Today a lot of snow! The world turned black and white (and grey ... lots of grey). The forecasts are not great. Still more than a week to go with daily snow fall and temperatures, even during the day, far below zero....
Sometimes waking up and getting out of bed early is rewarding!
During Christmas we had a real storm here. Wind traveling at the speed of ... ? Anyway, it was too much! In the afternoon I had already seen a tree fall over like a twig, not very promising. So pour a glass of wine, put some more wood on the fire and hope it will be...
It has been quite warm the past few weeks and no rain. Hard to believe since in the South and North of the country they had horrible flooding. Because of the nice weather here in Umbria we still have lots...
Hunt for wild boar or wild hunt for boar? I'd say it is both! Some hunting days you feel like you have been transferred to a war zone. Loud Bangs, screaming, yelling, barking dogs and what have you. We went for a walk one afternoon and hit upon the local hunting...
Yes I'm in picture mode again. I can't stress enough that this is a fantastic time of the year to be in Umbria. The light is just stupendous as is the weather. Some say this tower near my house will...
Thought one might get fed up with the views after 10 years, but not in Umbria. Isn't it great?
Great weather to work outside so time for the annual lavender trimming. It is quite a big job since we have a lot of plants here. They say August is the month to do it but September is fine as wel and...
It has cooled down a bit but is still is unusually warm for the time of the year. A few weeks ago on a very hot day the intense smell of smoke entered my nose. Ah great, BBQ and cold beer was the first...
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