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Le gui (Mistletoe)
I know "le gui" is usually something you think about at Christmas time. However, on this sunny Valentines day I couldn't help but stop and photograph all of the mistletoe hiding in these trees. After all, this is a day of hugs and "kisses". I wished I could have climbed up the tree to grab a little snippet to hang in our doorway. It's not really needed in France though. Upon greeting a close friend and sometimes a perfect stranger you find yourself being "kissed" on each cheek with a typical French greeting. It has taken us a couple of months to know for certain that the clumps of green growing amongst the trees is actually mistletoe. At Christmas time you could find HUGE bunches of it for sale in the open air markets. Yet another perk of living alongside a great forest of trees.
I know "le gui" is usually something you think about at Christmas time. However, on this sunny Valentines day I couldn't help but stop and photograph all of the mistletoe hiding in these trees. After all, this is a day of hugs and "kisses". I wished I could have climbed up the tree to grab a little snippet to hang in our doorway. It's not really needed in France though. Upon greeting a close friend and sometimes a perfect stranger you find yourself being "kissed" on each cheek with a typical French greeting. It has taken us a couple of months to know for certain that the clumps of green growing amongst the trees is actually mistletoe. At Christmas time you could find HUGE bunches of it for sale in the open air markets. Yet another perk of living alongside a great forest of trees.
2 comments:
that is sooo cool! i would love to climb a tree right now! it seems like forever since i have climbed a tree. weird, but i like climbing trees. i am like a monkey!! :)
Wow, I've never ever seen a picture of mistletoe growing in a tree before! Looks like little green nests. So cool!
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