Shortly after 1 p.m. today, we bought some food and ate a picnic lunch under one of the pine trees growing along the Croisette, the promenade that goes around the bay of Cannes. Even though the weather forecast had predicted cloudy skies and even rain, it did not turn out that way. There were few people on the Croisette: first, the season is practically over; second, it was lunchtime; and third, those people who were not eating lunch were probably at the yacht show by the harbor. Even the artists exhibiting their work were bored and tried to make up for the lack of customers by entertaining themselves differently, for instance by being nice to pigeons. I love the time of year when those who live in this area gradually take it over again...