I have two half-written posts that I don’t seem to be able to find time to finish so I thought I’d share some of our spring photos with you in the meantime. Those you follow Loire Daily Photo will already have seen some of them.
![Pansies last right through winter and are stunning at the moment](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/pansies7.jpg)
![Lily-of-the-valley, which has lots of little bells and smells devine](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/lily-of-the-valley.jpg)
![This lilac is opposite our front gate. You can see yellow daisies on the left that our neighbour gave us. They multiply every year!](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/lilac4.jpg)
![These are the flowers on the horse chestnut trees further along our street](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/chestnut.jpg)
![Viburnum flowers start out a pale green then suddenly become bright white.](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/viorne.jpg)
![Our wisteria with diosma in front](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/photo_109_our_lilac.jpg)
![Lilac in a bouquet in the kitchen. This is the most common colour. It also comes in dark purple and white.](http://www.aussieinfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/3_kitchen_fireplace_1.jpg)
I have two half-written posts that I don’t seem to be able to find time to finish so I thought I’d share some of our spring photos with you in the meantime. Those you follow Loire Daily Photo will already have seen some of them.
Coming from North Queensland, I have remained amorous of spring flowers ever since I saw my first field of buttercups back in 1975 in the south of France. These are photos taken recently in the Blois and when we travelled back from the Basque Coast. I had never seen flax (linen) in bloom and had no idea it was lavendar. I’m amazed in fact at how many spring flowers are lavendar, white and yellow. I’m not sure of all the names – maybe more knowledgeable readers can fill in the gaps.