Saturday in Orbetello

Last Saturday we encountered an open-air market by the Orbetello lagoon, right on the other side to where the flamingos are. Photo: a © signature mmm production

Flaming flamingos

They seem so pink from afar. But when you zoom in, they are mostly white. And then one lifts his wing a little, and then you know. They say it’s from the shrimps they get their pink. Who knew. I don’t say it often, but sometimes I could use a bigger lens. Sorry for the…

Future on the wall

Today Awa on the Road reminded me of my first visit to Roma and Vatican four years ago. On the wall of the Vatican Museum I took a photo of the map of my future neighbourhood, I just didn’t know it yet. After all, it was only the first time I met my internet friend. We…

Return of the Uncle

The return of the Uncle is happening tomorrow. On this occasion I’m posting some of his Nokia phone photos from his most recent visit in May. He is the one who brought you amazing images of Morocco. This is what he saw around here. (Photos enlarge considerably upon clicking.) Photo: © mtc Benvenuto!

WPC: What frames you?

I love these kind of challenges where I can curate and create one little personal exhibition. Once I start browsing my archives, I soon gather a bunch of images to the theme, but I don’t stop. I keep looking through the latest, and then I remember an old one, and ohh, look at this one, and I…

Thursday Doors, July 28

On Saturday I went to Orbetello and the doors were on my scent as usual. Or I on theirs? Everything I do turns into a doorscursion. But only sometimes I fall in love. Photo: a © signature mmm production For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

Seven Saturday scenes

Six orangey images from Orbetello and one with an orange product bought there to lure Snow(Luckily)MeltsSomewhere(Else). Snow writes (in the link above) how she only now tasted her first Crodino after numerous visits to Italy, and upon returning home to Finland she just had to order them online. When I was telling about it to amore,…

Thursday Doors, July 21

Since it’s my sister’s birthday today, I’m glad to let her be the photographer behind (or is it before) this week’s Thursday Doors. She loves doors too, you see. Thank you, sis, and cin cin! Photo: KLU For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

Almost forty is a new orange

Today celebrates my zen & funloving sister. I found a fitting card and thought of leaving it at that. Nah, cute but not true. First I’ve gathered together some of my favourite photos that you took while visiting me. I like your views, they are similar to mine but more stressless. Photo: KLU Featured photo: Vatican…

WPC: Details make the world go round

Those who are doing nothing but waiting for the big thing are missing out. It’s details that make our lives worth living. Blessed be all those who know what they want, who have desires and ideas. Just like every day they will fill today with something, no matter how little, modest, barely visible. —Duško Radović I’ve always been taking…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Found-ains

I admit, I like fountains a lot. Must be the dog in me. And collecting some of my favourite fountain photos I realised that they are not so very different. That is, until small Slovenian town Žalec builds the first beer fountain in Europe. Plans are made and it’s a go. Just keep the dogs away….

WPC: Curve, fattorie and other false friends

This post has so many images that it doesn’t need many words. You can find some in the captions, though. Photo: a © signature mmm production In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Curve

MM 3-9 Closed Monochrome Madness

Last week MM was on pause but since two weeks ago my contribution on the subject of “Closed” didn’t arrive in time, it is included this week. I took the photo in Orbetello at the start of a lovely walk with uncle and bestia along the lagoon with many great views and little surprises about…

Thank you for the happy genes

My grandmother on my mother’s side, baca Nada, was born on this day. We always had a blast. Thank you, baca, I’m feeling the happy gene pool, and keeping on filling it. In the poem you liked reciting to me in several languages, beautiful Vida is whisked away to a foreign country. Well… how can I…

Goodbye, Mici

Yesterday the oldest person I knew didn’t wake up in her nursing home bed. She was 97, and the last thing I heard about her is that two guys were sweet for her. Not bad at all. She played cards deep in the old age, they say it’s good to keep this brain of ours occupied. She lived…

MM 3-7: Monochrome Stubbornness

Sometimes I’m a bit on the stubborn side. Or let’s call it persistent. When I feel a photo, I don’t care about how bad it is technically. So here we have it, Orbetello from the monastery half way to the top of Monte Argentario. Why would anybody boast their meagre zoom like this? It made me happy,…