Time to revisit the Mediterranean, reflecting on a 2017 trip to Tuscany’s and the hamlet of Colordesoli. We did find our gelato in the neighboring town of Chiusdino!
We’re staying around the Mediterranean after last week’s excursion to Scotland in our Wednesday Window installment.
Chiusdino Streetview
During our trip to Italy in 2017, we stayed in a small town in Tuscany, named Colordesoli. When I say small, the town of Colordesoli has about 17 residents and is in the municipality of Chiusdino. This photo is from our first day’s exploration, as we needed some gelato, because we’re in Italy. Sauntering around Chiusdino we found a Gelateria and experienced our first bit of charm of the Tuscan hills. It’s just amazing there!
This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.
Discover the beautiful views from Massa Marittima, a wonderful Tuscan hill town. Climbing the Torre del Candeliere is worth it!
After last week’s Travel Tuesday post with a bit of a puzzler, I promise that this one is rather straightforward! It’s a change from the low countries, which are mostly flat, to a much hillier environment. This image is from our 2017 vacation in Italy, which featured Ostia Antica, Roma and a number of Tuscan hill towns.
Here’s an image of one of these towns…
Massa Marittima Rooftops
It was a bit of a climb to get to this view, but it was so worth it! In the town of Massa Marittima, we climbed up the hill to reach the Torre del Candeliere. This tower was open to the public and worth scaling to get spectacular views of the town and surrounding land.
Also, when you visit this lovely Tuscan hill town, please go to Il Gatto e la Volpe for lunch (or dinner). My wife and I had a delectable lunch there and, as a special treat, were offered a not on the menu dessert made by the owner’s mother.
Let’s go back to a photo from a 2017 trip to Rome, specifically a classic shot outside the Colosseum.
As I looked for an image to use for this week’s installment, I came across some shots from our trip to Rome in 2017. The amusing part is that I was almost misled by the Mac OS Photo app, as it bundled my photos shot with my Fuji camera with my iPhone shots. Of course, metadata saved me!
So here’s a view in Rome…
Roma Classica
Of course, this is a classic tourist shot outside the Colosseum. What I like about this image is the sense of scale as there are people visible on the second level on the left in the image.
This also reminds me to go back through all of these vacation images to put together a more consistent set of posts about these locales. In the mean time take a look at a post from 2017, ‘A Walk across the Forum – pt.3‘which happens to be my most successful post ever thanks to WordPress highlighting it.
Spring is almost here in the Northern Hemisphere; as we await Nature’s renewal, here’s a taste from Italia!
Only 10 or so days for the arrival of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! As I’m eagerly awaiting the budding of trees and the greening of Nature in my area, I’ll continue with a Spring theme. Don’t worry, InfraRed photography will come back, as I’m looking forward to trying out my latest conversion.
For this week, let’s go back to 2017 and Italia…
Fields of Summer
Even though I titled this image ‘Fields of Summer’, I took this photo while it was still Spring. It was taken on May 25, 2017, outside of Montepulciano. On the way into town I had noticed these lovely fields but the sun was not in the right spot. I knew that there would be a better opportunity to get this shot after our visit. Luckily, the afternoon light came in pretty nicely and resulted in acceptable wallpaper for my system. There’s nothing like using your own images for background wallpaper for inspiration!
Aa memorable vacation in Italy with a wonderful time in Ostia Antica, the ancient port of Rome.
My wife and I have taken some awesome vacations, including a wonderful trip to Italy! This was in 2017, so this episode is not a very far throwback, although…
The content in this image goes back much further in time…
Amore e Psiche
For the first part of our trip, we stayed in Ostia Antica, the original port town of Rome. We figured correctly that staying outside of Rome was a much better driving option than in the eternal city.
A key bonus was the excavations of ancient Ostia Antica (Parco Acheologico di Ostia Antica). This is an amazing site that provides hours of wandering back in time. Walking through each neighborhood of the old harbor city, one gets a real sense of what life was like. The photo is of statue in the House of Cupid and Psyche, a loving embrace across the ages.
And, yes, we also visited Rome, taking the train from Ostia Antica, which made for a wonderful way to get into the city.
Looking back across the years, I thought about those days before COVID… aka before the missing years!
And I remember our trip to Italy, so here are some images from a walk across the forum…
Looking across the Forum
Temple of Antonino and Faustina
Looking through and over the Basilica of Maxentius
Flowers and the Basilica of Maxentius
Next to the Capitol
Looking over the expanse of the Forum
By the temple of Augustus
It’s good to think back across the years, in this case we were there in May of 2017. It was wonderful to be in Italy and enjoy both antiquity and food!
Welcome to the 211th round up of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!
In this second week of being back in the saddle this new year, it’s fun to see all the great entries that you contributed! Thank you very much for such great work! Your twists on this theme were a pleasure to read and view, and it’s great to see that all the twists come together in this manner.
Here’s a twist that I had to ascend…
Twisting to Heaven
During our vacation in Italy, my wife and I started in Ostia Antica, the ancient port city of Rome; there we found the castle of Pope Julius II, who valued his privacy, judging by the fortifications.
