Mimosa Miracle

Yesterday, the best of the daylight was spent up on the Tanneron massif, above Mandelieu la Napoule. It's a great place for walking, when the locals aren't hunting boar (see a previous blog). What was special yesterday was that the mimosa, which grows like giant weeds up there, was just coming into bloom, staining the hillsides with almost vulgar beauty.

Though I actually came to Antibes a year ago last New Year's Eve, somehow seeing the repeat performance of the mimosa miracle felt much more like the proper anniversary.