Well, I suppose Brass Age Florence would be more correct. You know I have an ongoing thing with door knocks and other doorway accoutrements here. Here is my latest collection.
Author: get back, laurettadimmick
Feeling deeply
Frustration in Florence
I might have mentioned this before, but I am frustrated with the Covid pandemic. Who isn’t? In Italy we are still more or less locked down. It isn’t the red zone lock down, during which we can’t leave our homes without a good reason and a document.
But we are in the next zone, the orange zone. We can go out, but we can’t leave town. Fines are heavy for any one who does, and they are strict.
I’ve been criss-crossing Florence for months now. I feel like I know almost every nook and cranny.
The garden behind the Archaeological Museum frustrates me in particular this week. Look at this early beautiful springtime tableau! These are the only daffodils and other spring-blooming bulbs I’ve seen flowering in Florence and they, along with the pink and the white magnolia trees, are behind bars. Florence doesn’t have (m)any gardens planted with spring bulbs as you would see in the UK or the USA.
My pictures look fulsome, but they were taken by holding my phone between the bars. Imagine that!
Springtime behind bars! Ugh! I am so frustrated!
A fantasy home-coming
Wouldn’t it be lovely to be welcomed home here? Villa Montefonte means Mountain Source in English. Ahhhh.
Classic Italian design
Just wandering around the city, design elements jump out at me. I never tire of them! Grazie mille, Italia!
Another Tabernacle, Via dei Serragli, Florence
Walking along the very long Via dei Serragli for the umpteenth time, I spotted a tabernacle overhead that I’d not seen before. How often do I say that? About every day.
But what caught my eye to begin with was the simple white marble square inserted in a modestly decorative panel, incised with the date of 1839. That stopped me in my tracks and I looked up.
Keep your eyes open! You will see something new every time!
On my balcony today
My nasturtiums over-wintered all on their own and have begun their 2021 blooming season! Along with this purple anemone. Despite cooler temps this weekend, spring is in the air!
Random thoughts
Look who just showed up, all on her own?! This little nasturtium blossom. The plant survived the cold winter on my balcony and has just started giving me pretty flowers!
The next two pictures were taken in a local park. Where there is water and a little boy, there will be sticks and water play!
The Parco delle Cascine, Part 2
Yesterday I posted on the history of the Cascine; here are some pictures from some recent walks.
One of the million things I love about Italy, is that you are never far from a food truck. They sell coffees and all manner of cold drinks, candy, chips, sometimes panini, and sometimes gelato. They are always popular.
In the video above, I finally found the Vespa I have been looking for. I wonder where this little boy and his sister found theirs? I want one!
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