.I'm taking a few days break, in the South of France, visiting with family, relaxing, low key, ... zen
Here it is the season for mimosas, bright yellow, heavy scented, growing wild in the hills all along the Côte d'Azur.
I love the perfume of this flower, linked to happy memories, visions of small towns here in the South.
During this week I'll be posting a few simple bits and pieces from the south, places to visit, moments to remember .. nothing too ambitious.
Wishing you a long slow zen weekend ...
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Thank you very much sharing these lovely pics. They touched me so deeply. I lost yesterday my dear cat...he was almost 10 years old...so tender like a mimosa...
ReplyDeleteHave a happy weekend!
Thank you for mimoza! The city of Menton?
ReplyDeleteHAve a lovely break Sharon.... xv
ReplyDeletedear sharon - je suis juste tombée ... into your lovely blog this morning. what can i say - feels like homesick for the cote d'azur! it was only once, that i had the chance to be there in february for the mimosa season. and this was YEARS ago but i will never forget this special spring feeling with all the yellow flowers... so wonderful!!!! i just feel like sending you best wishes, hugs and kisses... from germany. ENJOY! barbara
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Sharon! Reminds me of a commersial photoshot we did in France twenty years ago, oh my, it brings back happy memories - THANK YOU and have a great weekend! xxx Ulrika
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! I love the scent of Mimosas, they were just started to bloom when I was in the South and I missed their intoxicating fragrance.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures - I love that wreath, and the picture of the lemons.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your visit!
Every time I read your blog, I get all excited about the trips I have taken in France or the trips I will be taking this year to France. Love everything about your country. Have a great holiday.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - I am so sorry for your loss (tried the reply button but nothing happened). Losing a beloved pet is very very hard, I have gone through it myself.
ReplyDeleteSharon, beautiful photos as always, and these make me want spring to hurry!
Thank you Cheryl, but I haven't lost a pet, not for a couple of years at least - another blog perhaps ! :)
DeleteI was just swooning over the acacia mimosa flowers we used in a gig on Wednesday. It is one of my favorite flower scents of all and I so look forward to it every year. Between mimosa and genistra, the late winter season has lovely, soft scents.
ReplyDeleteOh bold yellow come to Spearman soon please!
ReplyDeleteSharon, this is just so beautiful! And one of my favorite places ever. My husband, Ned, always wanted to spend part of the summer on the Riviera and we would drive everywhere up into the hills overlooking the sea. These flowers are completely amazing. Thank you for this splendid post. xx's
ReplyDeleteI will never forget my first visit to Bormes des Mimosa a few years ago during this season...a definite bucket list entry, must do :) LOVE the photos!
ReplyDeleteThat shade of yellow is a harbinger of spring all over the world - so gorgeous! When the forsythia starts blooming in my garden here in Minnesota, I know that spring is here to stay.
ReplyDeleteOh i hope you have a lovely time. That yellow is so cheery!
ReplyDeleteI hope to visit Menton for the lemon festival someday...sigh... I have been dreaming of it for about 20 years. Alas I've never made it past Périgeux.
I'd love to feature that festival in the magazine - I think the photos could be so gorgeous - I am a citrus addict!
Relax for me!
Warmly,
Angela
ParisienneFarmgirl
Such a sublime shade of yellow.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time away!
I'm so happy to see these beautiful images of the South of France - mimosas are just beautiful and not a flower we see often in the US. Can't wait to see more! Have a wonderful weekend, Cynthia
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! And coincidentally, the perfume I am wearing at this moment is called Mimosa.
ReplyDeleteI always smile at mimosa,wonder why it is called that when in its homeland here in Oz it is plain old wattle, but always the first flower in my garden and then the various varieties follow on.
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You are brilliant, the season for mimosas - sounds perfect to me! Hope you have a wonderfully relaxing weekend away! - Jalon
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon
ReplyDeleteè sempre bello passare dal tuo blog e scoprire tante meraviglie!!! La corona di mimosa è bellissima così, come sempre!
buon fine settimana
simonetta
Mimosas are beautiful. It is their season here in northern California as well. But they make my husband's allergies really flare up, lol! We admire them from a distance.
ReplyDeleteWell, I must say this is lovely. After surfing on in I have added this blog to my favorites list :}
ReplyDeleteSharon, enjoy your time away and I hope the weather will be wonderful for you. The south of France is lovely this time of year.
ReplyDeleteLovely blog. The photos are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe Côte d'Azur has its own heart beat - makes relaxing so easy.
ReplyDeleteOur Australian wattle is a subspecies of your mimosa and is on our coat of arms. Masses of yellow to golden blooms herald in the Spring on most of our continent, which have the bees working overtime.
Bonne vacances
What a gorgeous post. I love Mimosas and your view is spectacular. I like your wreath too. I can't wait to see what images you bring back. Enjoy your trip.
ReplyDeleteKaren
Ah, the fragrance..we call your Mimosa, Acacia in California. I used to have a hill behind a previous home covered in it. My kitties would romp through the treed areas and come home bearing the fragrance. I would brush them and I can still recall the intoxicating scent. Wonderful memories...I would love to see and experience your mimosa someday. I love the wreath, such saturated color!
ReplyDeleteXOXO, Chris
I love your photos! we here in the states call "mimosa" a "concoction" of champagne and orange juice. ;-)
ReplyDeletelovely yellow color...and i very much like the decoration......i was brwosing through bloglovin and came to this blog...
ReplyDeletei have always been fascinated by french country life so glad to have come across ur blog!!
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I love visit your blog ! Your photos are fantastic. See you later....
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Hi Sharon, this is making me SO in anticipation of my trip to France this fall! I can hardly wait....I am taking in all your images and tips at every turn...the mimosas are harbingers of Spring, certainly, and here in Canada forsythia...we have a bit to go before we can enjoy it's beauty. Enjoy your weekend, lucky girl!! N.xo
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! I live in Menton and was wondering if you are visiting around there?
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful shade of yellow. Spring is in the air around here too.
ReplyDeleteKaren
...and we in Australia call it Wattle! It makes me sad to see it as we are coming now out of summer (a darned wet one this year!) and into our dull boringly short days into winter. I adore your photos!
ReplyDeleteHope you are enjoying your short break away Sharon. And achoo, achoo from me too with the Mimosa/Wattle blossom, the drug companies always know when it's out in the Adelaide Hills, my purchases of antihistamines go through the roof as do their profits!
ReplyDeleteMillie xx
oh, oh, oh, so lovely
ReplyDeleteThe mimosas are a stunning yellow, how beautiful they look in a wreath. All the photos are amazing. Wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteJody
the mimosa is divine..especially love the wreath..x
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to mention that I mentioned your blog in mine today - thanks for the great inspiration. I am traveling with friends to your area in May of this year and cannot wait. I love all things French!
ReplyDeleteGerrie