I had the chance to see il duomo today. Wow. Strange indeed.
La Quarantena di 2020
Tuesday’s roundup
Posted on Wednesday, because, who cares? I don’t. I am getting as tired of these posts as I am of the pandemic. This will be one of the last ones.
Which one of these pictures shows your way of getting through the quarantined days?
The image below can tell you how stressed you are. Supposedly, if you don’t sense movement when looking at it, you are not stressed. The more it moves, the more stressed you already are. As if we needed a picture to know.
And then there is the new outbreak of stupidity:
But, in Denver the nurses found a way to comment:
Darwin’s response:
And finally, my new hobby:
Roundup
Social distancing:
Enjoying the sunshine during la quarantena from a city apartment
Good Sunday morning! Comical roundup.
From il mare:
What to expect at the seaside this summer?
What we’ll be wearing?
More generally:
Today’s goal:
And political commentary:
And, just for laughs:
A recent walk through my borgo
To begin, a recent view of the full moon from my apartment through the trees just beginning to leaf out:
The lovely little passerella near my house puts on a real show once a year for about 2 weeks:
The architecture in my neighborhood would thrill me in any country. I am happy for the opportunity to slow down and enjoy what surrounds me on a daily basis. I don’t normally pass through some of these streets in regular times:
Random moments of Florentine beauty
Some of these are of course from the archives. Nobody would believe that Florence’s Piazza Santa Annunziata would be filled with people in April of 2020. If it were, the police would soon be there!
But, from 20 years ago or so, I found this wonderful picture of the piazza during a plant exhibition of some kind. Sigh. :-))
Sometimes, you just need a fresh look at an old friend. How about the one below: the pavement of Florence’s Duomo. Wow.
A recent drone overview of the beautiful Duomo. In shots like this, you realize just how small Florence is. See the Piazza della Repubblica to the left.
And a recent shot from the arbored passerella near my apartment. I love wisteria so much!
Today’s roundup
First up, a commentary on American politics:
Next: a commentary on the quarantena:
Traffic check:
Below, self-explanatory:
This week, Italy allowed bookstores and children’s clothing stores to reopen. The following shows a guy headed to the “bookstore.”
Despite everything, the following comments on my feelings toward this country I get to live in:
Busy work during the quarantine
Calcio Storico, the lots are drawn, but when will the games be played? Not in June!
Calcio Storico, with the coronavirus draw behind closed doors: the 2020 semi-finals
This morning, Easter day, as per tradition, the draw of the Calcio Storico took place, although, of course, given the coronavirus emergency, the ceremony did not take place before the outbreak of the wagon (canceled) in Piazza Duomo but in the Salone of the Cinquecento.
The draw has decided the two semi-finals, which will face first the Greens of San Giovanni against the Azzurri of Santa Croce and, in the second race, the Reds of Santa Maria Novella against the Whites of Santo Spirito.
It is not known yet when it will be possible to play. One thing is certain, not in June as per tradition. Maybe in September.
The draw was attended by the commissioner for popular traditions Andrea Vannucci, the president of the historic Florentine football Michele Pierguidi, the director of the historical procession of the Florentine Republic Filippo Giovannelli and the four captains of the historic districts of Florence.
Florence is there and its tradition remains. The hope – Vannucci underlined – is to be able to return to normal soon and to be able to live, if conditions permit, a tournament with great public participation “.”
get back, lauretta! 
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