I am popular

Daily Life in ParisPhotography
Written By Janice MacLeod

I am popular.

Did you see it?

Where did he get that bag? Did a grandkid give it to him? Was it a free promotional item at a market? Did he laugh and say, "I need to have this." Did he always want to be popular? Is he?

I shake my head in disbelief and gratitude for this moment.

He and his companion were meandering down rue Mouffetard in their matching yellow pantalons, both of them unsteady on their feet. I was hovering around the butcher shop waiting for Christophe. I had my phone in my hand and was able to capture this photo undetected.

Life lesson: The best camera is the one you have with you.

Another life lesson: Walk arm-in-arm whenever you have the chance.

These moment are the work of angels. Merci mes anges. Merci.

Janice MacLeod

Janice MacLeod is a course creator who helps people write books and create online businesses out of their art. She is a New York Times best seller, and her book Paris Letters, is a memoir about how she became an artist in Paris selling illustrated letters. She has a vibrant Etsy shop and was one of the pioneering entrepreneurs featured on Etsy's Quit Your Day Job newsletter. She has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, Canadian Living, Psychologies Today, Elle, Huff Post, and CBC.

https://janicemacleod.com/
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