Thursday Doors, May 26

And so I thought to myself: I’ve got two blogs now, I get to have two entries. 😉

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:

• another set of Thursday Doors
• a happy birthday to my happy friend 

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

For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

Na zdravje, Alenka!

My friend, it feels like you were just here. Maybe because you were. Let’s see what all we did. (Story in the captions.)

The wall is okay. /Roma/

But I hear you prefer benches…/Pitigliano/

It’s better in two though. /Sovana/

Or in three. /Porto Santo Stefano/

You make a lovely family. /Orbetello/

Just your wedding planner is a bit out of shape… 😀 /Civitella Maritima/

…and sometimes confuses bridges. /NOT the way to Sovana/

But it was still a lovely walk.

It made us hungry and studying was in order. /Sovana/

Wow effect. /Pitigliano/

Matching colour scheme. /Porto Ercole/

Wow effect was on this side. /Capalbio/

By Lake Burano

We call it Spanish elder, they call it lilac.

The same field where I lied down and got zero poppies. /Capalbio scalo/

Matching colour scheme II.

Bodyguard.

Deserved rest. /Terme Saturnia/

But not for long: you are putting your shoes back on…

…and it’s action time again. /Capalbio beach/

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.

Happy birthday, tiček Lako!

Today celebrates my uncle Rajko. May the First be with you, like every year! And let’s exchange the views soon again, your Maribor (above) for our Tuscany (below). Cin cin and buon appetito!

View from the Etruscan museum in Ansedonia.

In Sovana.

With bestia and Niki’s Nana in Capalbio.

Photo: a © signature mmm production

Thursday Doors, April 28

One CAN get overdoored. It happened to me in the last four days.

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.

Photo: a © signature mmm production

For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

Thursday Doors, December 17, and CFFC – Windoors

Even though I don’t like to combine challenges, today calls for an exception. There is only so much doors one can post in a week, and we know it’s on Thursday for Norm. Cee is asking for windows too, so this is for both.

Pienza

Pienza

Sovana

Roma, Piazza Navona

Roma

Motovun, Croatia

Grožnjan, Croatia

Grožnjan, Croatia

Porto Ercole

Porto Ercole

Photo: MM

For:

 

and for Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

Thursday Doors, November 26

I remembered that I’d been shooting doors even before I learnt about Norm’s Thursday Doors. Here are some of those.

One of the first trips we did upon my arrival to Tuscany was to Tuscania, before we got our bestia. I think somebody just woke up.

And here are a few more doors, the last two from other occasions. And in the last the bestia is already visible.

Tuscania

Capalbio

Sovana

Photo: MM

For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

Próxima Estación: Esperanto

Today celebrates my sister who might be waiting for a station just like some people wait for trains. What is it going to be? I invite you to open up your eyes and see the sign, chosen from the ones below. ¿Qué pasa por la calle?

Ostia

Near Cala Violina, Tuscany

Piran

Piran

Piran

Piran

Piran

Grosseto

Grosseto

Sovana

Ostia

Orvieto. Photo: You!

Orbetello. Photo: You again

Scarlino. This and other photos: MM

Tanti auguri and I wish you much esperanza of the kind that never dies.

Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge

January 2nd, Tartini square, Piran, Slovenia.

Proteus (“Human fish”) in the street of Oriveto. (NOT!)

Orbetello street lamp design.

In the street of Lucca.

In the street of Lucca.

In Sovana they know me 😀

Photo: MM & top: Zedd & last: BM

For:

Ves najboljoš

Today is the birthday of the author of the photographs below, taken when she was last on a visit around here. Maybe she will inspire herself and create a painting after her own photograph (because she is the Aunt Who Took Up Painting). And maybe she will pridi cai again and make new photos. And maybe she will even accept my fb request. 😀 Tanti auguri!

Orbetello from Monte Argentario

Behind Porto Ercole

In Orbetello

Towards Pitigliano

Pitigliano

Pitigliano

Sovana

Sovana

Monte Amiata?

Some hills

From the car

Tuscany

Photographer

Photo: DS & last LS

And this is how it looks now, our green wall, grazie ancora!

Photo: MM