The winter wheat is growing (pousse), green and tender, and a late butterfly was enjoying the warm sun in my garden.
But the weather forecast (le bulletin météo) says wind, rain and cold for next week! Back to winter temperatures, winter coats, scarves, gloves (manteaux, écharpes gants) and bonnets. I don't mind the cold (le froid m'est égal), in fact I prefer being cold than hot; especially for walking around in Paris. Here in the country, I don't walk around, I go by car and in the house I have central heating (chauffage centrale) and a open fireplace (une cheminée à bûches).
Tag - winter
Sunday, November 7 2010
WINTER WHEAT - blé d'hiver
By carolweb on Sunday, November 7 2010,
Sunday, October 31 2010
WINTER TIME
By carolweb on Sunday, October 31 2010,
One hour more to sleep today, but one hour less of daylight in the evening every day! Long live (vive) Spring.
Autumn leaves floating in the water.
A chrysathemum, cemetary flowers in France - why? I found the answer on INTERNET of course: on 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of the end of the war, Poincaré ordered that flowers be put on all the tombs in France. The only flowers produced in sufficient quantity at this time of year were chysanthemums. In Anglo-Saxon countries they have nothing to do with death (la mort) and in Asian countries they signify joy and happiness and even eat the petals in salads.
There are some beautiful varieties and colours, what a shame (quel dommage) that they are produced and bought mostly to put on the tombs in the cemetaries. 23 million plants are produced in France, 22.1 million sold for the 1st November and the cemetaries.