C'est la fête!

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I'm just popping in to wish everyone a happy quatorze juillet... or joyeux Bastille Day, if you prefer:  a nice day off for everybody!

From picnics and an Amorino ice-cream cone...

Pont Neuf

Pont des Arts

Ile Saint Louis

...then to a nice terrasse..

5ème arrondissement, near rue Saint-Jacques

...and finally, dancing under the lanterns at your local Bal des Pompiers

Robert Doisneau, La dernière valse du 14 juillet 

Save the last dance for me!

As for me, I am still here— but between working hard on some projects and getting spirited away for summer activities (many of which involve being under water and getting my hair wet most of the time), I think I will be posting infrequently until autumn arrives.

So Pause Estivale for now... and see you when I get back!

PS. *Top image is a vintage firecracker package, from my personal ephemera archive.