This is a view of the Espinouse Mountains in Occitanie, France during golden hour in October 2025. A spiny tree on the right-hand side breaks up the rich brown autumnal garrigue which carpets the foreground, and a series of ridges stretches into the distance. The sky is blue with some wispy clouds.

Golden hour views for miles in the Espinouse mountains in Herault, France last week.

#fsprintmonday #thephotohour #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #mountains #garrigue #espinouse #mountains #occitanie #herault #france

This photo taken on a golden hour autumnal walk through the garrigue in Herault, France in October 2025. A rocky path, turned gold by the sun and streaked with shadows, leads the eye towards a tree in the middle distance. The sky, filled with fluffy clouds, is blue at the top, turning to gold above distant hills.

Golden hour in the garrigue - last week in Occitanie, France.

#sharemondays2025 #blueskymonday #eastcoastkin #thephotohour #autumn #autumnal #trees #photography #photographersofbluesky #landscapephotography #landscape #occitanie #france #herault #goldenhour #garrigue #artyear

Extra tiny gouache plein air painting.
A personal favorite.
#painting #gouache #pleinairpainting #garrigue

Bouquet champêtre composé d'euphorbe, lunetière, espigaou, sorgho, glaïeul d'Italie, phalangère...

Moisson florale du jour au pays du thym et du buis odorants
#garrigue

This is a macro photo of euphorbia (black pearl I think!) growing wild in Herault, France taken in April 2025. There are water droplets on the flowers and leaves, and two insects can be seen. The shape of the leaves mirrors the shape of a winged insect adjacent to it.

Wild #euphorbia after the rain yesterday...just loved the way that the leaves mirrored the wings of the insect too 💚

#insectthursday #bloomscrolling #thephotohour #macro #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #insects #insect #wildflower #wildflowers #garrigue

Photo en gros plan d’une fleur de ciste cotonneux. Elle a cinq pétales d’un beau rose tirant sur le mauve, à l’aspect froissé. Au centre, des étamines jaune-orangé. Les feuilles sont assez petites, épaisses, d’un vert doux légèrement grisâtre. L’ambiance est ensoleillée et lumineuse.

Il fait moche dehors, alors je vous offre cette fleur typique du midi Méditerranéen pour enjoliver un peu tout ça.
#Photography #BloomScrolling #Flowers #CisteCotonneux #CistusAlbidus #GreyLeavedCistus #CotedAzur #Garrigue #Nature #NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography

Lumière d'hiver. Martigues, December, 27, 2018

Lumière d'hiver. Martigues, December, 27, 2018
#martigues #golden-hour #UnJourUnePhoto #garrigue

Other shrubs of the #garrigue near Calanque de Sormiou are: Tree Heath, Sumach (Rhus coriaria) (am more familiar with Canadian sumachs - didn't realise they've species worldwide), Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus) & ?Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum).
#mediterranean #flora
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