I experienced bucket rain and winds of a rare violence when I drove home from work on Wednesday night. When I stopped at the service stati...

Autumn v iew from the garden shortly before sunset. The plains and hills beyond get smothered in soft layers of pink.The air is still. I r...

Friday 16th November was the day we selected for picking the olives in the grove below the house. A friend came over to help and the thre...

Beaumes de Venise Last week after a foggy morning over the vineyards of Beaumes de Venise, the fog dispersed in patches as the earth warmed...

Beaumes de Venise Just after the sun disappeared behind the hills to the west, the grapevines' golden leaves kept glowing for an ama...

Side by side in one of the pedestrian streets of Avignon, a (self-?) portrait by Julie (see her signature under the drawing) and a man  I...

Dans ma nouvelle maison on se chauffe surtout au bois. L'après-midi quand le soleil vient réchauffer la maison et caresser l'âtre,...

There's a young lady in the window of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry whose message is unclear to me. Is she suggesting we turn a b...

A brisk 15-minute walk up to the top of the hill behind our house brings me to a vantage point with fantastic views to the countrysi...

Taken a couple of weeks ago during a dreadful cold wave we had. Isn't it amazing that a freezing day can produce such a fiery sunset? ...

Another month or so and the olives will be ready to be picked. You then take them to the mill to have your olive oil extracted. I look for...

Near Chateauneuf-du-Pape   Au milieu des vignobles de Chateauneuf-du-Pape, un jardin de campagne sans prétention avec un portillon noyé ...

Yesterday morning I saw the full moon set just as the sun was rising but my camera had ran out of batteries and I was unable to take a pho...

 Calanques de Cassis  Alors que l'hiver est en train de nous tomber dessus avec une chute spectaculaire des températures et un mist...

New home, new blog title : Although I still find myself in Avignon often,  I no longer live there full time hence my erratic postings of l...

 I tried photographing my autumn fruit bowl on the kitchen bench and outside, on the stone wall overlooking the olive grove. Do you have a...

   Rue Artaud / rue Bonneterie On the corner of rue Artaud and rue Bonneterie, one above the other, two street art works of a very dif...

  Meet Justine the accordionist from the group Fatum fatras , here playing at a friend's wedding last July. Justine is the third ...

Free Pussy Riot : I've seen this poster I've seen in several parts of town over the last couple of  weeks. I quite enjoy seei...

 From the Tower of Orange, the only tower that remains from Carpentras's former ramparts, spectacular views over the old town and in t...

Rue Violette, Avignon "Aimez comme nous, vivez comme nous, mourez comme nous". Pour moi ces trois calicots expriment magnifiq...

Rue Artaud, Avignon  Dying of love in one of Avignon's narrowest streets. The October theme day for City Daily Photo bloggers is ...

Entre deux averses hier, rayon de soleil sur un jeune pied de vigne à Beaumes-de-Venise. In between two showers yesterday, a ray of sunsh...

 Plage du Verdon, La Couronne, dimanche dernier. Pique-nique en famille sur les rochers suivi d'un après-midi entier de jeux de sable ...

We were finishing dinner on top of the hill when a glowing sun emerged from the haze for a last battle against the night. For a short mome...

La 'Venise provençale' hier vers 10h du matin. The Venice of Provence yesterday around 10:00 A.M.

39 rue des fourbisseurs, Avignon When I first saw this face in a shop window, I didn't have my camera with me but I found it ...

 Dans la sorgue qui borde la rue des teinturiers, une étonnante petite créature brave le courant. Quand c'est dans l'eau, ça s...

Palavas-les-flots Where I was last week. September is a great time to visit our southern beaches : no crowds (especially on week days), ...