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!
 

Tulips on a winter day, 37 Rue du Bourget.

More Rue du Bourget weeds, Saignon

Could not resist the dewdrops,

Moss, Saignon

This year, when we arrived, on January 4th, an iris across Impasse du Bourget was blooming! Usually they bloom much later. The rest of the irises bloomed over the course of our visit. There had been no hard freezes and, by the time we left the flowerier trees, such as almonds, were all budded out and the roses were actively growing. This moss was the same, growing a month or too early.