A Writer's Notebook

A Writer's Notebook

12. The Confused Chestnut Tree

Blossoms and autumn leaves all at once.

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Sep 24, 2022
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A mixed-up young chestnut tree in the Jardin des Tuileries today, as taken with my terrible phone camera.

It felt very autumnal in Paris today. I slept late, and ate a slow breakfast of viennoiserie, figs, and Reine-Claude plums. After an early afternoon appointment I decided to head over to the Musée d’Orsay to see two new temporary exhibitions on Kehin…

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