Swarm of bees

Swarm of bees

There I was, innocently watering the flower pots, when suddenly hell broke loose. The sound a swarm of bees is making, is incredible. Overwhelming. So ... I ran! From a safe distance I watched the huge flying ball of bees. They kept hovering in front of one of the...

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Our snake

Our snake

This beautiful snake, or one of its parents, has been living in and around our swimming pool pump for many years now. The electrician in fact, did not want to return to fix the pool lights that were causing a short circuit, after he caught sight of the disappearing...

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Bevagna guided tour

Last Saturday the Guide dell'Umbria had organized a guided tour in Bevagna. A small and not very well known town that used to be of great importance. Talking a long time ago, during the Romans. Speaking are the vague remains of an amphitheater (houses were built on...

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Borage – Borago

Borage – Borago

Yesterday morning the tiny water droplets were shining in the sun, small diamonds on the hairy leaves and flowers. The blu of the flowers so powerful one does understand ages ago this plant was associated with courage.

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Innocence

Innocence

I had finished my swim and was changing. Around me four young Italian girls were preparing for their swimming lesson. The changing room was empty apart from us. The radio played a love song of Jovanotti, called 'A te'. It is a wonderful song. The lyrics are beautiful...

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Fallen tree

Fallen tree

The weather is terrible. Very hard wind combined with nasty rain. And lots of it. One tree on the road to my house apparently gave up. It blocked the road. When I arrived one of the drivers was already working on the problem. He apparently happened to have a chainsaw...

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The return of the Wild Boar

Yesterday I walked through the garden. The path I usually take is no more. Wild boar dug it up the night before. They did not only dig up the path, their noses looked for all kinds of lovely foods also in the garden. What a force! It reminds me of a meticulously...

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Where has time gone?

Time flies ... it really does. Especially when friends are visiting and life is good. Hence the terrible silence here ... but I will write something tomorrow (or at least very soon) about a lovely, very Italian, truffle restaurant!

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Finally some rain

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaoJ_Ac6r-o] The small white car you see in this short and loud video is mine. Too bad I remembered only after the rain had stopped that I had left all 4 windows open ...

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