Windy day in the Languedoc. We get a lot of those, especially in the spring and autumn, it's what keeps the sky blue. And I love this season...the low, golden sunlight, the crisp mornings and the smell of damp leaves and earth.

Vines here are nowhere near that colour yet! Nor do we have that colour sky today …Vines here are nowhere near that colour yet! Nor do we have that colour sky today …

As someone both born and married at this time of year perhaps its not surprising.

My favourite part of the world. Meanwhile, are you bracing yourself for floods? I gather they are on the way.