Bouquet de lavandes au Potager du roi de Versailles: les abeilles profitent encore un peu du nectar avant la fin de la journée. Le Potager n'est jamais aussi beau que le matin et le soir. Nous fêtions dignement la proche fin d'année, devant les 9 hectares inondés des derniers rayons du soleil.
Les alignements de légumes et de fleurs orientés resplendissaient. Impossible de tenir en place, j'ai couru vers les jardins en creux pour immortaliser quelques clichés baignés de cette inimitable lumière.
Le carré des Artichauts, Cynara scolimus, de la famille des Astéracées.
That first photo is absolutely stunning! I could look at it again and again (and maybe I will come again tomorrow). The photo of the artichoke made me wonder - do people in that big imposing house really grow their own vegetables?
RépondreSupprimerDear Masha
RépondreSupprimerI'm very proud that you love the first pic ! One cannot say how beautiful the light was during this sunset.
About the artichoke, do not worry : the background buildings is not related at all to the royal Kitchen garden! Vegetables & fruits are cultivated by the gardeners and then sold at the little cute shop, at the entrance of the estate. People living in the houses near the Kitchen garden can only admire their work.
You wouldn't guess but last week I met two ladies coming from.... California, they were staying in Paris for a while, looking for the Château de Versailles entrance. And they wanted me as a daily guide! So funny how life is.
Hope things are well in California.
Gabriel