Listening to Mother Nature.
#italy #tuscany #hiking #summerwinds (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo)
Winds blown in
from North African deserts
gust hard and hot
and without pause,
silencing birds,
forcing clouds
to flee
to France,
moving trees to talk
of ancient times,
a vata disturbance
unsettling the spirit.
#italy #tuscany #summerwinds (at Elba Island, Italy)
Tyrrhenian Sea.
#italy #tuscany #fishing #hooklinesinker (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo)
End of day.
#italy #tuscany #fishing (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo)
Lighthouse.
#italy #fishing #tuscany #hooklinesinker # (at Elba Island, Italy)
They didn’t get anything either…
#italy #tuscany #fishing #hooklinesinker (at Elba Island, Italy)
In the hills
above the sea
littered with Rome’s
ancient glories,
lavender bushes
crackle and buzz
with purpose
and joy;
fig leaves
the proportion
of polar bear paws
bake in midday sun
emitting a nostalgic perfume
of cooling pies,
damp gardens,
summer’s freedom;
a turtle
encased
in sun-dappled
camouflage
dispels his myth,
cutting a rapid, noisy swath
through
parched yellow grasses;
cicadas blast their cacophony
into shimmering heat,
the ocean on the horizon
a foggy dream of cool;
swallows screech for attention,
aging theater divas
diving evergreen cliffs
for a humble supper;
a white cotton
cocoon
suspended from the arms
of elms
rocks
in the afternoon breeze,
the chrysalis released
from daily expectations.
#italy #tuscany #summer
(at Vetulonia)
Bougainvillea.
#italy #tuscany #mediterraneanclimate (at Elba Island, Italy)
Sunflowers 🌻 (Helianthus annuus) for days.
#italy #tuscany #sunflower #agriculture (at Pian D'Alma, Toscana, Italy)
Carving the porchetta for the Friday morning market.
#italy #farmersmarket #illtaketwo (at Lungomare di Follonica)
“Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life”
by Peter Godfrey-Smith.
#summerreading #books #octopus
Summer road trip.
#italy #tuscany #ontheroad (at Vetulonia)
Dusk.
#italy #sunset #tuscany #swallowsatsunset (at Vetulonia)
Heaven.
#london #bookstore #cityscape (at Daunt Books)
Shortcut.
#london #cityscape #keepcalmandcarryon (at Guy’s Hospital)
Constant motion.
#london #cityscape #keepcalmandcarryon (at Waterloo Bridge)
Proper French bistro in London: “We don’t serve tea.”
#london #cityscape #teaculture
(at Casse Croûte)
Even in 90 degree heat, a pub is a dark, cool 😎 and quiet oasis… kinda like ducking into an ornate church in a busy city, but with beer service….
#london #publife #publicspaces (at White Hart Public House)
Entryway.
#london #design #doorways #cityscape (at London, United Kingdom)
Fisherman.
Artist unknown.
#london #art #londonart #fishing (at Marylebone High Street)