Please enjoy the following blog posts:
Diane kicked things off in her post in pensivity101 with a wonderful bit of prose inspired by the image of the tree twisting up into the sky in the abbey’s courtyard. Beautifully done!
There’s a wonderful capture of the twist of the vine in this week’s entry in Geriatri’X’ Fotogallery; the view of the vine, makes me wonder what lovely grapes will grow there!
Maria twists our perceptions in her post in Kamerapromenader, as she brings us a very creative approach in PhotoShop! Great twist!
Brian takes us into Nature’s creative realm in his post in Bushboy’s World, as Mother Nature displays great variety in her choice!
In another great post in Wanderlust and Wonderment, we are treated to a magnificent twist of Nature, learn the ropes and get to shout about it! Check it out!
Teresa brings us another amazing photo in her post in My Camera & I, which shows us how life can adapt to the forces put upon it!
Alice shows off a rather nautical theme in the fence in her post in The 59 Club; great capture and angle on this one!
There are some rather significant twists in an amazing shot in David M’s Photoblog, as both the hungry ones and the patient parent contort for this shot!
Nicole provides us with the pleasure of another stunning photo in her post in Une Photo, Un Poéme; the capture of the twists in this tree is gorgeous!
Ken not only shows off his photos skills in a great post in Pictures without Film, as he also shares his rich sense of humor in this post! Love it!!
Xenia brings on her Whippetwisdom in a lovely post, which features some of my favorite subjects: dogs and driftwood, plus I love the poetry as well!
Cee has us all twisted up in her contribution in Cee’s Photo Challenges! Those twists are both whimsical and utilitarian with a hint of Samba!
Sandy brings us Winter with a twist in her post in Out of my Write Mind, combining the chills and beauty in an artful manner!
The lovely photo and quote in Sgeoil‘s post made me think of the Fates of greek mythology, as they spin, draw out and cut the thread of life. Wonderfully done!
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Connections to time in Italy through the world of small bricks!
Welcome to week 210 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt motivated, so one might consider this a New Year’s resolution! I’m looking forward to bringing back the challenge and getting reacquainted with all my friends in the blogosphere!
With everything that is going on in this world of ours, I was puzzled to come up with a theme, so why not go with that sense of puzzlement to use the theme of Puzzle? If you like to participate, please share a photo of what might puzzle you or a puzzle that you have solved. As always, feel free to use your imagination on interpretation of the theme.
Looking forward to seeing your interpretations!
Here’s a puzzle I solved during the holiday break…
Thoughts of Italy
As I was buying some Lego kits for a nephew’s Christmas presents, I found some rather interesting kits in the Creator Expert series, such as this Fiat 500. I added a lighting kit to it to create a bit more interest for this display. It was a fun puzzle to solve!
The full rules of this challenge are in TPC Guidelines, but here’s the tl;dr:
Create a pingback link to this post, so that I can create a post showing all of the submissions over the week (note: pingbacks may not appear immediately, as my site is set up to require approval for linking to it; helps against previous bad experiences with spamming)
Have fun creating something new (or sharing something old)!!
As I selected Retrospective for this week’s TPC theme, I thought it would be nice to look back at countries visited during the 2010s! So here it goes!
Austria
Love atop the Stephanskirche!
Looking down from the shorter tower of the Stephanskirche provides an incredible view across all of Vienna!
Canada
Walking among the treetops!
In Vancouver, BC, I got to walk among the treetops, high up above the canyon floor (below…)
Scotland
Skye is simply stunning!
On the Isle of Skye, I got to see some of the most incredible landscapes, such as here, where I’m a ways up in the Quiraing range. I could sit here forever and watch the clouds change the landscape!
Israel
Apollonia National Park
I got some time in Israel to explore the Apollonia National Park in Herzliya; this amazing Roman settlement was a wonder to behold!
Italy
Looking across Massa Maritima
Our Italian trip was filled with amazing towns (idea for some posts…), such as Massa Maritima; the hill towns in Tuscany are just stunning! And the food was awesome too!
Netherlands
Centraal Station, Rotterdam
As can be expected, there have been numerous trips to the Netherlands, and Rotterdam is still among my favorite cities in this world!
Iceland
The Herring Era
Iceland is filled with amazing vistas, and I spent way too little time there (4 days) to scratch the surface. One of my discoveries was the Herring Era museum in Siglufjördur! It brought one back to a different time!
Czech Republic
Looking up in Prague!
Sometimes, travel doesn’t go as planned, and you get to spend an additional 24 hours in a location. This happened in Prague, which is not a bad place to find yourself in!
Ukraine
A view in Kharkiv
My visit to Ukraine was fantastic, as the hospitality was amazing and I got to see some of the sights, such as the view here!
England
Albert Docks at Night
Liverpool, England, was an impromptu visit that gave me the opportunity to see my favorite Premier League team play at Anfield, their home ground! A fantastic city too!
In less than 2 weeks, I will be in India, so the adventure continues!!
