Two Weekes in Provence and North Florida

We are in Saignon, in Provence, for the thirteenth time in thirteen years. This is our journal and photo album. I have now added posts from our home in North Florida. Click on the picture to see a larger version. To leave a comment just click on the words no comments below that picture. A box will pop up to write your comment in. There will be another box where you can write your name. Then there will be a security word. Fill that in. All photos Copyright by James T. Weekes 2001-2023

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Bottle brush tree, garden

The bottle brushes have dropped and the remaining branches make a nice latticework.

Gardenias, garden

Janie's mother loved gardenias and got a small potted plant every Spring. Once we moved here, she would give us the plants after they bloomed. I had them in pots for a while and then planted them out in the garden near some large trees. They grew to over 7ft. tall. We just had one of those trees, a beautiful hickory, taken down as it was 90% dead and rotting. Unfortunately the tree guys had to drop big pieces of the trunk as they removed it, crushing a few of the gardenias. So I have cut them back and will trim them up over the coming year. A few branches were happy to bloom for us.

Magnolia leaves and Confederate jasmine flowers

Magnolias are beautiful trees. Ancient and majestic. Sadly, they are also filthy. For most of the year they shed either leaves, bark or seed pods that fall like grenades. The leaves take a very long time to break down. But they are very graphic and when the jasmine starts to drop flowers it's sort of nice.