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April, May and June! Three of the most beautiful months of
colour that Provence has to show! No wonder so many artists and photographers come to Provence in
this season.
We begin with the first buds, the flowers that follow start with
blues and whites, then suddenly reds and yellow appear and very
quickly after nature sets up a spectacle rainbow of colour.
Everything opens up in Spring the markets zing with activity,
people everywhere are in their gardens or tending to their flower
displays.
The farmers are busy cultivating their first spring crops and
the property owners are sprucing up their houses.
Unlike a lot of northern Europe Spring starts in April, we watch
the scenery change around us from the burnt dry browns of winter to
the subtle tinges of green that appears everywhere. The first pink or
white blossoms of the Almond trees dominate at first then suddenly in
the space of a couple of days everything starts to explode into colour
everywhere!
Below are a collection of photo reportage of the area by
world renowned travel photographer Chris Kapolka,
travel photographer Ruud
van Ruitenbeek and myself.
Chris is a regular visitor to this area of Provence and is responsible
for the Provence photo tours project and Ruud is a well seasoned
travel writer and photographure.
Photo Chris Kapolka
April 2006
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1000's of year of history is strung out all
around us!
Photo Ruud van Ruitenbeek May 2006
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Yet Nature dominates and has done since
time began.
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Spring Views
