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to CBS In The World. I'm John Batchelor.

To the south of France, to Paradise, to Simon Constable,

running for the Wall Street Journal and other distinguished publications.

The daffodils are already aging.

The flowers and buds are everywhere.

However, rain comes to the south of France.

Simon, a very good day to you.

I'm keen on the animal life,

but first of all, I want to make sure the flowers are well watered.

How are they doing?

Good evening to you. Good evening to you, John.

Recently they have been very well watered.

It's rained and rained and rained and then it stops and then the sun comes out and that's great and if you stand out there in the

sunlight you only need one jumper at the moment which is what that's a sweater in American

speak and that's lovely but when the rain is coming down it's like

Noah's flood and it really is quite amazing it's quite a sight to be seen

but I'm very happy it's there. The calves, the last time you reported that the fences are

built to keep mom in but the calves can go underneath and wonder the roads. Have you

seen them on the roads? Are you careful when you're driving?

I am very careful.

I say would say some other people who drive are perhaps not as careful and fast but I've

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