French Friday: Les Pivoines

« La pivoine est-elle moins sublime du fait qu'elle va faner ? » — Amélie Nothomb, Métaphysique des tubes [Moi, je dis bien-sûr que non!]

It’s peony season! All over Paris, markets and flower shops, as well as my Instagram feed, feature a perfusion of pivones, perhaps the “Frenchest”of flowers. Fortunately, I only have to walk through my own garden or drive through town to enjoy these…

It’s peony season! All over Paris, markets and flower shops, as well as my Instagram feed, feature a perfusion of pivones, perhaps the “Frenchest”of flowers. Fortunately, I only have to walk through my own garden or drive through town to enjoy these fragrant beauties.

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with house.jpg
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marshmallow stage.jpg
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Fluffy.jpg
5 peonies.jpg
front and center.jpg
3 on deck.jpg
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kitchen.jpg
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pink.jpg
shaggy.jpg
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