tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79600716080554561042024-03-14T01:40:59.642-07:00Chrissandra's Art...sharing thoughts and ideas on what inspires, motivates and amuses me...CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-68923556168783639922011-09-02T13:41:00.000-07:002011-09-02T13:41:52.125-07:00San Juan Islands Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I recently finished a diptych (two piece painting) for a couple who have a cabin in the San Juan Islands. They wanted a painting that resembled the view they have from their living room window:</div>
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After thinking for a while about how I could come up with a composition with trees, beach, mountains and ocean, I drew up a simple sketch that met with their approval:</div>
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The finished piece: </div>
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"Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon" 36" x 72" (36x36 ea) </div>
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They were very pleased with the painting and were kind enough to send me a photo of how it looks hanging above their fireplace:</div>
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I enjoyed tackling a new composition idea and working with people who allowed me to be as creative as I needed to be. (Thanks J & C!)</div>
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</div>There was a steady flow of friends and art lovers all day at the Opening on June 18.<br />
The show runs at <a href="http://www.gallery223.ca/index.php?page=7&did=1070&level=1&type=unique">Gallery 223</a> in Nanaimo until June 30. <br />
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These two pieces hanging together are 3 high by 6 feet long and give the viewer a feeling of being surrounded by lush cedars in one of British Columbia's grand forests.<br />
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Making a trip to this new location makes for a great day of visiting beautiful shops and restaurants.</div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-55350546864977134912010-10-31T20:12:00.000-07:002010-10-31T20:12:36.079-07:00Painting Two Loves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like to switch back and forth from painting my admiration of the free flowing trees of British Columbia and my fascination and love of architecture: Italian and of beautiful Vancouver, BC.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I am continuing to work on new pieces for my Vancouver City Series of paintings this week. If you have any favourite places, views of or buildings in Vancouver that you'd like to see painted, I love to know about them.CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-17208938823672774102010-10-31T19:52:00.000-07:002010-10-31T19:52:45.600-07:00New Arbutus Tree Paintings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lionsbayartgallery.com/"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoG00necRmgxEkv9B7I4POwzMj9MfJ-e4lo90xyIRgCfMPgmqOuwwa8_6SAPnRz_4v339zkP1hfvn3r5aMsv52sON8ZvIoPUqkI4C9P1IwYUmUPO0mknvNJ1EE6GW-5MbOHXn4Y9TLwNH/s400/DSCN8237.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Better When We're Together 24x36</div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Artea Art Academy Art Cohousing website:</span> <a href="http://www.artcohousing.com/">Italian</a> <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=it%7Cen&u=http://www.artcohousing.com/index.html&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&client=tmpg&usg=ALkJrhgzxOu7x5aQv9_eozZQHpMDvkkJmQ">English</a></strong></span>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-85432369689750452092010-07-10T07:26:00.000-07:002010-07-10T23:27:52.544-07:00"The Hands of an Artist"THE FOLLOWING MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL VIEWERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.<br />
