Summer Unfolds in France

French country

 

France in the early summer is a royal feast for the senses. And though it is old, it never grows old for me. The color of the season surprises me over and over again. Oh, that Provencal blue sky against the golden wheat! It is the first time, isn't it? Do I smell baked bread? I know I do.

The earth soaks in Provence: thyme, lavender, rosemary, fennel and certainly the Mistral stirs it… then with ease, pass the rocky clay soil the vines send their roots down… and the wine flows with the scent of it all.

Abundantly.

Abundant life.

Pleasure under my feet and above my head.

French Country wealth.

 

French country lavender

 

 

 

French Provence Country

 

 

French back street village

 

Green door back street France

 

 

Provence France lavender

 

 

French lavender picking festival

 

 

How is your summer unfolding?

 



Comments

18 responses to “Summer Unfolds in France”

  1. DC, my summer is fantastic so far and I KNOW that it’s only getting better….

  2. Alan from Chicago

    Our summer is great and it is going to get better. Tonight we leave to explore the Baltic countries for eleven days. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland. We are so excited.

  3. Corey your photos are stunning. Summer in San Francisco is foggy! I can’t wait for the sun of Provence. May I ask about the last photo above? Is it a painting, print , and who is the artist?

  4. Gorgeous . . . through and through . . .

  5. Laurie SF

    Fog Trumpets are blowing…

  6. Hot and taking many pool dips. We eat lighter and drink lovely fresh fruit water. I’m redecorating two rooms of our home, working and creating to my hearts content.

  7. It’s beautiful here in Oregon, a little too hot, but not a beautiful as Provence! We could do with a few of those old stucco buildings and tiny streets. But at least we have the lavender and the wine!

  8. Kathie B

    Minority dissent: I’m a Springtime person. Summer is too hot and humid, plus the days are already starting to get shorter, which is a depressing thought.

  9. Your photos remind me how gorgeous it is there.
    Recently returned from a week on Kauai in Hawaii with
    my little family. It was magical and we all fell in love with the island. Now hanging out in our oasis backyard and dreaming us day adventures.

  10. Leslie in Oregon

    We are drinking in all the sunshine, feasting currently on the local fresh raspberries and blueberries, apricots, and cherries and swimming in the Columbia River almost every evening. Although days are a bit too humid for me right now, my summer is going very well, thank you! It’s lovely to read about and see scenes from your summer. Cheers!

  11. Patti L

    leaving 107 degree temperatures tomorrow for sixties on the coast in Mendocino. I think Mendocino is one of few places that can compare with Provence in charm and beauty.Quaint Victorians on the cliffs, flowers bursting everywhere, the sound of the tide…and taking an art workshop there for four days, what could be better?

  12. XiijnTEXAS FRANCOPHILE

    Great summer so far. Unseasonably pleasant June for no TX. plenty of rain, nice temps, happy roses. The yuck starts soon. Predict hitting 100 sometime this week. Bring on the Mosquitos !!!!! Dream of a summer in Provence. Thank you for sharing yours.

  13. Ca c’est TROP mignon. Quelles belles photos!!!!

  14. We have had a rainy summer which is quite unusual for NW Arkansas, but with the rain come the beautiful green fields. Lots of lovely hay! How I wish I could snap my fingers and be in Provence to soak up all the colors and smells! To walk along the fields of lavender again would be a dream! We have not been back to France in, can it be, 7 years? Such beautiful photos Corey, thanks for the memories!

  15. LOVELY! (Your summertime hat photos are just perfect!) Busy, hot, and beautiful flowers in abundance in Florida, and we love it!

  16. tammyCA

    I live vicariously through your beautiful photos and words…we are not ever able to travel. I’m sure we will try to get to the beach this summer..not my favorite place unless I’m digging for the rare mermaid tears.

  17. suzanna

    some how, some why, some day, I must come to France….I hope I never leave….xo

  18. suzanna

    opps, some way, :-)))

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