FLOWERS, FUN AND MONKEYS!

I just love the window boxes which are very typical here in Vannes. If you click on the picture to enlarge you can see the boxes are made of wood and beautifully stained. Almost every home along with their colorful flower gardens are kept impeccable.
Meghan and her new friend Claire on our walk back from the Jazz Festival. I have nicknamed Claire "monkey"or "singe" in French because she likes to climb on everything. The girls are giving me their monkey pose. Above the girls curtsy in front of the Palais de Justice, which you can see from our flat. Claire spent the night and the girls are still sleeping. Wonder what time they went to sleep?
This week the local Jazz Festival is happening at different venues around town. Some are "gratuits" and others you need a ticket. It has been hard for me to try to figure out the schedule but with Claire's help as our interpreter, we found out last night all the tickets have been sold except for Saturday. Dave had a business dinner last night so the girls and I went to get ice-cream and hear some New Orleans jazz on the plaza.
This Rose of Sharon bush and I'm not sure of the purple bush, caught my gaze on my walk back from taking Meghan to gymnastics camp. I continue to be amazed at how vibrant the colors still are at the end of July. It seems like at home by the beginning of August my plants are sufferning from the Indiana humidity. Not sure how I will ever handle humidity again after living here.

Stayed tuned for Dave's blog on the tour.................