sea urchins

Winter sea

From the car... Those are the electric wires (or whatever) that I always go on about... I hate them!!!

More Driving and Snapping Photos!

On the way to school to pick up Minerva... for the first three I had to get out of the car because of the electric wires that would have cut the photos in half, but the others were all taken seated in the car... 

Summer

Crafty and Creative Kid

My children have always collected sticks and stones and bones and things; it has been their passion always and these things find their way into glass jars and plates and baskets allover the house.

Some time ago Matteo gathered some bones and seashells and came up with this!

I still need to find a good place to hang it!

Sunny southern Italy

I have taken photos from here before, to show the pretty view! Not so pretty today... the sea is out there somewhere... And it hasn't rained, so the wet on the ground is just...wet.

Only three children in Minerva's class were at school today, the rest home with the swine flu... we're still laughing! =)

Humidity

This is what it looks like today... and it's 15°C and raining...

It's very hard to explain humidity, bad humidity, to someone who has never experienced it, but the air is heavy and us asthmatics can't catch our breath, and you feel hot if you move, but as soon as you stay still the humidity goes through whatever sweater you are wearing and you feel chilled, even when it's not cold at all! It's no fun...

So today is the perfect day for mugs of tea, candles burning, knitting and maybe... some Christmas carols!!! (After all... little more than a month left) =) And I think I'll bake something too...

This morning

The view from the piazza up in Castro, towards North...

And towards East...

And this is the castle... and the piazza...it's really small.

Some flowers,

The Zinzulusa Pool

This the pool where i go so often! It's filled with sea-water and there are stairs that take you down to the sea, and you really have a stunning view while you sit by the pool! And my little one has so much fun there ...

it's been ages

Just a few photos taken here and there in the little town I live in... maybe someone will feel like visiting one day... (helou MKL)... =)

my first swim

If I were any better with this blogging, I'd be able to align the photos and give you a panorama-picture and all such stuff, but you can use your imagination...

This is just down the stairs from our home, perfect in June and September, but FULL in July and August! We'll enjoy it while we can and then we'll walk a little further...

More memories

My brother and I, 1969

                                                        My brother and I, 1970

                                                                     skinny legs!

 
                                                       My brother and I ,late '70's