We find ourselves constantly yearning for colour and even a clarity of light that makes our eyes hurt. Even on a grey day Gordes is stunning The colours are so vivid throughout the year and there is always something to catch your eye and make your heart sing. Where better to start than with the poppies that fill the verges and fields in May?
They are so vibrant and really bring a dramatic splash of colour to the landscape. There was a time when fields were sprayed and the poppies were fewer and farther between, but now you regularly see fields that are simply a mass of red and they really are quite spectacular.
Tomatoes in so many different shades of red and green Orange. It is a real favourite of mine, bringing a dramatic injection of colour. Slightly messy, but simply delicious β¦β¦. Fresh oranges in the Winter market And also the bright gourds and squashes, which make either delicious soups or great decoration!
Mimosa really brings the sun in the depths of Winter This has to be the Sunflowers. So often in films you will see a Citroen 2CV being driven along a French road edged by sunflowers and happily, in this case, fiction mirrors reality. The sunflower season never seems to last very long, but the sight of the flowers, twisting to keep track of the sun is a delight and always brings a smile to my face. Sunflowers near Saignon β all they need is a smile!
Then there are the golden courgette flowers, sold in the markets in early summer to be dipped in batter and fried. In the height of summer the heat tends to drain some of the colour from the trees, but in Spring the new leaves bring a freshness to the valley. Who would imagine that there are so many different shades of green, from the bright new foliage on the shooting vines to the subtle shades of newly sprouting lavender.
