on our garage door

mante religieuse (praying mantis)

autignac, france

The year’s at the spring,
And day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hill-side’s dew-pearl’d;
The lark’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in His heaven—
All’s right with the world!

(by robert browning)

autignac, france

the fish monger comes once a week

i think the mackerel are the most striking

autignac, france

jean-luc and nicole happened upon a fairy ring of these mousseron today

they knew we would be interested

we put them in an omelet for lunch

excellent

autignac, france

jean-luc brought me this sweet smelling vine the other day

i think he is pleased to see his corner of the languedoc showcased on still blog

autignac, france