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"The Hands of an Artist" (or "How to Attract a Man in 5 Minutes or Less")<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My hands. Feminine they're not, they're worker hands.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I'm not necessarily self conscious of them in public, but I do make an effort not to draw attention to them either. I love rings - have some really nice hand made ones - don't wear 'em very often though.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I've been working non-stop for the last two weeks preparing for an exhibition in downtown Vancouver with <a href="http://www.lionsbayartgallery.com/">Lions Bay Art Gallery</a>: constructing panels, working with plaster, soaking rags, cleaning dusty floors, carving, painting, mixing various chemicals and materials, scraping and so on (and on...) but these digits dig it!</div><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">When one of my friends or family say that I've got "the hands of an artist", I know it's coming from a good place... they love me :) </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">When someone else says it, I'm not exactly sure how to interpret it... </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It doesn't really matter anyway... I actually clean up pretty good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(My dear mom bought me a manicure gift certificate - I guess she knew exactly what I'll be needing!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-60423711084700778362010-05-21T01:32:00.000-07:002010-07-25T20:31:50.224-07:00Chrissandra's Art: Invitation to Vancouver Art Show on Now<a href="http://chrissandrasart.blogspot.com/2010/05/invitation-to-vancouver-art-show-on-now.html#links">Chrissandra's Art: Invitation to Vancouver Art Show on Now</a>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>9am to 6pm.</b></span></div></div></span>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-81071079302137341982010-05-19T14:54:00.000-07:002010-07-25T20:30:19.547-07:00Invitation to Vancouver Art Show on Now<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used to live on Vancouver Island and had two great neighbours named Bryn and Kara. After about 4-5 years, I had to move from the Island and also give up my buddy Blue. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The girls </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">knew</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> how much my heart was breaking over this, so they brought joy to me in the form of Buster... low maintenance and very cuddly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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</span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Buster's routine is incredibly simple - if he's not accompanying me in my artistic endeavours, he just stays quiet and naps.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">His idea of "tying one on" might consist of such innocuous activities such as over indulging in store-bought treats. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This last Friday Buster decided to have his buddy Axton over to watch the game.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He's a great pooch: affectionate, full of [real] life, positive attitude (good parenting, I'm sure). He's the alpha pooch and encourages Buster not to be so stuffy.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But don't be fooled simply by his charm and good looks. This dog has depth. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">During the evening I was busy attending to my own activities and left the two of them to do their own thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Being the night owl that I am, I got busy doing people stuff and kind of forgot about them for a while. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yikes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To my astonishment...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This morning as I was catching up with some emailing, I sent a quick note to my friend Crystal to see how she was doing and that I was going to go for around Mill Lake today. She was at work, but promptly emailed me back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I imagined that if she was speaking to me face to face, I would see the look of hopeful anticipation on her face and a wee bit of a plea in her voice as I read: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Oh I wish you could take Dax on your walk!!! When are you going?". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: small;"><br />
