Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) wooden mixing paddle just below that fabulous bowtie

just below that fabulous bowtie and in between the floating shirt buttons-- what a perfect distillation of the feel of a heart a'flutter in springtime

and with all sorts of handwritten notations on them in ink too

I do believe German

5 1/4” l x 1 5/8” w x 2 3/4” t

as well as perfectly crude and a total charmer of a thing

Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) wooden mixing paddle just below that fabulous bowtieHow much more romantic a vision this group of cyclists in black suits and hats than a bunch in fluorescent spandex and helmets, I'd say, and all the more so lined up on the beach forming a wall between sand and sea. Very cinematic. (And making me think of Reservoir Dogs!) A close look reveals numbers attached to the spokes of their bikes they don't look like Tour de France contenders to me (launched in 1903) but perhaps aspiring! 5 5 16 x 3 7 16. Nice