Joies de Vivre

To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.
—Elizabeth David, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine 

And an exquisite pleasure here as well, even midmorning, with the sun like roses full-blown.

image:  Christie B. Cochrell, Green Figs