Love it when the courtyard bursts into life.

 

Love spring and all it brings!

 A neighbour's wisteria here in La Guerche.

Beautiful spring day yesterday...

Snapped this blue crop yesterday while heading out to pick up friends before going to a lovely surprise birthday party for another friend.

I understand this is 'Phacelia' which is widely grown in the Loire Valley as a cover crop, not for harvest. Farmers sow it between main crops because it improves the soil structure, suppresses weeds naturally and attracts pollinators.especially bees.🐝 

La Roche-Posay Spring Festival.

 

To celebrate the arrival of warmer weather, yesterday La Roche-Posay had a small Spring Festival with a flower / local produce market plus a small flea market. It did not take long to go around the few stalls that were there but we did extend our stay with a short walk around the town admiring the spring flowers.

Favourite time of year...

 

Love this time of year when with spring edging ever closer and new life appears all around us in the courtyard. Will miss this when house is eventually sold. Will not be too long until we are enjoy it in full bloom.

Wednesday for windows...

 

Friends gave us this little bit of spring to look out on!

Spring is springing...

 

We spent the beautiful day we had yesterday working in our courtyard where we have our first burst of colour. We also put out our wintered geraniums - even though the French will think us mad!

Spring, ever closer...

 Taken when on our morning walk. 

The first day of spring was always going to be lovely with a start like this!

 

Spring colours of the courtyard...

At the Old Walnut Mill

 

Parc Oriental de Maulévrier in spring

 

Yesterday, on what was a beautiful day, we headed over to Parc Oriental de Maulévrier in Maine-et-Loire as we had wanted to see it in spring - we were not disappointed - beautiful!

Is spring the best of times?

I love spring and when it's accompanied by warm weather it can be the best of seasons . Nice enough yesterday to have lunch alfresco in the courtyard where we are reminded why it's such a joy!

 

Welcome to spring in Southern Touraine

 

Come on Spring ,let's be having you...

 

Spring in the beautiful gardens of Chateau de Rivau.

Sunday stroll and some spring colours...

 

Lovely morning yesterday for our Sunday stroll around the village - good to see some spring colour making an appearance.  

An indication of spring...

Friends brought us these tulips at the weekend and they remain a reminder that spring is surely just around the corner.

Encouraging sign...

First daffodils are through at the Old Walnut Mill - spring is surely just around the corner.
 

Spring isn't so far away - judging by this display...

Snapped this garden when passing on Rue de la Butte during our walk on Sunday

Spring is just around the corner...well not too far away!

Spotted this little lone daffodil on our Thursday walk in the woods behind Barrou just letting us know!

Spring views of Barrou

A spring views of Barrou