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...
A rather sad picture ... made in Assisi. Mary behind bars (if she is Mary, I am not well introduced in this subject so I might well be wrong ...). On the up-side ... she is nicely standing in the spring sunlight.
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!
Umbria is covered in hills. Most of these hills are still covered in woods. The hills are not suitable for much else, can not imagine anything to grow here. Even the woods grow extremely slowly, you rarely encounter a real big tree. When you do it is a treat! The...
(spring is in the air ...)
Since a few weeks a piece of paper is nailed to a tree, promising 100 euro for the person who manages to catch the dog of the writer of the notice. The dog has been living in this area for some time now. I have seen it only once, but I hear the bell on its collar very...
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...
Nothing more satisfying than splitting wood. The sounds, the smells, the lovely impression one gets of being strong (despite knowing physical power has nothing to do with successfully splitting wood). Maybe it is especially the last bit, this feeling of power, that...
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