A sunny holiday in the middle of the week calls for a bike ride. Apparently every family in Milano had the same...
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Tall Corn and an Alpine Arc
The corn stalks are more than knee-high. The rapeseed has been harvested and the poppies cut along with it. Workers...
Striped Hat and a Red Violin
I liked his smile. I liked his black and white striped hat and the color of his violin. I liked his playing. So I...
Clean Streets
12:20 a.m. Why go to bed when they're just outside my bedroom window pressure washing the streets and sidewalks? (At...
Young Legs
While riding the subway this morning heading into town, the train came to a stop and an elder man got on. I was...
Early Bird and a Late Night Girl
It is 4:14 a.m. No. I haven't gone to bed yet but the first bird just sang! I could say I'm in the throes of jet lag,...
Inter Milan Won!
The whole city is going CRAZY! Inter Milan won the soccer Champions League final against Bayern Munich and the...
Lullaby
Seven in the evening after a mid-80s day. My french doors are open and I hear a music box playing "Lullaby and...
Lycra or Linen?
Seattleites wear fleece, gore-tex, lycra and denim. Their fashion sense is inspired by the sporty, athletic look,...
The Air is Fresh and Clean
It's a lovely day here in Seattle. The sun was shining first thing this morning while I scurried around to get the...
A Question of Perspective
My house in Seattle is a mansion. My living room here is as big as my whole apartment in Milan. All of this space for...
Fast on the Canal
The fence joints along the canal were interesting to Dad, so I had stopped to take some detail shots. One of the...
No Shoehorns
This has been crystallizing for a while and I finally honed it to this kernel: "If you have to use a shoehorn, maybe...
Luigi’s Garden
There's a farm field along the canal, across from the Zibido Cemetery, that has piled up a rank-smelling mound of...
Twins Arrive, Fans Riot
Boy! My two cousins come into town and a riot ensues! Connie and Gerry arrived yesterday morning, crashed out for a...
Just Park It!
"My car fits. Doesn't that make it a parking space?" "It looks like a parking space." "Oh. You mean this is a...
I Love Firenze! (Florence)
!@*#!! It’s Snowing!
It's March. It's 3:00 in the afternoon and it's snowing. Crap. I'm so ready for the Springtime that Seattle is having...
Snow?
Snow predicted for Sunday? They've got to be kidding. Please tell me they're kidding. With a predicted low of 32...
A Cute, Little Italian
Hmm. I might find me a cute, little Italian. All the right curves and straight lines. Just my size. Fits into tight...