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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5J7vsFDGwEQ9Fome_tqn6eHBju3N_94lbGJE_nJ4MJPlGlR1tlwXOE1hMlEuJFFEtaXvp3hTfhpUfK37gfBc_Tz440PTCi7RUbG7QrG3S46VZNAlw0eT53NYLS_aoKX6JIwYwct38PKP/s400/DSCN4937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394966164041856290" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Bouquet of White Flowers 24"x24"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">delivered to </span><a href="http://www.bcchf.ca/main/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">BC Children's Hospital Foundation</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5J7vsFDGwEQ9Fome_tqn6eHBju3N_94lbGJE_nJ4MJPlGlR1tlwXOE1hMlEuJFFEtaXvp3hTfhpUfK37gfBc_Tz440PTCi7RUbG7QrG3S46VZNAlw0eT53NYLS_aoKX6JIwYwct38PKP/s1600-h/DSCN4937.JPG"></a><br /></span><br /></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-60537278070892408082009-10-05T10:02:00.001-07:002009-10-05T10:19:44.522-07:00My Sister Cracks Me Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEqy1GgcBETazUlYUZcHR3kvmTe50Cfb-oIOYVCXZxGWbzMNOjr8cNIdZlPaavDs5z34fj1jXU47rjGuFNH_BDExzkxPJnfmsFTDXuCNnd0vlCrmFDhnZ-8ZaRkJp1OKFIEyhxEglYOvB/s1600-h/Good+Houskeeping+article.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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-webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My sister and I exist in extreme polar lives... She as wife, at home with husband and 5 kids, me as artist, roaming about the planet, child-free.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I sent her the following article in jest:</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article.</span></span></b><b><span style=" color: rgb(0, 130, 191); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img height="583" src="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f6c2fb5d6a&view=att&th=1241652931c7c1b8&attid=0.1&disp=emb&realattid=0.1&zw" width="900" /></span><b><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">to which she responded in semi-jest (lol):</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p><span style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">__________________________________</span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What is so funny about this? I do this every day for my sweet endearing darling. When he comes home I am so gay (third bullet point) that he just feels gay himself. I am just quiet and let him tell me all about his travels and exquisite 5 star restaurant gourmet dishes while I have been happily feeding 5 children frozen dinners and gaily, continually tidying the house so that I can make a nice trail to walk through. </span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I minimize all noise by taping my children’s mouths shut as I comb through their knotted hair and wash their faces before he arrives. Oh, but the bliss continues as I cater to him by propping up his favourite pillow behind his tired, weary head and offer to take off his shoes from a long trip. I smile as I get a cold beer from the fridge for him. </span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lastly, I make sure I have put deodorant on and touch up my hair and make-up from a long day of children pulling, screaming, and joyful demands that never cease. My husband looks to me to satisfy every personal need and I am there to provide it. I am woman, joyful friend, cook, and confidant. </span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I do not have any needs and have been programmed by society to be a robot with no emotions or feelings. It is so wonderful and I love life as I am cheerfully wound up for a new glorious day that awaits!</span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">__________________________________</span></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And so another day begins for us both, each on our different planets...