Thursday Doors, 4/10/18: Normies in Maremma

I’m not sure who invented the word doorfie for a selfie in a door reflection, but today I’ve got an even newer word: Normie.  That is, Norm in a door-shell. He has survived the attack of Tuscan doors and greets you all. There were some …

September 2017

It’s September and I’ve got a couple of things to discuss: 1. What photo is deemed photo worthy? 2. Why suffer if you can enjoy it?  “It’s interesting what is considered photo worthy, especially in terms of being posted online.” This was a comment under …

Mighty Massa Marittima

Sometimes a town flies in below the radar and hits you in all the feels. It is grand, mesmerising and for some strange, undetermined reasons almost empty of people, as it’s not such a must-see destination as Siena, Pisa or Lucca. This is the best …

Day 30: The month of firsts

You never forget your first. —May Not yet, May 1st begins in less than half an hour, but let’s have a look at the last poetry challenge for this month: Challenge 30: “I’d like you to take your cue from Borges, and write a poem …

WPC: Growing water

Eerie, cautionary, out of time. When water comes a-knocking.  Three weeks ago, when on a visit to my birthtown Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, the annual floods hit the part of the city that is built on the marshes, hence it is still called Barje, …