Away - part three

So, we've been away.

Part three: France.

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

So: Albi, Lascaux, Roque Saint-Christophe, Beynac-et-Cazenac, Padirac, twice, Millau, Mont Ventoux, Ailefroide.

Away - part one

So, we've been away.

Part one: France.

 

 

 

 

Do I need to specify? 

Mont Blanc, Aiguille du Midi, Carcassonne, twice, Col du Tourmalet, a heretic painting of the Trinity (16-17th century) at the Saint Andre templar church in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Col d'Aubisque. 

Away :-)

And I was away again.

To my favourite corner of the world.

 

Waking up to the smell of oranges

Taking it slow and relaxing my mind

 

And saying hello to an old friend of mine 

Autumn is here

Despite the weather forecast, it did not rain all the time.

Just while hiking.

 

And while cycling.

But we had sun while climbing :-) 

Dear weather

Can you guess which days I am spending in a very sunny part of the world, known for its good weather? 

Wednesday to Sunday, of course :-)

France... again

 We've been away.

Away again

About a week after returning from Portugal, I was off again. 

To the South of France.

When can I start calling it my second home?

Antibes

Not that I need any reminders on what a wonderful place Antibes is - but I am nevertheless happy I got this painting at the flea market :-)

It goes surprisingly well with other pictures and maps on my wall, showing Southern France, Nice, and Biot ;-)

I've been away :-)

I'll let the images speak.

 

 

Because again, my senses are completely saturated.

Away

Sooo, we've been away.

In France.

Quelle surprise!

 It was beautiful - as it always is.

Despite troubles with our car.

Despite me feeling sick.

Despite the rain. 

Despite having to leave one day earlier.

But for once I did not regret returning home as this is what awaited me at home:

:-D

Christmas decoration

This year I also made some Christmas decoration: dried oranges in epoxy resin.

Oranges were grown in this garden:

and dried under the Provençal sun.

Actually it was Côte d'Azurian sun but this is doesn't sound as poetic as Provençal :-)

Anyway, working with the resin was quite messy, especially as i didn't have a rapidly dying one - this one took about 2-3 day so solidify.

And of course multiple layers were needed as the oranges floated...

We also made some glow-in-the-dark glittery letters for a Secret Santa.

The decoration is quite heavy, but pretty :-)

It brings a bit of Côte d'Azurian sun into your life :-)