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Love ya 'Cheez'! xo)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuE2bUGKTuFQ4noaXNhuOEH45XCYwWgy-B6ZSQSqOpEnqXHelo1zfEU67FNzW5ncWJTE6YAaTYkJojhrf3hhf7q0uCQNZa5-GjcUREWxjkr_jTW3ASAwaRCMf_Oiciea4x01I0uxFpdaV/s1600-h/Good+Houskeeping+article.jpg"></a></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-46922464030320789912009-09-18T07:19:00.000-07:002009-09-18T10:16:36.912-07:00Another Path to Inspiration<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">... and I mean "the path" literally as well as inspirationally. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">You want a view? Here, you gotta <i><b>earn</b></i> it baby! No elevators, seniors' scooters, escalators or any other type of "UP" methods of human body transport, just what you've got on you. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Just so you know, you've it good - by this first photo, we are now half way there to more inspiration. This journey starts from just outside Susie's front door on Via San Francesco in Vernazza - she lives up a good few "stories" by this point.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhI9aYAZln-Ku0Sb8D53Y7AsvKPw2iSOhwR1Pw-o647G0znGmeczF5ytTURciNIVRXkP_QJYlFiTjm5VB4QQXYeLZynIuDlA_neZ99JB1SlrDbRmMgU33T91YfmPO7KM_pGwjAm3NlZ6E/s1600-h/DSCN5624.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhI9aYAZln-Ku0Sb8D53Y7AsvKPw2iSOhwR1Pw-o647G0znGmeczF5ytTURciNIVRXkP_QJYlFiTjm5VB4QQXYeLZynIuDlA_neZ99JB1SlrDbRmMgU33T91YfmPO7KM_pGwjAm3NlZ6E/s400/DSCN5624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382835739634725058" /></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', fantasy; ">Let's go!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhI9aYAZln-Ku0Sb8D53Y7AsvKPw2iSOhwR1Pw-o647G0znGmeczF5ytTURciNIVRXkP_QJYlFiTjm5VB4QQXYeLZynIuDlA_neZ99JB1SlrDbRmMgU33T91YfmPO7KM_pGwjAm3NlZ6E/s1600-h/DSCN5624.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3CqrczwSDei0-YgjVwrljV6LsZXqpo2TbsCb-tWLYoyl5__l_Ee-Vs-W3aTB5OOAaVlH5AhNIO4oqmhbJGjK7Ho57YJQ_Vhahr7v5JIZEu4Jt4PdWoCAQqUDDjdSLG89n1cOudGsgs4b/s1600-h/DSCN5625.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3CqrczwSDei0-YgjVwrljV6LsZXqpo2TbsCb-tWLYoyl5__l_Ee-Vs-W3aTB5OOAaVlH5AhNIO4oqmhbJGjK7Ho57YJQ_Vhahr7v5JIZEu4Jt4PdWoCAQqUDDjdSLG89n1cOudGsgs4b/s400/DSCN5625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382835735514759362" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">heading around the first bend...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3CqrczwSDei0-YgjVwrljV6LsZXqpo2TbsCb-tWLYoyl5__l_Ee-Vs-W3aTB5OOAaVlH5AhNIO4oqmhbJGjK7Ho57YJQ_Vhahr7v5JIZEu4Jt4PdWoCAQqUDDjdSLG89n1cOudGsgs4b/s1600-h/DSCN5625.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxPDLETfKisabDywmKy_SfxGVSu-bbVrQOgqb93lBwlh77whQyyxcy74zQv25c9IRIvUyaweZl0uNLoG_2j9kuhAa4G-3RHkThkMq0o54SgbsW4ExSlawwkFJPClliDYzgR-XmHMb50yA/s1600-h/DSCN5628.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxPDLETfKisabDywmKy_SfxGVSu-bbVrQOgqb93lBwlh77whQyyxcy74zQv25c9IRIvUyaweZl0uNLoG_2j9kuhAa4G-3RHkThkMq0o54SgbsW4ExSlawwkFJPClliDYzgR-XmHMb50yA/s400/DSCN5628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382834478114524914" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">gotta stop and enjoy this...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxPDLETfKisabDywmKy_SfxGVSu-bbVrQOgqb93lBwlh77whQyyxcy74zQv25c9IRIvUyaweZl0uNLoG_2j9kuhAa4G-3RHkThkMq0o54SgbsW4ExSlawwkFJPClliDYzgR-XmHMb50yA/s1600-h/DSCN5628.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUjJ4f0ylx6XJoaf24L-6RaAxz3zyjFOWISzhFGaKh_AoVGzlLYT0okpBvfLMeFjqylKimW0V09OPxx1Y6i4Ep7qCPBnUt1DLYnAUQnnh6-M5U05bT3bf1YK3WkEdnOG-i29scSgtxYYe/s1600-h/DSCN5629.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUjJ4f0ylx6XJoaf24L-6RaAxz3zyjFOWISzhFGaKh_AoVGzlLYT0okpBvfLMeFjqylKimW0V09OPxx1Y6i4Ep7qCPBnUt1DLYnAUQnnh6-M5U05bT3bf1YK3WkEdnOG-i29scSgtxYYe/s400/DSCN5629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382834467670308770" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">heading around the next bend...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUjJ4f0ylx6XJoaf24L-6RaAxz3zyjFOWISzhFGaKh_AoVGzlLYT0okpBvfLMeFjqylKimW0V09OPxx1Y6i4Ep7qCPBnUt1DLYnAUQnnh6-M5U05bT3bf1YK3WkEdnOG-i29scSgtxYYe/s1600-h/DSCN5629.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx5OC90yH1aS7U_MHZskISdBBa1AP1nOExQtAlDotT_-uV_xoBHuWAWXa-g4JZp9hSpJPIr5Bv_H8fgDL4pjeRaSpQpawntla4PAv0fUa7dT6FGlVMk5j94NzcNGoUSfsbgTwyCrnHGU/s1600-h/DSCN5630.