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Seasonal offerings, November in Florence,

November 19, 2017November 6, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

Mushrooms:

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Persimmons (cachi):

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The season’s earliest pomegranates (melograni):

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Tulip studies

November 19, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

Happy November

November 1, 2017October 29, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

Salve amici!

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Ottobre è passato e novembre è ormai alle porte…

 

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Enjoy this beautiful season!

Strolling through La Foce

October 31, 2017November 6, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment
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La Foce, more to see

October 29, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment
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Wisteria pods

October 22, 2017October 17, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

So artful, hanging from the vines in late summer, early fall.

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Living walls of pyracantha

October 21, 2017October 17, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

Glorious living wall of glowing orange.  Villa la Foce.

 

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Butterflies migrating through Denver

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

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So many butterflies were swooping through Denver this week that The National Weather Service in Boulder posted two radar images on their Twitter Tuesday showing a giant blob of blue and red to the uneducated eye.

 

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You can read more on this phenomenon here:

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/04/unexpected-front-range-weather-blame-butterflies/

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L’autunno è arrivato!

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

And it is bellisimo!

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Villa la Foce

September 14, 2017 / get back, laurettadimmick / Leave a comment

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