Village Fleuris

I'm looking forward to the next couple of days, when I get to bounce around and photograph my own area of France. Homes and villages everywhere are putting lots of work into decorating with flowers, for the honor of being designated the "mieux fleuri" (most flowery? most flowered? I've no idea, really, what the English equivalent is).

Today we used the rainy weather as an excuse to deal with the mundane, though I do love grocery shopping in the local bakeries and butcheries: the smells and sights hold such anticipation for the palate...