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx5OC90yH1aS7U_MHZskISdBBa1AP1nOExQtAlDotT_-uV_xoBHuWAWXa-g4JZp9hSpJPIr5Bv_H8fgDL4pjeRaSpQpawntla4PAv0fUa7dT6FGlVMk5j94NzcNGoUSfsbgTwyCrnHGU/s400/DSCN5630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382834455560594706" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">up the next path...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx5OC90yH1aS7U_MHZskISdBBa1AP1nOExQtAlDotT_-uV_xoBHuWAWXa-g4JZp9hSpJPIr5Bv_H8fgDL4pjeRaSpQpawntla4PAv0fUa7dT6FGlVMk5j94NzcNGoUSfsbgTwyCrnHGU/s1600-h/DSCN5630.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10DhKhzzAxO30egDoW_1t5n4-6T_BqG5KlrjUz5RJjup5j46lVhUDl_cDe9RDpnWzEiGjNQ-4rDGk6PW2wrCICliUiwqYHEHMdmHup7NUssGCbkwflOKL0DMGtFZdgmmBQHyGvsU9HAdc/s1600-h/DSCN5631.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10DhKhzzAxO30egDoW_1t5n4-6T_BqG5KlrjUz5RJjup5j46lVhUDl_cDe9RDpnWzEiGjNQ-4rDGk6PW2wrCICliUiwqYHEHMdmHup7NUssGCbkwflOKL0DMGtFZdgmmBQHyGvsU9HAdc/s400/DSCN5631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382834450159545474" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">you gotta look over the edge to see more things...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10DhKhzzAxO30egDoW_1t5n4-6T_BqG5KlrjUz5RJjup5j46lVhUDl_cDe9RDpnWzEiGjNQ-4rDGk6PW2wrCICliUiwqYHEHMdmHup7NUssGCbkwflOKL0DMGtFZdgmmBQHyGvsU9HAdc/s1600-h/DSCN5631.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBTQ8a_vGM7q2lR9cAExJg_e9YdIF5aRc5ymrtDd9Q83LvLeR5nf9xWo2N9wBHLnL3rlaeMp6xEeARZ_7v0OajANGGVOJKNL2t3aVLl8-Aokf8beYxO44bQUrUFbv1yvi2d5iE1q_5iFz/s1600-h/DSCN5632.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBTQ8a_vGM7q2lR9cAExJg_e9YdIF5aRc5ymrtDd9Q83LvLeR5nf9xWo2N9wBHLnL3rlaeMp6xEeARZ_7v0OajANGGVOJKNL2t3aVLl8-Aokf8beYxO44bQUrUFbv1yvi2d5iE1q_5iFz/s400/DSCN5632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382834441441738770" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">her studio is in the former church <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy; ">which is also Vernazza's city hall now - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', fantasy; ">the bells still echo thru the hills on the hour and half hour, the new church is down in the village in Piazza Marconi. Her studio space is in the former priest's residence before the church was converted into what it is today.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBTQ8a_vGM7q2lR9cAExJg_e9YdIF5aRc5ymrtDd9Q83LvLeR5nf9xWo2N9wBHLnL3rlaeMp6xEeARZ_7v0OajANGGVOJKNL2t3aVLl8-Aokf8beYxO44bQUrUFbv1yvi2d5iE1q_5iFz/s1600-h/DSCN5632.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq9MSx8Zy3LS1wbCAJ2M51x_3-0KJ7gVnz820iWteYwarjYq8TfsxQcCqSZWpxbuHxZmoSCOd1x7t7oMkcKa-cL_5AQq_3NLWLW-ijd6XRLRcxVjmOvdxh_IfOGBAikYL6lOlJZm8SYTY/s1600-h/DSCN5635.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq9MSx8Zy3LS1wbCAJ2M51x_3-0KJ7gVnz820iWteYwarjYq8TfsxQcCqSZWpxbuHxZmoSCOd1x7t7oMkcKa-cL_5AQq_3NLWLW-ijd6XRLRcxVjmOvdxh_IfOGBAikYL6lOlJZm8SYTY/s400/DSCN5635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833239882698162" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">outdoor "lobby" of church</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq9MSx8Zy3LS1wbCAJ2M51x_3-0KJ7gVnz820iWteYwarjYq8TfsxQcCqSZWpxbuHxZmoSCOd1x7t7oMkcKa-cL_5AQq_3NLWLW-ijd6XRLRcxVjmOvdxh_IfOGBAikYL6lOlJZm8SYTY/s1600-h/DSCN5635.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioKuRitbN0Tbbyf-vBb8NzoNlOasO2tW99l8hakPxEieOCvPhHGWQYHiDHlZ2AIaSMzlfsb0c2q0ZgAifDkNV7kD_mWUl2nhy72kR0L2hlKskhpXAwXQ6LbgvTJIUbKI17bAowJZJos6H/s1600-h/DSCN5636.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioKuRitbN0Tbbyf-vBb8NzoNlOasO2tW99l8hakPxEieOCvPhHGWQYHiDHlZ2AIaSMzlfsb0c2q0ZgAifDkNV7kD_mWUl2nhy72kR0L2hlKskhpXAwXQ6LbgvTJIUbKI17bAowJZJos6H/s400/DSCN5636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833229349923794" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ok. We're ready to enter the church... but we're not there yet...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioKuRitbN0Tbbyf-vBb8NzoNlOasO2tW99l8hakPxEieOCvPhHGWQYHiDHlZ2AIaSMzlfsb0c2q0ZgAifDkNV7kD_mWUl2nhy72kR0L2hlKskhpXAwXQ6LbgvTJIUbKI17bAowJZJos6H/s1600-h/DSCN5636.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAiJ9tD5YmnzsM3w2BQN-hzPyIoFdb-6jmy727-0TK9hKqr7rGHfH5ADXcWX1Hq8-SrWSpa3Akh493dCGRe54HRBll9KLvT5yadSwMRWfqevr7Vde0EjEg3pJdezWfxfeHVyY-7vCGVMQ/s1600-h/DSCN5637.