Sunday, March 22, 2009

Photo Du Jour : The House

This is the back of our house on a recent sunny morning. I'm standing at the point where our road becomes a dirt tractor path that goes out into the vineyards.

Our humble house, seen from the back.

That cylindrical bush on the left is a laurier sauce (bay laurel). It needs to be trimmed so that the top is flat. I'll get up there and do it one of these days before too long. We keep the leaves in the cellar and use them all the time in cooking. They're the best bay leaves I've ever tasted.

The past week has been very nice, with sunny mornings and wonderfully warm afternoon temperatures. We got to be outdoors and actually got some yard work done, mostly just cleanup of fall and winter debris. It's also been nice to watch the bulbs come into flower and see the fruit trees bud out. Soon they, too, will be covered in flowers.

It's become a bit colder since Saturday, but we're still enjoying the sun. And we're looking forward to even better weather as spring progresses so we can work the soil and get the potager (vegetable garden) started.

10 comments:

  1. I agree about your laurel leaves being the best. We recently used the last of the ones you left on your last visit and it was wonderful.

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  2. You're a bit ahead of me flower wise. We still have a couple of weeks before our bulbs start to bloom.

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  3. Don't let Walt kid you. His humble house is mighty fine!

    BettyAnn

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  4. Thanks for the info on Bashung!

    BettyAnn

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  5. Mighty fine, indeed! (and I haven't even ever been there!)

    Happy Springtime! It's back to work for me tomorrow, after a lovely week of spring break.

    Judy

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  6. Walt, how do you bribe your dog to sit still long enough to take those lovely photos? Our dog just looks a blur on all our photos of her, unless she's asleep in which case she just looks....asleep.

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  7. Walt hypnotizes Callie. I don't know how he does it. The dog won't do that for me.

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  8. tom, hmmmm, we'll have to figure out how to get you some more...

    wayne, I'm sure you can't wait!

    bettyann, well, it's not a château. And you're welcome!

    judy, you should visit sometime.

    anon, I take tons of pictures. About one of every twenty is ok.

    alewis, awwww, shucks.

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  9. it looks cozy and tres French

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