A weekend in Aix en Provence

Away from Beaumont for a change. This is

 Cezannes old house, the Jas de Bouffan in Aix.

in the garden

A walk on Mt St Victoire in the evening

with the moon rise

And during the next day, from the Oppedum

Kaki

After yesterday afternoon's snow it's another

 bright day in Provence. This is a persimmon tree,

 a familier sight at this time of year in Provence.

The fruit are like bright orange tomatoes, with

 a soft pulpy center, and are best eaten after a frost.

Here they are called kaki.

One of my paintings.

Back in Les Alazards

A view of les Alazards from the valley road

looking down to the hamlet through the cherry
 orchards,you can just see the roof of our
 house in the center of the photo

The woods beyond the house, the house is

 center right in the photo

and the GR4 path leading up the mountain which

 will go past  the Sainte-Sidoine chapel

some of my paintings of the area, this is a watercolour

and these are acrylic on canvas

This afternoon it rained and there has been a

 smattering of snow on the hillside treetops

Autumn in Beaumont

Saint-Sépulcre and Mt Ventoux

looking towards Les Valettes

Longue Saffre

Evening light through the vines

Blazing cherry trees

and again

and autumn colours by me

Mt. Ventoux

The village of Beaumont du Ventoux nestles on the

 foot hills of the mountain, Mt Ventoux. Famous as

 the giant of Provence and a great attraction for

 cyclists, being one of the iconic accents during the

 Tour de France cycle race. The summit is at almost 2000m.

The summit is above the tree line, mostly gravel,

 and looks like a lunar landscape

This is taken from the ski ressort of Mt Serein,

 five kms from the summit seen here

Here is the mountain in all it's glory,

from the lavender fields,

from the vinyards

This year the 100th anniversary of the Tour went

through Malaucène and finished on the summit.

Another view of the mountain

Beaumont and it's monuments

This is the chapel of Sainte Sidoine. You can walk up to it,
 altitude 748m, from behind our house on the GR4.  It's
 not the smallest of the four chapels in the valley.

the smallest is Saint Roch, below.

and here's another view of Saint Sépulcre

And then we have the church, this is the Place de l'Eglise

and here is a view over the church, of the hamlets,
 Hameau de L'Eglise and Hameau les Cabanes

The old ruined castle was built 700 years ago.

As you can see not much is left but it's a significant landmark.

and here's another of my paintings

Autumn in the valley

The colours are so lovely, here are a few pics around the valley.

The commune of Beaumont du Ventoux is in a dead end valley, this is taken from what we call "le bout du monde" or worlds end.

 High up in the surrounding hills looking down on the house which is center right in the photo. You can see all of les Alazards.

and a longer view

The mushrooms are a bit late this year, but if you keep looking!

you can just catch a glimpse of the summit of Mt Ventoux here.

And here's my version