March 7, 2006
A weekend in Provence
This weekend I took the TGV down to Montelimar to stay with friends in the north of Provence. This was our humble abode for the weekend...
... and here are the views we had.
After the grey, cold winter of Paris, eating outside was a welcome novelty!
On Sunday, however, we had our first taste of the Mistral, the cold, strong north wind said to drive people mad if they stay out in it too long. Walking was difficult, especially if one has a pushchair in tow!
Birding wasn't really on the agenda, but we saw several Woodlarks (Alouette lulu), a singing male Black Redstart (Rougequeue noir) and I got a crappy digibinned shot of this singing Cirl Bunting (Bruant zizi).
Any ideas what this attractive beetle is?
Back in Orsay, I was able to grab a few shots of some Bramblings (Pinson du Nord) enjoying the afternoon sun.
Good idea, to go south. You know about Julian's Paintings from Provence, yes?
Posted by: Pica at March 8, 2006 2:02 AM