Tag: Tuscania

January: Going down from the little terrace of the Skyscraper. What a visual ride. Ljubljana, Slovenia.

February: Amazed every time I visit it. Giardino dei tarocchi by Niki de Saint Phalle, southern Tuscany.

March: These violets are in exactly the same spot this year but not nearly as happy. Recent snow was a surprise. Our condominium.

April: Imagine a river with the temperature of a small clothes washer. Then lie in it and be transported smash-bam into the next group of people because the current is so strong. Don’t worry, it happens all the time. Terme Saturnia.

May: A proper bowl twister: amore making carbonara.

June: The girl during Infiorata. I love this photo. As if out of a German film. Monte Argentario monastery.

July: Time and place to lie down. It looks softer than it is. Forma Viva, Portorož, Slovenia.

August: Muha Restaurant in Lokev, Slovenia.

September: Crustaceans and Formula Uno. Rome, Italia.

October: This field is pretty happening for real. Capalbio Scalo.

November: Part of the setting to lure wildlife near photographers at the Lake Burano nature reserve.

December: The Kamnik-Savinja Alps from my parents’ front door in Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Complete Calendar 2017

Gallery · 28 Dec 2018 · 25 Comments ·

In the spirit of drawing things to a close on this blog, here is the final selection of images for my Calendar 2017. Okay, two. As you could see and take a peek at my new blog yesterday, with the new year this one is about … Continue reading Complete Calendar 2017

Thursday Doors, 27/9/18: Norm’s Doors 3

27 Sep 2018 · 63 Comments ·

“Life’s too short for boring doors” could be the official slogan of our jolly little group. Let’s have more of the other kind. Small wonder that it was Norm, our chief, who wrote this in a comment to one of my Thursday Doors post on … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 27/9/18: Norm’s Doors 3

Italy welcomes you, Norm! Monte Argentario monastery.

Il giardino dei tarocchi: “Justice” by Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely.

Thank you, my friends, for the dimension check.

Trastevere, “with the 3/4 –1/4 split”, Norm said.

Isola del Giglio. I love it how they are destined to meet but they don’t know it.

For the end, four from closest to me, Capalbio on the hill.

I wonder if this still looks the same after a few years.

Thursday Doors, 13/9/18: Norm mix I.

Gallery · 13 Sep 201820 Sep 2018 · 35 Comments ·

Today a special door selection from my first blog, of doors that caught the eye of our Thursday Doorman. “The day I set foot in Rome and start exploring for doors… well I don’t know if I’ll ever leave the place.” This was the comment … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 13/9/18: Norm mix I.

Let’s see what all can get twisted. In some cases it’s more literal, such as here. A school bus that walks in Rome.

Some vegetables are more twisted than others.

A twisted Porto Ercole harbour scene.

This scene looks like a twister was here.

Man makes it straight, nature makes it twisted.

Man can make it twisted too, or better, rounded. What are those figures up to? (San Bruzio monastery ruins)

Why are these naked children or angels carrying so much?

A twisted tailed women fountain in Tuscania.

She doesn’t seem all that happy.

This one is more relaxed, even though her spine is twisted.

May: Another Tuscania twisted statue. Is it an egret?

Bestia is a twisted bundle of joy.

Tongue and tail twister.

I might consufe “rounded” and “twisted”. Tuscania.

To Orvieto now. St Patrick’s Well first on a photo…

…and then for real. A double helix staircase leads down and up.

The small well next to the big well: Twist his nose and drink.

The view of Orvieto Scalo from the well: One track twists to allow for the trains to stop, while the fast trains can rush by on the other.

On the last day of last May: It’s twisted how yellow it was already! This year is completely different, nice and green.

May: A proper bowl twister: amore making carbonara.

WPC: Simple twists of May 2017

Gallery · 29 May 2018 · 20 Comments ·

In a simple twist of fate, the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is coming to an end. The last theme will be posted this Wednesday. In another, I felt an emptiness inside to which I just could not relate. Not only have I been an (almost) … Continue reading WPC: Simple twists of May 2017

WPC: World in places

13 May 201814 May 2018 · 38 Comments ·

My life experience has taught me that if you think you belong somewhere, you might miss an exciting option. There is a Slovenian proverb Povsod je lepo, doma je najlepše which translates as “Everywhere is beautiful, at home is best”. Somewhere I saw it flipped … Continue reading WPC: World in places

Thursday Doors, 8/3/18: Women’s Day, part 1

Image · 8 Mar 20189 Mar 2018 · 64 Comments ·

Women, ladies, friends. Unite and take over. Usually, I don’t look people between their legs, certainly not upon the first meeting. I’m happiest if I read an excellent book or story or see a stunning photograph but don’t know the gender of the writer or … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 8/3/18: Women’s Day, part 1

This is not Provence

Aside · 30 Jan 20182 Apr 2018 · 30 Comments ·

Lavender is Provence, poppies are Tuscany. Every time I see a lavender field (usually in a photo, only once I saw it around here), I’m reminded of how often Slovenians mistake Tuscany in Italy for Provence in France, or vice versa. In Slovenian they are … Continue reading This is not Provence

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