A little more than a week has gone by in Sud-Luberon, and it feels as if we have been here for ever. It is really like coming home. And what a joy to feel so very welcomed by everyone. Happy faces and smiles everwhere, bienvenue, quel plaisir de vous voir!
We are moving towards summer, changing to daylight saving time, but really it doesn´t even feel like spring yet. Nights have been cold, even with frost, and day temperatures have only a few times risen above +15. More like +10 most days, frankly, and that sounds like Provencal winter to me. Sure, it is a lot warmer than Finland, but still cold. Especially as houses here are never really warm inside, particularly not old ones.
All the almond trees in the region are in full bloom, a month late. Not a lot of spring flowers yet, although we did see the blue anemonies (anemone hepatica) that are one of the first sign of spring up north on our Sunday walk. This was the first time I´ve ever seen them in France. And we saw some primulas and violets. Which tells me there is hope!
O S M A F Frankenhaeuser 