Just a gentle reminder for those of you, like me, whose winter days are currently swathed in near darkness…Above the clouds, so close to Earth, is a shining sun-filled sky. It is just there, on the other side, lest we forget. I know that I can. But that thought came to me this morning while walking the dogs on the quay of the Rhone River and it cheered me immensely. It was like taking a plane from drizzly Paris only to pierce into the Great Blue beyond…
There is still beauty here.
More on Tuesday with a By Invitation Only post, until then I will send you off with some lovely Schubert to keep you company. As a bonus, you can imagine yourself walking along the beach below instead of the quay above.
Have a lovely weekend…
It is a nice thought – something I always love about flying on a gloomy day. Pfff…we are so near Spring – let's hope the worst is done!
Oh how I miss to have a garden, Jeanne–to tell time truly, by the plants. Although I mentioned above that the almond trees are starting to blossom, early by two weeks this year. But yes, Spring is coming and I have seen the proof!
Gros bisous to you, friend.
Ahhh! TGV to Provence? After last week's grey we are in the clear blue, even if it is cold (for us ;). Or a charter to a Greek Island? Oooh…now you have me dreaming too.
Thank you bella Contessa! You bring sun whenever you are around. 🙂
I love that you appreciate your home town so much. Ah, as you should! Montreal is so beautiful. I used to love the same thing about NYC. Winters were often bitterly cold and yet with that big blue above, it was do-able. It was why I was so shocked by the Parisian winters afterwards! I'll take the cold, thank you, but not the grey.
And ps; saw my first almond tree blossom yesterday!
I saw Elizabeth's photos of a rain sodden campo del fiori! Stay warm and dry, Gillian!
Oh Jenny. I feel for you. That is going to be a big transition but if that is what needs to happen, I am confident that a sharp woman like yourself will find the way to make it work. Light lamps and excercise included. But I do understand. When we lived in Paris, those five months of grey skies were brutal for me. Keep me posted please.
Sending Good Thoughts.
H.
Oh that would be wonderful, Michel! My email is robinsonheather (at) yahoo.com but truly, don't feel pressured. If it is not this time, another soon. But oh there is much to discover here… 😉
PS. We ONLY eat red Camargue rice in this house. Once you have tasted it, there is no going back.
You are a provider of so many wonderful reminders that I am happy that I was able to return the favor!
Beautiful, Heather. You know, I have noticed the buds of our magnolia have a little greenish tinge to their gray, our earliest camellias have blossomed, and the days are certainly longer. Spring will come. Never fear.
And until then, we can find the beauty in winter, just like you did here! XO