Two photos taken on an early morning walk today starting from my sister's home. Her garden, thanks to access to bore water, is a well-...

Oh dear, ten days since my last post, I'm clearly losing it. Don't worry, I'm fine but I'm preparing a photo exhibit for O...

A stroll at sunset in the field behind my sister's house in Lagnes, a parched piece of land where dried herbs and flowers glow in...

The great thing about being on holiday is you have time to read the paper after breakfast, and when suddenly you realise that the sun has ...

 A breath of fresh air from the Alps near Lake Leman where I was last week. It was very pleasant to get away from the heat of the "m...

I've been away again - a week in the Alps with no Internet connection: lovely to get some fresh air up and disconnect completely there...

I came home from my vacation in time to see the full moon rise over the roofs of my village of Beaumes-de-Venise. See the delicate iron wo...

Avignon, Place Pie. Wrong way, literally: Someone's turned the sign around! Others are using the one in Place Pignotte as a billboard...

Are we in Avignon? Yes, on The World's Largest Artificial Wave, or so says the advert. Splashworld Provence is a large water slides a...

Cycling is BIG around the village of Bedoin. The area is crisscrossed by scenic itineraries of various difficulties and keen cyclists come...

 Bedoin, Vaucluse, France From a distance, the village of Bedoin nestled among the vineyards at the foot of Mount Ventoux. The Tour de Fra...

The vineyards located high above the village of Lafare have spectacular views. I drove up a tiny and  very winding road to get up here and...

Sorry for being so slow in posting but my life is getting a bit busy at the moment. This afternoon my son is arriving from New Zealand whe...

Multi-coloured radishes at the Velleron farmers' market. I'd never seen anything like it before. At €1,50 a bunch, would you buy t...

The weather has been fairly unstable recently. With an unpredictable mix of blue and clouds, showers and thunderstorms, you never know wha...

Avignon's Petit Palais Museum hosts a vast collection of Italian religious paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the beginning of t...

At the Monday market in the village of Bedoin you can find a wide range of fresh and local produce as well as plants, clothes and lots of ...

Monday is market day in the village of Bedoin, some 15 km from my home. At 11 am terrace cafés are crowded. Those who stroll along like m...

While the north and centre of France suffered severe floods over the past few days (see here the very high level of the Seine in Paris at...

Négociation au vide grenier du parking des Italiens, Avignon. Negotiation going on at the flea market on the Parking des Italiens car par...

It's been ages since I last participated in a City Daily Photo theme day and it's a thrill. The theme chosen by my blogging fr...

A couple of cherry trees planted along a country road - what worst temptation could there be to someone who drives past every day? Of cour...

Suzette, 119 inhabitants, altitude 392 metres, a tiny jewel perched in the steep hills of the Dentelles de Montmirail range in the heart o...

 And what's the grapevine up to in May? Here's an update report. Tiny grapes are on their way. Et d'où en est la vigne en mai...

On a early morning walk near the village of Suzette today I met a group of painters setting up their easels among the vineyards. I was d...

Hiking among the vineyards is a great activity in spring - in summer it usually gets too hot. The sweet little couple in black below had g...