Au pays du vent

Vines again! I was struck by the way the late afternoon sun shone through the leaves, turning them a brilliant green. It was so windy I had to cling to a plane tree to take this.

When we first came here for a holiday, we weren't quite familiar with the local accent. We thought a woman in a shop said to us, "C'est le pays du vin !" Indubitably true. Yes, we said, we'd tried some excellent local wines. It turned out she'd said "C'est le pays du vent" -- the land of wind -- which is indubitably true as well. So I give you vignes et vent together -- just some of the raw ingredients in le vin. And now it's wine o'clock here. Santé !