My journey to South of France

My journey to south-east of France has been very interesting and I could get a few teachings of these 2 months spent overthere...
Actually I went there to help my parents who, since their car accident, have difficulties to drive (my father cannot anymore and my mother is learning again at 74 years old and is not an easy task for her...). So they decided to put their small holiday house on sale, and we were just enough to be 3 for dealing with real estates and all the necessary formalities... So I just let you imagine our departure with the Ford Fiesta, 3 persons, 2 dogs (mine and theirs), a canary (theirs), and all the suitcases for 2 months hahaha...we just had to check when we opened a door that we didn't lose anything...
I was wondering before leaving, whether it will be a painful "goodbye" journey as I had so many good memories spent in this house from the age of 14... I was wondering also whether I will be easy to live all together with parents so long time, as I am used to independence and different lifestyle, ideas... I was also just wondering whether I would be able to drive so far, without any help... (it is about 1200 kms from Brittany but fortunately we cut the journey half, having cousins in Pays Basque, south west)... anyway lots of questions running in my mind...
Fortunately, as often in my life, all that was appearing difficult turned out to be good and enlightening... I explain you shortly...

-First, living together with my parents as long time ago, made me understand them better and I could be aware of their changes... although I live here in Brittany very close to them (I live at the top floor of family house but separate, it's very different to fully share the same living space)...and sometimes they said also that I had changed (not sure it is in the way they'd like haha)... so we all realized that we had changed a lot haha and had to cope with that and it was an interesting challenge, a mix of understanding, kindness and firmness... and patience too... anyway we managed... and I have been very happy to help them the way I could, as they have been always so kind with me, always encouraging me in the way I wanted for my life...

-It was also the opportunity to re-discover the region all around as I couldn't go on holidays there for years (problems with husband if you see what I mean)... But now that I am on my own, I could really go for long walks in the midst of nature, and surprisingly, it was a bit like I saw it with new eyes... there are so many beautiful forests all around and the sun was present quite every day... I could contemplate as long as I wanted nearby hills, trees, animals, even some strange insects coming close to me when I was outside reading or else... I was actually needing that close contact with wild nature... and never had a feeling of sadness, knowing that the house will be sold soon, as if this region is engraved in my heart forever...

-And a great surprise arrived overthere and still wondering why it happened there... My computing capabilities there were very limited (and mobile also), so I could see I wasn't too addicted to technology and could live happily on an uncomplicated way... but I still could keep a contact by emails with some friends... and that has been the moment for Claude Louis to reveal the secret of Vacuity, the Consciousness without contents... It has been a revelation for me... thank you my friend if you read this... and my stay in the Center has been enlightening...
So, sometimes, we have to go overthere to find out we are exactly HERE... But still lots of practise to achieve this awakening...

Some photos of this beautiful region of France (Var, back country)

Very usual landscape, fields of olive trees, the olives picking is done on december, after the first cold...

Beautiful river, strange shadow...

Saint Paul de Vence, the village of artists...

Lots of cork-oaks... surprizing trunks...

Look at these wild flowers in November !!

And I even had a magic day of whiteness ! all the mediterranean vegetation in winter outfit

P.S : Finally my parents decided before the end of our stay to keep a small piece of land, in case I would like to install a caravan when the house is sold... or why not a yourte ? ... so maybe the story of south-east France not finished ??