Jean Pierre's roses

 

Snoop Sisters back in action

 

Shadows, Chez Christine

 

Back in Saignon!

 

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.

Monstera leaf, garden

Before we head off to sunny Provence, a look at one of my favorite subjects.
 

Garden chair

 

Rope on our dock.

 

Easter in Nocatee

 Seems a bit stark.

Oleander flowers, Nocatee

 

Figs, Saignon

 

Chez Christine, Saignon

 

In the Metro, Paris

 

Staircase, Petit Palais, Paris

 

Chez Christine

 

Olives, Saignon

 

Mulberry after shearing

 

Spanish moss

 

Vines

 

More ferns

 

Ferns, garden

 

Clyde's yard

 

Spanish moss, Hologa

 

Palms, garden, Holga

 

 

Saignon

 

Spanish moss, garden

 

Palms, garden

 

Spring at Chez Christine

 

Elephant ears in the river

 

Monstera leaves in the river

 

Leaf in bird feeder, garden

 

Ferns, Garden

 

Palm frond, Garden

 

Water, dock

Very oily looking this day
 

Lawn and leaf bag, garden

 

Roscoe Extension

Testing a lens.
 

For Martina

Sorry I didn't post much this trip. Long cold and a trip to the Hospital. All better for a return in May! Just wanted you to see that they haven't even taken down the crime scene tape in Apt:-)