the view down into the valley as we descended lacoste
the valley is filled with cherry trees for farming. the cherries will be blooming in may. yum!
the view of lacoste from the valley. the castle at the top belonged to the original sadist, marquis de sade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade), although the village of lacoste was protestant during the religious wars.
the valley is full of edible plants, some farmed, some growing wild. these are olive bushes. i picked some wild thyme around here for cooking. almond trees are also abundant in the valley.
provence is known for their vineyards, of which they make their many rose (rose-A) wines under the region cotes de luberon. these uniquely twisting trunks will be swelling with ripe grapes in mid-july.
there are many wild flowers around that i found to be interesting.
some flowers were surprisingly familiar to me from mississippi, such as the yellow flowers.
this is what many of the homes in provence look like. they are mostly made of limestone and have clay shingles for the roof.
there are many random rooms or caves as well as limestone sculpture scattered through the valleys and hills that surround lacoste.
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Wouldn't you, MD, and Nate had a blast growing up with caves and such to add into your daily scenarios?!
To think that someone in our yard may have blown a dandelion and had the seeds deposited there in Provence for you to enjoy! But wait, you are 7 time zones ahead of us...these dandelions in our yard are the fault of some Frenchman!
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