Autumn in Provence, France

November 2025

I recently had the opportunity to visit my good friend Mowgli in the South of France during the change of seasons, as summer exhaled and autumn slipped in quietly. The landscape still radiated sunshine, though the lavender had begun to fade, the vineyards blushed, and the olive trees silvered in the wind.

We spent the first week at Mowgli’s mother’s old farmhouse in the countryside, which operates as a gîte (think small-scale French Airbnb) during the summer months. The house is flanked by an olive grove, a fruit-tree orchard, and grape vineyards, all set against a backdrop of rugged, rocky mountains.