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Spring in the Languedoc

March 31, 2008
21:33 PM

I didn’t have much time for taking photographs this time in the Languedoc but here are a few shots which I took that I like.

Walking along the hills by the village you notice all the vines are remarkably neat, all have now been pruned to two, or even one shoot.
The wine growers have been out working slowly and hard on their vines all over Easter week end.
The resulting fields are remarkably neat and uniform, the Peuch or hill in the back here is the Peuch Cemtiere which rises over the back of the village.
They bury their dead close to heaven in Thezan

There are many signs of spring now in the fields, quince blossom as well as blackthorn and there, gleaming white in the middle of a field, a cherry covered in flower. Is it wild or carefully nurtured?

We took one trip to the coast and found this deserted beach, mercifully free of cafes or shops. It is called Les Cabanes de Fleury and it is at the point where the Aude reaches the Mediterranean.
We were alone there except for the lifeguards station.

Comments

  1. Caroline@Bibliocook

    on April 1, 2008

    Still trying to convince us to come visit the Languedoc, Martin?! I was sold from one of your first posts about the house a couple of years ago. Looking forward to your opening, especially as you’re not too far from Carcassonne, a city which I have long-hoped to visit.

  2. Martin

    on April 1, 2008

    Indeed and I am trying to get you all over to this beautiful part of France. You are right Carcassonne is stunning and just an hour away from our village.

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