walking along a path lined with somber, dusty green oaks and broom and juniper and pine, all struggling earnestly to survive in this dry, hot, unforgiving climate, i came across this arbousier (strawberry tree), who seemed to be saying, “hey! who wants to play?”

arbouses (fruits de l’arbousier)

valleé de l’orb, cessenon-sur-orb, languedoc, france