Vagabond Artist

Yesterday I went for a three hour walk. Boulevard Saint Michel, to blvd, St. Marcel, blvd de l'Hôpital, then went into the Jardin des Plantes but it started to rain a little and looked like more was coming. I crossed the road to the Quai St Bernard and wanted to make my way over to St Germain-des-Pres. Before I knew it the rain was coming hard so I found shelter with two other individuals where the batobus usually stops. There was a notice that this stop was temporarily nnot working because of the flooding of he Siene. See the photo...

After about 20 minutes the rain stopped but I had enough time to make a sketch in my new large format moleskin. It was nice to stop but I got my butt wet because the rain filtered under the kiosk and on to my side where I was sitting. It took about 30 minutes to reach the cafe Le Conti on rue de St. André des Artes. I wanted to get to this cafe because it is the one in my big painting and I still had not decided what to title it. Now I know the name of the cafe; Le Conti. It is a great place for a drink and people watching

I sat for a tea and skethced the corner opposite