Saignon on a summer day.

 Our adopted village on a day full of Provencal light.

Apt cemetery, Holga

The Apt cemetery is huge and packed with lovely crypts and headstones. The Holga lens seems particularly suited to here.

 

Andrew and Pete, Auberge, Saignon

two nicer fellas you couldn't ask for.
 

Mietta and Jo, Chez Christine, Saignon

 

Morning shadows, Saignon

 Different every day.

Three beauties, Saignon

 

Auberge, Saignon

Afternoon aperos at the newly opened Auberge du Presbytere.
 

Church, Saignon

 Takes the light beautifully

Happy wife, Happy life. Saignon

 

Football pitch and castle, Lourmarin

 

The soul of patience, Lourmarin.

We were all sticking our noses into Lourmarin shops on a non-market day and I'm waited for us.

Window, Lourmarin

 Strange little shop window.

Church, Saignon

 

 

Head and hat, Saignon

 

Band practice, Saignon

 

We had a great entertainment the other night. This wonderful band marched into the fountain square two people high and led a crowd around the town playing jazzy tunes. These pictures were taken the night before as they practiced.

Happy shoppers, Lourmarin

 

Accounting, Lourmarin

 

Two mushrooms, Saignon

 

Hollyhock, Saignon

 

View from Saignon looking Northeast

 

Ian in the cathedral in Albi

 The statue couldn't make eye contact after seeing Ian's abs.

Janie, Albi

 Like most southern French cities, Albi has wonderful light.

Shop window, Albi

 

Donald, Albi

 This has to be his name, and his best side.

Small railing, Albi

 

Large pot, Albi

 

Courtyard, Albi

 

Two more views of the Albi cathedral

 

Cathedral, Albi

 A magnificent structure inside and out. Said to be the largest brick structure in the world. Takes the light beautifully.

The Auberge du Presbytere opened last week.

 They started with a man, who could free climb on walls, wooing women women on three different buildings before being carried by eight of them and put on the fountain, where he scattered rose petals all about. Then wonderful dishes such a crudities and dips along with a red and a white wine punch. 

On the A9 coming back from Albi.

We had a lovely stay in Albi with its giant brick cathedral and Toulouse-Lautrec museum with over 50 of his works. Good food and a great hotel L'Alchimi
 

Looking down Rue de bourget to the Northeast

 

Tools, Rue de Bourget

They have been replacing the pipes for our street for the last few months. We have been here for the finish.  The street has gone from a mix of concrete and asphalt to a slippery layer of dirt and stones. It is now on the way back. Today they secured all of the pipes and filed in around them. They removed then recemented these large rocks in front of our housed are now filling in and grading the street. We have been told by our engineers neighbor, Jean-Pierre, that within a few weeks we'll have a brand spanking new Rue de Bourget!
 

Mary and Fredo, Saignon

 

My first day back in Provence. We went to the Lourmarin market and I opted for two produce cliches, more to come.

 

Norfolk Island pine, Garden

 It took a bit of a hit in the freeze, but the green is reemerging.

Monsteras

 

Monsteras

 The end stage of the frozen leaves. Soon, compost.

Dock

 

Clyde's Banana post-freeze

 The same frost nailed all of the banana plants in the area. I love the look of folded paper. They will come back.

Monstera, garden,Holga

Sometimes the better lens isn't the best lens.