I know we've published poppy pics before but...

... this wheat field made me stop the car this morning. Stunning!

Weather report

Looks like wonderful weather is around most of Europe at the moment. It is however worth mentioning that we've opened up our pools and people are swimming and sunbathing already. We've never known the season to start so early. Everything is fresh, green and verdant as well. Perhaps worth mentioning a few early season vacancies available at the houses? Pouraque, last three weeks of May http://www.provenceholidayhouses.com/Pouraque.htm Les Cistes, first two weeks of June http://www.provenceholidayhouses.com/Les_Cistes.htm

Flowers galore

A warm blue sky day for the flower fair in the pretty village of Maubec. Seems like the whole of the Luberon turns out for this annual event with lots of colourful plants and flowers to choose from - just right for the start of Spring. A glass of wine with friends, a merguez and frites and a jolly village brass band. What better way to spend a March Sunday afternoon.

Cassis - Too cold to swim in January!

January 8th

Everybody seems to be out and about today.

Lets have lunch by the port instead.

Happy New Year!

Sparkling Toulon

Eat your heart out London Regent Street. Toulon does its Christmas lights in real style - including the palm trees!

The fruits of the season

For every 5 kilos of olives the mill gives you 1 litre of oil. Here's a few litres ready and waiting in the making.

And on their way to the press

Oil ready for collection in just a couple of weeks - and to be enjoyed all year long.

Fog in the Luberon! Continent cut off!

The Luberon hasn’t exactly escaped the bad weather you’ve all been having up north. No snow but freezing dank conditions prevailed for days. We’re back to our normally sunny selves now but it made for a different outlook.

We walked along the ridge above Gordes looking down into the valley and took these shots. As we climbed through the cloud and mists, the Luberon and Vaucluse mountains poked above the valley floor covered in fog. Not great pics but we think you’ll agree a bit different to the normal stuff we post here.