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAiJ9tD5YmnzsM3w2BQN-hzPyIoFdb-6jmy727-0TK9hKqr7rGHfH5ADXcWX1Hq8-SrWSpa3Akh493dCGRe54HRBll9KLvT5yadSwMRWfqevr7Vde0EjEg3pJdezWfxfeHVyY-7vCGVMQ/s400/DSCN5637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833225217037970" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">outdoor courtyard inside the church</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAiJ9tD5YmnzsM3w2BQN-hzPyIoFdb-6jmy727-0TK9hKqr7rGHfH5ADXcWX1Hq8-SrWSpa3Akh493dCGRe54HRBll9KLvT5yadSwMRWfqevr7Vde0EjEg3pJdezWfxfeHVyY-7vCGVMQ/s1600-h/DSCN5637.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1EDNIHCV_NaHjBkFcoAarKKreyxpeK7CLW7kjyPonIq-SjejhTRnp0ZUKifdaM1kKrsOBjCfL-wDhzeU2U4-FZzOMqetlvQYAr6qtgR7lzdR6MhvEAxa-9fKjwrvZKnqaUOnxuuswCEW/s1600-h/DSCN5639.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1EDNIHCV_NaHjBkFcoAarKKreyxpeK7CLW7kjyPonIq-SjejhTRnp0ZUKifdaM1kKrsOBjCfL-wDhzeU2U4-FZzOMqetlvQYAr6qtgR7lzdR6MhvEAxa-9fKjwrvZKnqaUOnxuuswCEW/s400/DSCN5639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833214707072370" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">she's got a lot of free reign around here... they like her!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1EDNIHCV_NaHjBkFcoAarKKreyxpeK7CLW7kjyPonIq-SjejhTRnp0ZUKifdaM1kKrsOBjCfL-wDhzeU2U4-FZzOMqetlvQYAr6qtgR7lzdR6MhvEAxa-9fKjwrvZKnqaUOnxuuswCEW/s1600-h/DSCN5639.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybOX86h8SxUYJD_n-pIgqgW_xtNOS_ddAaL6HU59HWz3plx6ttJEDd-iBHvnlQwU94XLfqEtUpGXVZAFDGOsSof0wm_Jlc2biO92yOVoXlYqXLeU29hEEytBkkfqAUzoolJWjlxB6hImy/s1600-h/DSCN5641.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybOX86h8SxUYJD_n-pIgqgW_xtNOS_ddAaL6HU59HWz3plx6ttJEDd-iBHvnlQwU94XLfqEtUpGXVZAFDGOsSof0wm_Jlc2biO92yOVoXlYqXLeU29hEEytBkkfqAUzoolJWjlxB6hImy/s400/DSCN5641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833207992730354" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybOX86h8SxUYJD_n-pIgqgW_xtNOS_ddAaL6HU59HWz3plx6ttJEDd-iBHvnlQwU94XLfqEtUpGXVZAFDGOsSof0wm_Jlc2biO92yOVoXlYqXLeU29hEEytBkkfqAUzoolJWjlxB6hImy/s1600-h/DSCN5641.JPG"></a>(courtyard)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Qsiw98zPwjcZ0_Um5XSckgXN5NfR9h9DIovUMUwULUzd57SH4Gk5mvDqVBBxqDQbeD6p_KifKdNalQGFEENT33QWkYmZPGFc2b8QurbTorvqo_R266SBnLh94YNl_rzeCPCZtesOl8m/s1600-h/DSCN5642.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Qsiw98zPwjcZ0_Um5XSckgXN5NfR9h9DIovUMUwULUzd57SH4Gk5mvDqVBBxqDQbeD6p_KifKdNalQGFEENT33QWkYmZPGFc2b8QurbTorvqo_R266SBnLh94YNl_rzeCPCZtesOl8m/s400/DSCN5642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382841506522288514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">just in case you need a rest, I haven't included yet another flight of stairs in this foto journey... you can thank me later.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg_ZUVJyZ5hikJ_Mn1tVDb1fZt6vEo84b4ZK6X3Q2B_pcrmVkmE-IBAcRgNmg1E7XhFnvmKwol7sRuGScR7Y2rkeuE7OUxT9GlUIVzxOHhiI8gRg06iZ4h-hSczZatHV4Kkdu57Ub6cFQ/s400/DSCN0001_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382830298294035634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">pass by and overlook Vernazza's elementary school playground... (you'd THINK school would be fun with this view!)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosmCXVNeX5oVxljesVG7upgyoeLMXVrufBTYUIgHwLUuxEsUwqsDimhwYUX5njm2fdiKa0ElGgll-XlnQY6trH_Nry05FyvjWKH0BiM52f04OPP755zJE1843vdLgE3J_DgC5fYnKFUrO/s1600-h/DSCN5646.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosmCXVNeX5oVxljesVG7upgyoeLMXVrufBTYUIgHwLUuxEsUwqsDimhwYUX5njm2fdiKa0ElGgll-XlnQY6trH_Nry05FyvjWKH0BiM52f04OPP755zJE1843vdLgE3J_DgC5fYnKFUrO/s400/DSCN5646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382832547454220002" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Susie and Jake come to the door and...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosmCXVNeX5oVxljesVG7upgyoeLMXVrufBTYUIgHwLUuxEsUwqsDimhwYUX5njm2fdiKa0ElGgll-XlnQY6trH_Nry05FyvjWKH0BiM52f04OPP755zJE1843vdLgE3J_DgC5fYnKFUrO/s1600-h/DSCN5646.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDdXAt3wisUQQckxaJd6ODu3UEn5xJaxduWAXnwkilyZ3p5lMBWPIJV5hkVhmuvK7LQ3EH_M1xxX7OfPLJlszGrjGA8fpopFhNpiEYYjHPQoO6wtxUVfIbgFo5CuV6Ol003CD6L6QcU2k/s1600-h/DSCN5647.