Small Blue (Cupido Minimus) in the Villa Ndio Garden
Bumblebees of Villa Ndio
At least three distinct species of bumblebees buzz the red dead nettles that thrive throughout the Villa Ndio garden. The white-tailed bumblebee – Bombus lucorum — and the all-orange Bombus pascuorum are frequent visitors. Among the white-tailed bumblebee we have seen both yellow banded and orange banded varieties. And among the all-orange bumblebee, some have dark brown bands.
White-tailed Bumblebee — Bombus lucorum
Villa Ndio Blackbird
Villa Ndio Bumblebee — Bombus pascuorum
Plum Tree Blossoms — Villa Ndio
Curlew Sandpiper in Mandelieu-La Napoule
Grey Heron near Villa Ndio
Sunrise over Cap d’Antibes
The “MLK Après 50” Exhibit and the Legacy of Halloween
Learning can come through reminders about what you knew in the past but had long forgotten. This happened to me the other day as I followed my curiosity to see why a memorial exhibit for Martin Luther King, Junior entitled “MLK Après 50” was being featured at the Palais de Congrès in Grasse. Why would the City of Grasse be hosting such an exhibit on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his death? It was odd, too, for this to happen in October since MLK’s birthday was in month of January and he had been assassinated in the month of April,. But maybe there was something more to this exhibit than an MLK memorial. Could this mean something about the crosscutting and broader impact of MLK’s legacy for today’s world of racial and ethnic divisions? Even in Grasse?