Just about perfect.....

Mother Nature sent us a picture perfect kind of day and we took full advantage of it. This morning we made the short trip into Apt for the market in the center of the old town. The Saturday market in Apt is quite the event that draws in vendors who fill the area selling their wares. Just about everything from
A-Z is available and those narrow streets are full of people mingling, buying and just enjoying the atmosphere. We bought some vegetables and fruits including some black mashed olives that is called Tapenade. It's also called French caviar but doesn't cost nearly as much as the real thing. All I know is that it is very tasty spread on some freshly baked French bread from the bakery....  :-)

After a brief return back home we asked Rudy if he wanted to take a trip up into the Vaucluse range and of course he said "YES!!" So we loaded him into the car and went looking for a place where he could roam free and explore. We eventually found a forest full of pine and fir trees with some nice wide trails which were to Rudy's liking. After our hike we decided to continue west in the car just to see what was on the next horizon and around the next curve. As we were rounding one of those curves we had to yield the right of way to the biggest flock of sheep I've seen since arriving here. One man and his dog was herding all these animals and neither man, sheep or dog seemed to be in much of a hurry. That was a good thing as it gave me time to take some pictures and video of these slow moving wooly creatures.

After our delay we continued westward until we came to a crest and a clearing in the forest. To the west and especially to the north we were treated to a wide open view of valleys below us and Mont Ventoux in the distance. Naturally we had to stop the car and take a closer look as well as snap some more photos.

We arrived back home just to have enough time to grab a bite to eat and then return to Apt to attend a comedy play at the town hall. The performances and production were good although I could only understand about every 4th or 5th word spoken. Luckily Alicia was right by my side to translate enough that I could halfway understand and enjoy what was going on.  I've taken quite a few photos this week and I'll try to post some of them tomorrow or Monday.

The car pulled over and yielding to oncoming traffic 

The sheep slowly making their way down the hill...probably to get sheered.

Mont Ventoux in the distance 

Photo with the telephoto lens  

During our descent a view of the long bluff line towering over the small village of  Lioux