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDdXAt3wisUQQckxaJd6ODu3UEn5xJaxduWAXnwkilyZ3p5lMBWPIJV5hkVhmuvK7LQ3EH_M1xxX7OfPLJlszGrjGA8fpopFhNpiEYYjHPQoO6wtxUVfIbgFo5CuV6Ol003CD6L6QcU2k/s400/DSCN5647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382832536735983778" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">yep... go up more stairs.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDdXAt3wisUQQckxaJd6ODu3UEn5xJaxduWAXnwkilyZ3p5lMBWPIJV5hkVhmuvK7LQ3EH_M1xxX7OfPLJlszGrjGA8fpopFhNpiEYYjHPQoO6wtxUVfIbgFo5CuV6Ol003CD6L6QcU2k/s1600-h/DSCN5647.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw92o0CKLDasdw07CpZBKKjV2ffR_JasL6UZGJcbiuKN5Udz_ws-b5onloPzl_enkIDcOsbRgMKdcqNgMt4zx45KlW3H3m_aw_1USeFfrhEiR53TkjPmth99_hZQt866NcF7d9e_PGtfx/s1600-h/DSCN5648.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw92o0CKLDasdw07CpZBKKjV2ffR_JasL6UZGJcbiuKN5Udz_ws-b5onloPzl_enkIDcOsbRgMKdcqNgMt4zx45KlW3H3m_aw_1USeFfrhEiR53TkjPmth99_hZQt866NcF7d9e_PGtfx/s400/DSCN5648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382832532396442866" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Oh, but WORTH IT!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq5-Qjz21b1_nXJybLHmxejxTk5VmdFqKGJDzCmzmDOeTHcFsnQDRgr7vmRT25RA4R3AkMtTVkvPcu32Melw1wE0SCio3Kwj2wPZjgHy-tMaVtUDMDjevORm4CZoihHJwF7E4dgbay5C0/s1600-h/DSCN0001.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq5-Qjz21b1_nXJybLHmxejxTk5VmdFqKGJDzCmzmDOeTHcFsnQDRgr7vmRT25RA4R3AkMtTVkvPcu32Melw1wE0SCio3Kwj2wPZjgHy-tMaVtUDMDjevORm4CZoihHJwF7E4dgbay5C0/s200/DSCN0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382842742686396050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVL6-D-5AArUtgLaDCiOuPncczjGQlDUXfUDglACrHihuI7irnlMY4R78U1t4woc7QXFgB6qIISmVir6hw6IZPcBpnWhbgaTCbcyWI7lRDosv8I1eIiP1PqGhSPMnM5kpjayefEOcokLF/s1600-h/DSCN0002.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVL6-D-5AArUtgLaDCiOuPncczjGQlDUXfUDglACrHihuI7irnlMY4R78U1t4woc7QXFgB6qIISmVir6hw6IZPcBpnWhbgaTCbcyWI7lRDosv8I1eIiP1PqGhSPMnM5kpjayefEOcokLF/s200/DSCN0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382842754677786258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Sepia tones can take you back in time. Never seen the sea so black as it was this day - it was the morn after a big thunder and lightening storm.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrxvQd17yeTYAFJS8Hen-2qhd-7xJ-Nzq_e3HJnrlrF1lI43LNHwieahJtU1eUlOSugUIJNC6VgMP4vk26VAPkuHSOtBN7twdQK7lsE9sAb9I12v_uxfox1Lhkt6jC3_ssEQBzDRGANP4/s1600-h/DSCN5652.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrxvQd17yeTYAFJS8Hen-2qhd-7xJ-Nzq_e3HJnrlrF1lI43LNHwieahJtU1eUlOSugUIJNC6VgMP4vk26VAPkuHSOtBN7twdQK7lsE9sAb9I12v_uxfox1Lhkt6jC3_ssEQBzDRGANP4/s400/DSCN5652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382830295459742898" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">former kitchen... now another work space for her</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrxvQd17yeTYAFJS8Hen-2qhd-7xJ-Nzq_e3HJnrlrF1lI43LNHwieahJtU1eUlOSugUIJNC6VgMP4vk26VAPkuHSOtBN7twdQK7lsE9sAb9I12v_uxfox1Lhkt6jC3_ssEQBzDRGANP4/s1600-h/DSCN5652.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjKFhfd_2bP1nim4xHcl8Jz-smgsEzKWeTDb_3yx8J7o9BFZFt3UmfLZfHohlHYVPegJX3-6gO0ip_Vor_w-x-DtFdImD_PmdS1tMAhW316Kx1cl6SiiYOo2wQ4gaYRIyYMtC2kf5ApS9/s1600-h/DSCN5653.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjKFhfd_2bP1nim4xHcl8Jz-smgsEzKWeTDb_3yx8J7o9BFZFt3UmfLZfHohlHYVPegJX3-6gO0ip_Vor_w-x-DtFdImD_PmdS1tMAhW316Kx1cl6SiiYOo2wQ4gaYRIyYMtC2kf5ApS9/s400/DSCN5653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382830288577662290" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">her main work room... I'd love to rip up her floor and frame it! (she's laid a canvas sheet over the stone)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjKFhfd_2bP1nim4xHcl8Jz-smgsEzKWeTDb_3yx8J7o9BFZFt3UmfLZfHohlHYVPegJX3-6gO0ip_Vor_w-x-DtFdImD_PmdS1tMAhW316Kx1cl6SiiYOo2wQ4gaYRIyYMtC2kf5ApS9/s1600-h/DSCN5653.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILbnzljesS6rmmOlF57Yi2XLi2nRwnuoF8gIouNSLU_Z6pDsFOvl9RPyiEADIaV8-C_c6v2fpZtXHZ1zPX8YsFj0qQRqTJtncrOWrk87_-xF7d2KVB26yaGxwCS8T6pWrmt1XOVmPPjtL/s1600-h/DSCN5654.