10:35 a.m. along the Rue Louis Blanc: Indian Summer is upon us. While it was still raining quite a bit a few days ago, this week is shaping up to be the kind apt to convince many people that October is the very best time to visit the French Riviera (are you listening, Patrick and Joni?). I know it’s only Tuesday, but the forecast for the rest of the week looks very good, indeed. Of course, strictly speaking, there is no été indien here, due mostly, I suspect, to the glaring absence of Indians from these shores, but ever since Joe Dassin popularized L’été indien in his 1975 song of the same name, the term has replaced the older été de la Saint-Martin, or St. Martin’s summer. That’s officially in November, and indeed, as you can see, the leaves are not quite ready yet.