This week, I would like to share with you the series of photographs from the calendar I made for 2011. Let’s start with the cover picture, which is a collage of the twelve photographs used for the calendar:
The picture in January was of the fire burning in Stephane’s bread oven. Stephane revived an old bakery in Azillanet, and he baked the most amazing bread in the old wood-fired oven. I visited his bakery several times and wrote about it back in 2013 – you can find the article here.
Almond blossoms featured in February:
The picture for March was a still-life I took at a friend’s house near Roquebrun. I loved the shape of the glass jug and way the sunlight streaked across the table.
On the page for April, a honey bee was showing us how it’s done – collecting nectar on a quince blossom!
The landscape around Saint-Chinian is beautiful, and a small bit of it was on show during May 2011:
June is prime time for strawberries and this dessert was a wonderful example of what can be done with a few simple ingredients and some imagination! Crushed meringues, fresh strawberries, whipped cream, the whole topped with vanilla ice cream mixed with strawberry coulis. Writing about it makes my mouth water! 🙂
The sunflower in the July picture grew in my garden:
The August picture shows the bridge over the Canal du Midi in Le Somail:
I adore fresh figs – their taste and texture are so far removed from the dried figs of my childhood! In Saint-Chinian fig trees thrive! Delicious figs can be found in the weekly outdoor market during the summer months or on walks in the countryside!
During October, I showcased some of the houses along the river in Saint-Chinian. The stone facades contrast beautifully with the red ochre facade.
The sweet buns in the November photograph were baked at Stephane’s bakery in Azillanet. And very tasty they were too!!
The ‘shining stars’ in the last picture of the year lit up a stall at the Montpellier Christmas market. They were very colourful and festive!
So there we have it – a year in pictures! What’s your favourite picture of that year?
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Lovely pictures, and what a good idea to make a calendar. I must try that, although I think I would be spoilt for choice for wonderful things to include!
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Love them all, as they evoke fond emories of visits to all these wonderful places. But I am particularly partial to the one of the bridge over the canal at Le Somail. My heart resides somewhere in the vicinity of that canal.
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I like the sunflowe petals and the unusual view of the little pointy roofed abris in the vines. Also the quince, and the view of the church. Everything really!
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