Friday, April 01, 2005
Italy Revisited
I've decided that my Greece~Italy blog needs keeping up to date, so I'm starting off with this look back at Verdigliana in sun and snow.
There are one or two good snaps there, along with
Oodles of boring viewsThe Circle Game
Interesting comparing the sunny photos taken in Tuscany over Christmas and the snowy vistas that followed just weeks into the new year. The b&w pics rather lend to the wintry aspect. "In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan ..." Snapped Xmas Day, recognizable by the distinctive treetop. The 'contemplation' corner, where one sits after dinner with cigars and digestif and solve the wrongs of the day and fine-tunes the mischief for the morrow. Visitors are audible as well as visible from miles off, giving time to hide or roll out the welcome mat. During the hunting season, oafish hunters with unruly dogs trample property. The fun is when the rains come, the track turns to wheel spin slush and their parked cars are stranded in the midst of nowhere. Once the bad weather comes, the road can be tricky for those who don't know where the gravel lies 'neath snow and slush.
Snow-bound Vista
Hard to connect with the balmy shot below.
Tuscany 'au soleil'
Summery nook
Wintry nook
Not much but chilblains to contemplate once the snows move in. Rather a Dickensian, Christmas card aspect.
Via Facile
The long and winding drive up to the house. 
Snow-bound driveway
