Showing posts with label La Fare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label La Fare. Show all posts

Sunday, March 14, 2010

La Fare Les Oliviers

I had scheduled some gardening this week. But it was far too cold to do so. So instead, I kept on walking.
La Fare Les Oliviers is the name of our village. In case you wonder why, here is the reason:
I went walking on the other direction. On those two pictures, you can see the hill where I walked on my previous posts.
On my way, I saw an eco-friendly alarm system:
And let's finish with my favorite (not in my garden): a mimosa in bloom

PS: Lisa, I think you are right, this is probably granite.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Cheating...

I'm currently seen with those:

But recently, I met those and fell in love:
Yesterday, they took me for a nice walk, starting with the church:
This little church is above my village. It marks the place where Sainte Rosalie stopped the pest that had arrived in Marseille in the 18th century. 
This is also the entry to the hill:

There are not many trees, because wild fires come regurlarly, sigh.
But have a closer look at this almond tree:
Yes, spring is coming!
I was quite surprise to see this:

I went to the Castellas before heading home:

I must find more about the Castellas story to tell you. Castellas is of course a word for Castle.

I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I did.