Capalbio is the town on the hill in Maremma closest to me and these are some of its doors. I often bring visitors here because it’s a charming old town, so it’s small wonder that during our a bit more than just a bloggers’ meeting … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 13/12/18: Capalbio 2
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Thursday Doors, 21/6/18: Marrakesh
Since my travelling uncleberry is coming over right now, here is another batch of his door photos from his recent visit to Morocco. Today we visit Marrakesh with him to admire its architecture, not merely doors. I’m quite in awe! The arches are omnipresent so … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 21/6/18: Marrakesh
Another hot June day in Maremma
This day last year, contrary to sanity, my visitor and I went hill town-hopping. To say it was hot is an understatement. Just like today. Only a week ago I was mentally praising this summer, especially in comparison with the drought last year: around me … Continue reading Another hot June day in Maremma
Favourite WPC posts, blog 2/1
This is my second post for the last WPC challenge ever, which challenged us to post our favourite photos. Who follows me will know that it won’t end here. In my last week’s post my favourite WPC posts from my first blog were gathered. Today I … Continue reading Favourite WPC posts, blog 2/1
Day 23 & WPC: Prolific yellow and green
Today a cento made of song lyrics and a war between green and yellow in images. Challenge 23: “Today, we challenge you to honor this idea with a poem based in sound. The poem, for example, could incorporate overheard language. Perhaps it could incorporate a … Continue reading Day 23 & WPC: Prolific yellow and green
Day 16 & WPC: A sonnet to April awakening
Today’s special: A combination of images of awakening nature for WPC and a sonnet to play around with meter and rhyme. Challenge 16: “Write a poem that prominently features the idea of play.” A sonnet, Slovenian-style. Meter: U-U-U-U-U-U, rhyme: abba-baab-cdc-dcd. My definition of the ultimate … Continue reading Day 16 & WPC: A sonnet to April awakening
Day 13: Best friend
Since yesterday I learned about a haibun, today – without a prompt even – I attempt my first tanka: 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 syllables per each of the five lines. Before they get the idea. And the photos are from a lovely walk yesterday. … Continue reading Day 13: Best friend
Day 12: Thursday Doors, 12/4/18: St. Paul Outside the Walls
Today I’ve learned a new form of expression and, unrelatedly, discovered a stack of unposted doors from a Roman basilica for your enjoyment. Challenge 12: “Today, we’d like to challenge you specifically to write a haibun that takes in the natural landscape of the place … Continue reading Day 12: Thursday Doors, 12/4/18: St. Paul Outside the Walls
Day 11: The future in a cemetery
Challenge 11: “A poem that addresses the future.” Dressing the future My future? That’s an easy one. I die. We all die. It’s so certain that there’s no need for Future or Future Perfect Tense. I die. First, the perfect present continues – “I have been … Continue reading Day 11: The future in a cemetery
Day eight: Happy 5th birthday, Bestia!
My furry companion turns five today, which is also how long I have been living in Italy. Challenge 8: “Write poems in which mysterious and magical things occur.” I’m starting to feel the reality of the fact that prior to embracing this month-long challenge I … Continue reading Day eight: Happy 5th birthday, Bestia!
Day seven + CFFC: Happy
Today, apart from including my daily April poem for NaPoWriMo, I also link to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge on the subject of Happy. But first Challenge 7: “Write out a list of all of your different layers of identity. … Now divide all of those things into … Continue reading Day seven + CFFC: Happy
Thursday Doors, 29/3/18: Women’s Doors 3
Today is the last door-dedicating Thursday. Twenty more women will be honoured for making my days that much better. A reminder: so far we had two Thursdays of Women’s Doors and one all-male Thursday. With today this silly division is over and we can all … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 29/3/18: Women’s Doors 3
WPC: Favourite place, or is it time?
There is a time and a place and sometimes they come together just right. Here are some of those. I’ve encountered a problem with this WordPress theme, Edda, no matter how much I love it otherwise: the captions are too little no matter what I … Continue reading WPC: Favourite place, or is it time?
Thursday Doors, 22/3/18: Men’s Doors
After two Thursday Doors posts full of doors for women, with one more coming up next Thursday, here is one for men. Only one, you’ll say, discrimination! But please, first, excuse this gender segregation the last few Thursdays, it was not planned. This is just … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 22/3/18: Men’s Doors
Spring for a cup of poem
Sometimes, rarely, I do what I’m told. If not today, on the first day of spring and World Poetry Day, when then? I love coming across new sources of inspiration, kicks in the behind, reasons to act. One of such is provided on the blog … Continue reading Spring for a cup of poem
WPC: I’d rather be writing
I’m usually not prone to thoughts like this. If I’d rather be doing something else, I’m doing it already. Here are some people who have second thoughts. It is still true that I don’t take many people photos. I collected most of these for the … Continue reading WPC: I’d rather be writing
Thursday Doors, 15/3/18: Women’s Doors, part 2
I continue my celebration of worthy women by way of doors, which I started last week. And it’s not the end. Not only will there be part 3, an all-male doors post is coming up too. Credit where credit is due: there are certain shout-outs … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 15/3/18: Women’s Doors, part 2
Thursday Doors, 8/3/18: Women’s Day, part 1
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
WPC: Faces in Siena crowd
I understand I should make you anonymous but if you enter my frame, I will click and think “thank you”. This is a selection of people photos from my three visits of Siena. I’d been looking forward to making this selection all week but once … Continue reading WPC: Faces in Siena crowd
Thursday Doors, 22/2/18: Abbey of Santa Mustiola, Torri
Don’t you love it when you find some money where you have forgotten you put it? No? Does it only happen to Bukowski and me? Well, this felt quite a bit similar. I found about 60 door photos in a folder from my May birthday … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 22/2/18: Abbey of Santa Mustiola, Torri