Welcome to the 191st round up of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!
The common came through nice and strong in your posts this week! I’ll have to admit that you came up with some interpretations that I hadn’t even thought about when I created this theme. You’ve been incredibly creative in your interpretations again this week! Thank you for giving me so many interesting posts to read! It was a pleasure.
Here’s a rather well-known common…
An Ancient Common
The Forum Romanum is probably one of the most significant common areas for the history of Western civilization. The amount of intrigue that happened in this area is likely not even captured fully in our history books!
Please enjoy the following blog posts:
Diane starts things off this week with a set of photos that have something in common in her post in pensivity101; a wonderful approach to our theme!
Brian proves a really great point in Bushboy’s World: what we might label common in Nature can be filled with beauty!
There’s nothing amiss with the Common Yellowthroated Warbler, as we can see in another wonderful post in A Day in the Life; it’s a beautiful bird!
The Christmas essentials may be on the way out in a spectacular post in Land of Images! The photo is stunning!
Kammie put together a great post in Nut House Central! You’ll want to go check out the common theme in this post!
A wonderful post in Take a Walk and Discover highlights the common that may not be so common depending on your location!
Emily has a penchant for capturing common objects that we get to see in her post in Zombie Flamingoes…do you do this as well?
Viveka catches some great common objects in her photos in myguiltypleasures; her approach to capturing them makes them stand out as something not so common!
The sheep look rather common, as they stand out in the field and look toward the photograph in theOnlyD800intheHameau‘s post; wonderful capture!
Xenia, Eivor and Pearl bask in the moon glow and we get to encounter a common seal in another awesome post in whippetwisdom! Xenia’s second post this week in tranature brings us the Winter solstice with beautiful images!
Nicole has a wonderful approach to our theme in her post in Une Photo, Un Poéme; it’s quite intriguing!
Jackie brings us an amazing set of common objects, which have been transformed to art in her post in Junkboat Travels; it’s cool how the common can become the uncommon!
Another fantastic post in Don’t Hold Your Breath takes us on a mission to go out there and watch some people! Always an interesting subject!
Nandini brings us a very interesting set of common ideas in her post in queennandini; you’ll want to check the out!
Na’ama’s post in Na’ama Yehuda is filled with an appreciation for the common good, which we may often overlook. This post is definitely worth a read and ponder!
Teressa has some fantastic common tools in her post in Another LQQk, as we get to do something that has been around across the ages!
Another great post in the Jesh Studio brings us a great variety of images; see what there might be in common!
TiongHan put together a a truly interesing post in TiongHan’s Blog; it brings us something that now is extremely common, but was revolutionary!
The beauty in common objects is appreciated in Kanlaon, which is something that I fully agree with!
Chris shares an absolutely gorgeous photo in What’s (in) the Picture?; the rolls might be common, but the photo is anything but!
David’s photos for this week’s topic are stunning, as we can see in David M’s Photoblog; I particularly like the Common Kingfisher!
Cee has a wonderful set of photos of common objects in her post in Cee’s Photo Challenges. Go check them out and decide which one you like best!
Woolly might find some of the subjects of his photos in Woolly Muses getting to be more common, but that might not be for all of us 🙂 Great post!
Eric shares a delightful picture of Lainey Lou in Up North! Who is Lainey Lou, you ask? Go find out!!
Lisa brings us the common song of the wind in her post in Peace of Life Today, which can be rather pretty!
Laura’s post in Finding My Own Way brings us some views that may be common! She photographed them beautifully!
Rupali captures some of Winter’s ordinary scenes in Mazeepuran; fantastic photos!
Susan brings us something rather common: forks; go check in Musin’ with Susan to find out how she made them special! Also, take a look at Susan’s week in review in Musin’ with Susan…great photos there too!
Carol found a great way to spend some time at the motor vehicle registry, as we can see in her post in Light Words; great common theme!
Deb brings us something that is pretty common in her post in Twenty Four, with a photo that makes it rather interesting!
The photo in Chateaux des Fleurs might portray some rather common objects, but it looks simply stunning!
Judy has a wonderful set of photos of objects among the common in her post in lifelessons; great set of photos!
Russell brings us the view of Queen Pirouette of the common people in a wonderful post in Beautiful Photographs!
Tatiana brings us to something that might be pretty common in her post in Travelways; Winter holiday celebrations in Germany might be common, but they are wonderful to see, as we see in the great photos in this post!
I just love the post in One Letter Up – Diary 2.0, as crayons might be a common object, but their colors make the photo just fantastic!
There’s a great intersection between multiple challenges in a great post in Thief Images Blog! Love those dogs! In a great second snap in Thief Images Blog, we get to see a stunning silhouette!
Bren brings us an item that has become common in popular culture over the past couple of years in a great photo in Bren & Ashley Ryan Photography; that elf does look rather naughty…
Maria has a rather common visitor to her Rowan tree, as a Fieldfare stops by in her post in Kamerapromenader. Great photo!
Hammad might have found some common lights for his post in the Blog of Hammad Rais; the photo of them is fantastic!
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