14 November

DSCN5120 14 November. We drive to near Manosque DSCN5122 to visit the olives groves of Aurélie and Joachim Queyras DSCN5124 Olive tree I DSCN5125 Olive tree II - some trees were quite old
DSCN5126 The installation had some outbuildings and a patio DSCN5128 Another shed for sleeping DSCN5129 Jean-François with peigne d'olive and mobile ladders DSCN5132 Faerthen and Greg combing off olives onto nets spread beneath the trees
DSCN5138 J-F going for the higher fruits DSCN5139 Jeff working down low DSCN5140 Pause-café with fruit cake DSCN5141 Fruits I
DSCN5142 Fruits II DSCN5143 The harvest from one tree DSCN5145 fills a plastic bin IMG 0167 Jeff spreading the nets
DSCN5147 J-F and Greg in action IMG 0174 Christine too! IMG 0175 Lots of olives IMG 0181 Aurélie working inside the crown
IMG 0183 Aurélie DSCN5154 Piles of olives DSCN5155 View down toward Manosque DSCN5157 Repositioning
DSCN5159 Lunchtime! DSCN5160 J-F surveys the table DSCN5161 Burette of olive oil DSCN5162 and of course olives
DSCN5163 et du vin (et de la terrine) DSCN5164 J-F awaits... DSCN5166 Me too! DSCN5167 Christine trying out the burette
DSCN5168 She likes the results! DSCN5171 Who wouldn't? DSCN5169 Aurélie asks Joachim... DSCN5172 Lunch in the olive grove
DSCN5174 and all that was just the entrée - now the pizza! DSCN5175 I didn't see the oven in the shed... DSCN5176 A big salad DSCN5178 What could be better?
DSCN5179 They switched places DSCN5177 View from the table DSCN5183 The target of our work DSCN5184 Several different varieties and ..
DSCN5185 different levels of maturity in the groves DSCN5187 Gonadal splendor DSCN5196 We came back through the Arpilles DSCN5197 where there were vineyards
DSCN5198 but not many people DSCN5199 The wind was strong over the Arpilles DSCN5200 but the views were gorgeous 20151114 173047 Back in Beaucaire
20151114 184724 and back at the dinner table with Jeff 20151114 184755 The squash soup makes a comeback 20151115 085232 Jeff's "man toys"