Another reason for this second entry is that today celebrates my friend who took these photos in Sovana (first two photos) and Pitigliano during his last visit.
I invite you to view two posts on my new blog:
What is certain is that there will be no more new Thursday Doors on this blog, but the treasure-chest of past entries is here to stay and it can be viewed here.
Photo: Svemir Zeko
In order of appearance: Roma, Pitigliano, Capalbio beach, Porto Ercole, and back to Roma.
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Here is first one image apiece from two weddings viewed from afar.
In Pitigliano
By the Tiber in Roma.
And now several from my only Italian wedding so far (as a guest!), held in Roma and in Ostia on the sandy beach. Mind the captions. I already posted photos from this wedding for the second week of Sylvain’s SL-WEEK challenge on the topic of Red.
But if you want to see really great stuff, check out Slovenian wedding photographer Samo Rovan who just won the title Photographer of the Year, awarded by the Wedding Photojournalist Association.
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Photo: a © signature mmm production
And a special thank you to Jože for this photo from Roma. We just had to sit down a little again. 😀
Dear Alenka, thank you so much for your visit and good times. Today is your birthday and no matter what have a cin cin in my name too. I hope to see you back here soon.
Doors were attacking me left and right. When sorting the photos I got so overwhelmed that I almost missed the deadline for this week’s Norm’s Thursday Doors. Here is just a teaser: one door from every place that we visited.
We started out with a day in Rome: here the Embassy of Slovenia in Vatican.
The next day it was Pitigliano first.
Then it was a hike to (the wrong) one of the Via Cave where a door was the last thing I expected.
And we ended in Sovana not on foot as intended.
Day three, the monastery at Monte Argentario
Porto Santo Stefano
Porto Ercole
Orbetello
The WWF Oasis Lake Burano headquarters
Capalbio
The last day started with Civitella Maritima.
It continued with Siena with its magnificent cathedral. Wonderful visitors minded bestia for me throughout. Thank you!
And to finish off the door odyssey: Abbey of St. Antimo.
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In Talamone. Photo: a © signature mmm production
It’s lovely to feel the truth of this:
Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.
—Linda Hogan, Native American writer
I mean, look at them all – first mom’s parents, then dad’s parents, and then mine:
Top featured photo: In Pitigliano, with mom’s cousin. Photo: LS
I thought it would be good for the occasion to have a look at what kind of doors I published in the first year of my blog before landing the perfect challenge for me.
The first time I participated was on May 1 with the typical title Thursday Doors on a Friday, wondering if this was allowed, but it took me a month to grow into a regular. Since then I think I only missed one Thursday, early on, it just flew by too fast. Door-spotting has become a family sport and a source of joy. Thank you for that, Norm, and to every contributor for making it fun.
The following photos have all already been published before I found Thursday Doors. I am too lazy to edit them up a bit and upload them once again with the watermark. They will have to do as they are.
And this is a recent revisit to my favourite local door used for the New Year’s Day edition of Thursday Doors. I had to take some new photos because they are in bloom. Let our Thursday Doors bloom on too!
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For the anniversary edition of Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.
That state of mind and trust when you realise:
that you are in Prague, it’s 40 degrees C before the rain, and you will hear Pearl Jam in a few hours
that zen is real and it is breathing down your neck (Lake Bolsena)
that you might win this game (I came second, Lake Zbilje, Slovenia)
that mom is scared and wishes to go but nothing bad will happen, again (in Vulci)
that you are about to leave Piran and Slovenia and sleep in another country tonight and every other night (taken almost three years ago on the day of the move)
that you are in the land of carciofi and Settimana enigmistica now (the scene I witnessed upon entering my new home)
that Pearl Jam were on to something with Yield (just around the corner)
that a house has indeed grown where there was none, as has the first dog, and sister (in Piran)
THAT WE HAVE JUST GOT A BESTIA! (Taken his first moment in our garden.)
that father WILL impersonate ancient architecture (in Pitigliano)
that the coming year will hopefully be just as sunny and chatty (taken on the last day of last year in Lucija).
Photo: a © signature mmm production (except cards by a kind donator)
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: State of Mind
It is hard for me to discuss pride, especially of having done well. I had a kind of Stendhal syndrome, or what Wiki tells me is called hyperkulturemia visiting the places below. And what I feel viewing the images I captured there is as close to pride as I’ve ever come. No matter how little I had to do with it. Other than come and click. That’s why the title of this post is Pridem. In my language it means Coming.
Pisa
Vatican museum
Colosseum, Roma
Pantheon, Roma
Ponte Vecchio, Firenze
Piazza Anfiteatro, Lucca
Lucca Cathedral
Pitigliano
Orvieto Cathedral
Photo: MM
Photo: MM
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Eye Spy
Photo: MM (+ BM – ‘uuuing’ + a friend – ‘one generation’)
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Trio
I love this, the idea of improving environment by adding to it. Improvement is relative, of course, but I like the idea of “democracy” behind an unmolested graffiti. I have yet to take photos of any significant murals, especially in Roma, but here is what I’ve got so far. Translation from Slovenian and location given in the captions. More images of Pisa street art and impressive Metelkova City in Ljubljana have been posted here and here.
And here is a special house in Škofije on the border between Italy and Slovenia that was obviously given to children from different countries as a plaything. Give kids a chance indeed!
To all public artists and writers with stuff to say and show: please, carry on. The world needs your expression and colours and wit. And authorities better let it be. It’s the stuff of life.
Photo: MM
Since motion and mobilisation is the predominant theme these days, I hopped on Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge which is all about cars this week. Here are five examples of what you can see in Italy. Captions as follows:
1. Above: From one cat laughing to another, regards from Pitigliano.
Down, from top:
2. In Pisa all things are a bit askew. Red Alfa.
3. What are you doing here, handsome? A Morgan in Capalbio Scalo.
4. Passing by a Fiat 500 wedding, in Pitigliano.
5. For a week, life imitated blog.
Photo: MM
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