Saturday, 18 April 2009

Peonies, just because...

they are so beautiful.
Full blown peonies from the market in Eygalieres - a village about ten minutes away from me in the foothills of the Alpilles mountains. xv

29 comments:

  1. Ooooh........breathaking! And so not fair! I can't wait for my peonies. Enjoy your weekend surrounded by peonies and lilacs!
    XO

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  2. My absolute favorite flower. They smell so feminine and delicate, like an ultra femme perfume. Whenever I see peony as a note in a fragrance, I'm usually intrigued.

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  3. Peonies are my favorite flower. My mother has a peony garden with many varieties. I wish they lasted longer; their bloom season is so short here.

    Have a lovely weekend!

    Nola
    The Bloom Girls
    Nashville, TN

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  4. What a beautiful photo!
    mmmmm, my favorite flower at the moment. Once i get into my new home... 2 weeks, eeeeee I hope to be planning these for my garden.
    Happy weekend to you!!
    callie

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  5. They are stunning...what a gift to start your day with fresh market flowers.

    Enjoy your day!

    XO

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  6. Hmm... I think I might have to change my comment from the other day- peonies are my favorite flower!

    Looks like your weekend is off to a lovely start!

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  7. These flowers are just amazing! Thank you for sharing these beautiful images. I also wanted to stop by and say THANK YOU for coming to visit my blog during my "Celebrating Marie Antoinette" event. I appreciated your comments and it's so nice to meet others who are also interested in our dear Antoinette! Have a beautiful day ~ xo Joy

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  8. Pale pink peonies are my favorite flower. Mine have sprouted up about eight inches. Not yet, but soon!

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  9. wow these are absolutely stunning!!! great photo

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  10. We'll be able to enjoy our peonies come June. They are my favorite flower.
    Have a great day!
    Darlene

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  11. Such a fragrant bounty of riches at your place right now! I wish you a lovely weekend.

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  12. I love peonies! I'm hoping to try my hand at growing them here.
    A market at the foothills of the Alpilles mountains.... oh my, what a delicious thought! What a delightful life you have Miss Vicki!
    Happy weekend! joan

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  13. Hi Vicki!

    I am LOVING your floral posts!!! Your beautiful picture is amazing, I can almost smell them here!

    Enjoy your weekend! Miss Kris

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  14. Divine flowers and beautiful photo. Don't you love things that are for no reason other than "just because ..."

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  15. My all time favorite, nothing quite like them.. what a treat. Hoping they set the scene for an amazing weekend!

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  16. OH my aching back - all for the love of the Peony. I have been raking and cleaning for days --mine are just a 1/2 inch up.....we are expecting rain and that will help. I hate the wait.

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  17. One of my favorite flowers,still have some dried ones I can't bare to part with! All the best, Chrissy

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  18. oh they're gorgeous. it sounds like you're in a good place:)

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  19. Thank you for beautiful images! Love both lilac and peonies!
    I've seen lilac at the flower market here in Hong Kong only once in about 8 years that I've lived here, and they were so expensive. I didn't buy them, just tried to inhale as much of the so-dear-to-me scent as I could and remember it.
    Vickie, thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving me a lovely comment, I appreciate it!
    And I did decorate my Easter bread and colored eggs :-)

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  20. Peonies are way up the top of my "Favourite flower's list". They are getting harder and harder to buy over here in Australia. The market in Eygalieres sounds heavenly!!

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  21. Oh how I hope mine blooms this year! The plant is in its third year - last year it didn't produce but I am hoping. Peonies are so beautiful and they smell heavenly.

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  22. oh i love peonies. i can't wait for them to come into the shops here.

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  23. Oh Vicki! Peonies have always been my absolute favorite flower. They are gorgeous! I really wanted to have them at my wedding and like a Bridezilla had to have them flown in from Europe because they were not in season here! I love this image, so pretty!
    Have a wonderful new week!
    xoxo
    Judith~

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  24. I am loving your flower photos! Peonies are my very favourite. Isn't Spring wonderful? :-)

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  25. Vicki ~those are crazy beautiful.
    You are so lucky to be around so many beautiful blooms. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous photos.

    I am all about flowers.

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  26. Gorgeous!! I could almost eat them!

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  27. Peonies are my absolute favorites and I planted like a hundred of them in our garden hoping that at least a few would actually make it. (I do NOT have a grand thumb.) And much to my surprise, they actually just started to make their appearance! :)

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  28. I can just imagine the smell....yummy!

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  29. Vicki, this is my very favorite! What BEAUTIFUL pictures you have. I have never seen it so bloomed like that!

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