Collobrières #2
By Hans-Josef Jeanrond on Wednesday 23 July 2008, 23:10 - Provence / Var - Permalink
Vue de ma fenêtre - droite
Looking out of my window - right
Sicht aus meinem Fenster - rechts
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As promised in the last posting, here are images made looking out of my
office window to the right, across the seasons.
You see the orchard and the vegetable fields of our neighbour, the hills of
the Massif des Maures with chestnut and oak forests, and the "haunted house"
with the permanently closed shutters.
The small image above was taken on 13 October, just three weeks after we moved
in.
The next two images date from 2 November, one taken in the morning, one in
the evening.
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By the end of November (25th), the trees in the orchard have shed their
leaves, the tips of the twigs shimmer in pink. A promise of spring?
16 December: Winter!
Frost in the morning. The image is taken just before noon. The sun touches just
barely on the orchard.
Luckily, winter is short. At the end of February, spring imposes itself with
forcefully.
5 February and 3 March: Late winter and early spring at the orchard
Apricot and peach trees begin to blosom early.
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2 March: Spring at the orchard
The tree in full bloom to left has showered us with yellow plums during the
last weeks. Impossible to collect them fast enough. It is a pity, one cannot
take the fruit to a distillery to make Schnaps, as we would do in Saarland. A
number of overloaded branches have broken of, unfortunately. We need this tree
for shade!
5 March: Winter's last stance
A hail storm at night does not leave a lasting impression. The fruit trees are
unscathed and will produce a record harvest by June.
15 March: Spring is really established now
The next two images show the seasonal progress in spring, with different
trees blossoming.
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24 March
10 April
23 July: Summer, shades of green
Not the best time for photography. At least, I have not yet found a
satisfactory way to photographing summer down here.
PS: Vineyard and reflections
Here is another view out of my window, looking to the left, complementing last
week's images, and re-introducing my favourite theme of reflections.
In this case the laurel bush in front of my office and the vineyard to the left
are (partially) reflected in the French window of my office.
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