The owners of a house where we mantain garden and pool are about to arrive and we have been working our socks off to get everything ready in time. Lots of digging, weeding, clipping, transporting, sweating...
The garden we maintain
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Lake Trasimeno
Going for an appointment in Umbria is no punishment this time of the year. Fantastic weather and this above, rapeseed as far as the eye can see near the famous Lago Trasimeno.
Waterfalls in Umbria
When we came down from the Eremo we carried on to do a little more hiking. The initial steep path covered with loose gravel under a baking sun made us doubt our decision for a moment but when we saw these waterfalls…..ah...
Eremo Santa Maria Giacobbe near Foligno
Seven days in a week and every one of them has its merits and yes downsides. In Italy it is the same but for one day. You may have a bad day but it still is Sunday which means: big lunch or fare una passeggiata con...
Visiting friend..
We are getting the hang of photoblogs it seems. A good friend paid us a short visit and roamed the countryside with our camera. Nice to see Umbria from a non inhabitant. Check out the second picture it is the...
Cherry Tree Blossom
Japan maybe famous for flowering cherry trees but we have them as well. Better even! These almost always bear a heavy load of fruit. Within months we'll be scratching our head what to do with this great gift....
Wisteria blooming
It may take years to start blooming but ones a Wisteria gets going it is a sight to behold. To me it looks like waterfalls suspended in air. Wisteria is actually a member of the pea family. It does...
Italian Lunch
Word has it that Italians always eat well. No matter where they are someone always has a good piece of bread and salami in his jacket. Another shakes fantastic olive oil out of his or her sleeve. Pasta is widely available etc. Other people, like for example the Dutch,...
Rock climbing Umbria
Umbria is known for its lovely sloping green hills. But would you be surprised if there are some nice vertical mountainsides to be found as well? Well of course not. Umbria is great for hiking but if you want to test...
Artichokes the Dutch way
Now lots of people tend to leave those prickly hoodlums alone but their is one type that gets treated as a prince. I'm talking about thistles here, yes artichokes is a thistle but a very good and very edible one. There are many different types of artichokes but here...
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