parc des Buttes Chaumont

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Having no idea what the official statistics say, I pronounce this the most frigid winter in recent Paris history.  It has been c-o-l-d, and I mean bitterly.  And when has anyone seen so much snow gracefully falling from the sky--and sometimes in what look to the naked eye like tiny pellets.  The frozen fairy dust has been floating down from a pearly ocean of air, collecting and actually sticking.

My friend Joelle and I went for a power walk yesterday morning, and when we arrived at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, we discovered many of the walkways and trails were still icy--though this wasn't stopping the Buttes Chaumont crowd from their Sunday runs and flowing T'ai Chi movements.  Bodies regulated and so go minds.  Calm mind and spirit -> higher levels of peace and self-knowledge. 

That's what I want. How about you? 

A photo meditation on Paris's frozen East--the lake at Parc des Buttes Chaumont:

Below the Suspension Bridge

At The Edge

Ducks and Geese Walking on (Frozen) Water

Namaste--and have a great week...

I love the snow.  And you?  Can you dig an icy meditation?

Unless otherwise indicated, photos taken by Beth Arnold with her Canon PowerShot SD750.  Video by Beth Arnold.

                                                                 ---Beth Arnold in Paris

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