Lemons are a pretty big thing in this area. In Menton, there is a lemon festival (“la fête du citron”) that takes place every year around carnival time. In fact, it is probably fair to say that Menton celebrates its carnival around a lemon-based theme every year. Other citrus fruit are featured as well: on many of the floats, huge figures made of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of lemons, oranges, tangerines, and other citrus fruit are on display. This year’s edition of the festival began on February 13 and just ended yesterday. Today’s image doesn’t show fancy exhibition grade lemons but the incredibly flavorful type one can find in many local markets. Plus, of course, it’s very easy to grow your own, so many people do.