09 October 2019

Le jardin en octobre

Here we go, then. It's October 9 already, and I'll be leaving for Paris in a few hours. I need to go finish packing. Here are a few back yard photos I've taken over the past few days.





A peony plant shows some fall colors. I guess it needs to be cut back. Tasha and I were just getting back from a walk in the vineyard.




Now that there's a little more moisture and temperatures aren't so extreme, this colchiques (autumn crocuses) have come up again.




The wisteria got a good pruning this summer. It was growing too far to the right, toward the greenhouse. It's still green at this point, but it won't be green for much longer. (The green can contains potting soil, not trash.)

And finally, the vegetable garden in October. The green and the purple basil plants are in full flower. The kale is coming back nicely, now that it's cooler and there are fewer active insect pests. We're still getting tomatoes but the zucchini plants are finished. We're also getting some bell peppers now. Overall, this has not been one of our better vegetable gardens, because of drought and high temperatures.

14 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I wish you safe and happy travels!

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  2. Did not know there was such a thing as autumn crocus. They're lovely. I've been told that basil changes flavor after it blooms, but don;t know if that's just an old wives tale.

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    1. We are using some still, and I haven't notice a change in flavor. The autumn crocus is colchique in French, and there's a well-known song called "Colchiques dans les prés" recorded in the late 70s by Francis Cabrel. Here's a link to YouTube.

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    2. Thanks. What a great song. Listened to the Fracis Cabrel version. "Colchiques dans les prés
      C'est la fin de l'été"

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  3. Bon voyage, mon "vieux"! Enjoy your diner in Paris.

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    1. We're going to a little café on the corner of the rue de Verneuil and the rue du Bac. Steaks, burgers, salads, confit de canard, etc. There's slide show here, including some photos of menus.

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  4. I hope you enjoy your dinner with friends at Café de l'Empire! Looks cool-- great food photos. I look forward to seeing yours, at some point. Safe travels!

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  5. Train was an hour late so I got to the airport at 4:00 instead of 3:00. Heading into central Paris now.

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  6. The Café de l"Empire looks great, I'll try to go there next summer.

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  7. Bon voyage. Traveling mercies.

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