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Hans J

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Vaucluse in May 2009
« on: May 12, 2009, 01:38:05 PM »
Hi all ,

like in near every year we visit again one of our favorite target : Vaucluse/France
We decid in this year to go a bit later ( beginning of May ) to see mo flowers ,days are longer ....and by night is it not so cold ....( we make always camping )

Here is our 'hotel' and our favorite 'restaurant'
Aphyllantes monspillensis
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2009, 01:39:54 PM »
direct near our place grows this orchids -no idea about the ID....now we have thanks Anthony a name :
it is Limodorum abortivum
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2009, 01:45:14 PM »
not far from our city is the big Mt. Ventoux - all cycling fans will know it .....

here some impression from underway -many many plants ( but all without any labels ) ....

DSC-0224 and 0225 is Iberis pruitii  var. candolleana
DSC-0232 and 0233 is an Amelanchier species


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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2009, 01:50:28 PM »
the area on feet of Mt. Ventoux is around 350 m .....but on the top is 1910 m !!!
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2009, 01:53:27 PM »
here special for Maggi ( and other cycling fans )

the last sign before the top
first flowers on this place = DSC-0240 is Saxifraga oppositifolia
the stele for Tom Simpson
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2009, 01:58:14 PM »
on the way back :

Helleborus foeditus
in this part of wood have before many years  forestry people Cedrus trees -they grows really well in this area
here is our city : Bedoin
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2009, 01:59:34 PM »
on a short walk in afternoon we found this orchids :
Cephalanthera damasonium
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2009, 02:03:40 PM »
also a nice walk was to see the places where earlier people has Ocker digging ( partly is still working )

here some pics :
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2009, 02:07:35 PM »
on a other day we made a nice walking near the 'Gorge de Nesque'

some flowers on way side :

DSC-0261  Orchis purpurea
DSC-0262  Aristolochia spec.
DSC-0265  Orchis ustulata
DSC-0267 Linum narbonense
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2009, 02:10:50 PM »
on a steep part we climbed down the gorge :
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2009, 02:14:49 PM »
at the bottom of this Gorge is a very old chappel ( St.Michel) -I believe from the 16. century
there in this time very cool and wet -so we found still flowering Hepatica
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2009, 02:18:12 PM »
on the way back to the car we found a big field of flowering Narcissus poeticus ,Cistus and typical vegetation near the path
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2009, 02:23:36 PM »
and as usual we visit on the before we leave some good sources for wine ....to fill our cellar  8) ....until we go our next trip in Vaucluse ....

Caveau de Vignerons de Gigondas
and in backroud : Les Dentelles ( here we made some years before some nice walkings )

Enjoy
Hans ;)
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2009, 02:46:31 PM »
Very nice pix Hans !
Lovely area and sacred to cycling addicts !
Thanks for showing us what grows there other than cyclists  ;D
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Re: Vaucluse in May 2009
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2009, 02:53:27 PM »
Thank you Luc !

I think that in Belgium are also a lot of Cycling fans ( Mure from Huy ) ,....when I see this races .....( p.e. Paris -Roubaix, Fleche Wallone,Gent Wevelgem ...)

Do you know southern France too ?
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