HOLLYHOCKS

The first time we ever visited Fontevraud the alleyway from the parking lot to the church was lined with tall hollyhocks. That was probably about five years ago. Now the hollyhocks are mostly gone, replaced by an avenue of linden trees (tilleuls). I could find only one remaining hollyhock. We tried to remember if the lindens had always been there in the background or if they have been recently planted. Either way, the tall stately hollyhocks have lost their place in the sun and are bypassed by a world that has found something newer and shinier to amuse it.