Just outside Valfabbrica, not far from Assisi ...
Also this is Umbria
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Floods in Umbria
So we needed rain ... and we got it. The valley below my house is flooded, the Tiber has grown into a huge river. There are many landslides and it is still raining. Below a picture I took from orvietonews.it, from Orvieto Scalo where the situation is a lot worse...
The return of the Wild Boar
Yesterday I walked through the garden. The path I usually take is no more. Wild boar dug it up the night before. They did not only dig up the path, their noses looked for all kinds of lovely foods also in the garden. What a force! It reminds me of a meticulously...
A few flower pictures
I made these pictures a few days ago, end of the day with dark clouds packing in the sky.
Mating snakes
One would expect this to be a rare sight, but it really is not! Almost every year I see mating snakes. Would you think they like to be looked at? Not that it is not lovely to see ... ehm, if I may say so (yes, I am actually blushing)! The snakes curl around each other...
Early spring … some more pictures
Asterix and Obelix in Umbria?
I passed this huge rock on my way up, but I did not really notice. On the way back however, I was impressed. Truelly an impressive rock. Made me think maybe Obelix passed by!
Some more sping signs in Umbria
Need I say more?
(spring is in the air ...)
The end of the day
We have had beautiful weather and just now a day of rain, bringing the temperatures down a bit, more March like. I started pruning the olive trees. Every year an endless job (especially when working only 1 to 3 hours per day on it!). Trying to simply take it one tree...
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