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILbnzljesS6rmmOlF57Yi2XLi2nRwnuoF8gIouNSLU_Z6pDsFOvl9RPyiEADIaV8-C_c6v2fpZtXHZ1zPX8YsFj0qQRqTJtncrOWrk87_-xF7d2KVB26yaGxwCS8T6pWrmt1XOVmPPjtL/s400/DSCN5654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382830284613575762" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILbnzljesS6rmmOlF57Yi2XLi2nRwnuoF8gIouNSLU_Z6pDsFOvl9RPyiEADIaV8-C_c6v2fpZtXHZ1zPX8YsFj0qQRqTJtncrOWrk87_-xF7d2KVB26yaGxwCS8T6pWrmt1XOVmPPjtL/s1600-h/DSCN5654.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqcivzbbi3i_EMvD-9REvA6Ye8FmXeJ_COjxmcG8ArHhgMBrUtFjxNRW6l2PyHgplr7GrR1aoZ9BkK3i4eAHF37-hlimasTrnzAGsBN9VT24OgIztuE-zuP7INE4nN8VWFaxrf4lFBZt5/s1600-h/DSCN0001.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqcivzbbi3i_EMvD-9REvA6Ye8FmXeJ_COjxmcG8ArHhgMBrUtFjxNRW6l2PyHgplr7GrR1aoZ9BkK3i4eAHF37-hlimasTrnzAGsBN9VT24OgIztuE-zuP7INE4nN8VWFaxrf4lFBZt5/s400/DSCN0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382830275686090242" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqcivzbbi3i_EMvD-9REvA6Ye8FmXeJ_COjxmcG8ArHhgMBrUtFjxNRW6l2PyHgplr7GrR1aoZ9BkK3i4eAHF37-hlimasTrnzAGsBN9VT24OgIztuE-zuP7INE4nN8VWFaxrf4lFBZt5/s1600-h/DSCN0001.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACxo79YRtJ6uL6NL7kSTsjtAM2CCAbJuokeZ90eT_HhSvnB1aWDxCW_4vR084zH1Wz6uHfIHuFFlv_PWfUtJ5pVD6bZbmXKvzu1r1hJXubhB-yYaKTnA_QW24jveuzX97xlRltEYQsUhm/s1600-h/DSCN5660.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACxo79YRtJ6uL6NL7kSTsjtAM2CCAbJuokeZ90eT_HhSvnB1aWDxCW_4vR084zH1Wz6uHfIHuFFlv_PWfUtJ5pVD6bZbmXKvzu1r1hJXubhB-yYaKTnA_QW24jveuzX97xlRltEYQsUhm/s400/DSCN5660.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382829479757608658" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Charcoal sketches... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACxo79YRtJ6uL6NL7kSTsjtAM2CCAbJuokeZ90eT_HhSvnB1aWDxCW_4vR084zH1Wz6uHfIHuFFlv_PWfUtJ5pVD6bZbmXKvzu1r1hJXubhB-yYaKTnA_QW24jveuzX97xlRltEYQsUhm/s1600-h/DSCN5660.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmDxKQx3Amhi3p_0PhVSodyFHwfpDFmBpjWnha8x6xlTErB7k1oxDVnFrss3U4kjnrocKuEPaVLHsgXRIY6N-S0B8PcEEAUEr7AvDGW5QdpfnR5EZUBmx9WuitEU_jfyUYjPxJwUEF7Jn/s1600-h/DSCN5661.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmDxKQx3Amhi3p_0PhVSodyFHwfpDFmBpjWnha8x6xlTErB7k1oxDVnFrss3U4kjnrocKuEPaVLHsgXRIY6N-S0B8PcEEAUEr7AvDGW5QdpfnR5EZUBmx9WuitEU_jfyUYjPxJwUEF7Jn/s400/DSCN5661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382829474413876450" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Another work space outdoors high up on the church "catwalk"... that sounds rather ironic!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, -webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; "><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw_kfjDb57gzx2VEHlka4on-1ooHCC25zyyTNdUbkrpqnuZ44N5xH6VD6q4VZ_kbvxbZrlnBCqqU1u7pQFr6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;">Jake's "running room" on a rainy day (part of the outside area of her studio) - I had to catch him running... he's so sweet!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgousIySxsoXN71koQjCAxTKChPDxUtcc7zbR6C6i8V9F1kaCBhi8TBfXK3PM975j9rgD9V3YjlA9Tq_hghmQBq_HAilPWGVPHl7W0Svk1FePIIQfrXyr7WcfU6Fk0uQkE1yk_vUqutm92D/s1600-h/DSCN5665.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgousIySxsoXN71koQjCAxTKChPDxUtcc7zbR6C6i8V9F1kaCBhi8TBfXK3PM975j9rgD9V3YjlA9Tq_hghmQBq_HAilPWGVPHl7W0Svk1FePIIQfrXyr7WcfU6Fk0uQkE1yk_vUqutm92D/s400/DSCN5665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382829467339593874" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">happy "Jake prints"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgousIySxsoXN71koQjCAxTKChPDxUtcc7zbR6C6i8V9F1kaCBhi8TBfXK3PM975j9rgD9V3YjlA9Tq_hghmQBq_HAilPWGVPHl7W0Svk1FePIIQfrXyr7WcfU6Fk0uQkE1yk_vUqutm92D/s1600-h/DSCN5665.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmSNbPQe33GBkXofGMj76a8aswCS0kZrSh7Zw1l9-wKhEv1BS6-FV7OAUq1Ku4CrlC75Z_kyAQVA1TSDqaTpy23dKxWKaDht4uRmwtpjVvnQvVyH5GNu595H4wpTW3ivrJClBUsvFMk5g/s1600-h/DSCN0001.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmSNbPQe33GBkXofGMj76a8aswCS0kZrSh7Zw1l9-wKhEv1BS6-FV7OAUq1Ku4CrlC75Z_kyAQVA1TSDqaTpy23dKxWKaDht4uRmwtpjVvnQvVyH5GNu595H4wpTW3ivrJClBUsvFMk5g/s400/DSCN0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382829457815087074" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ready to start new pieces... at the moment, most of her work is at her exhibition in Genova. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmSNbPQe33GBkXofGMj76a8aswCS0kZrSh7Zw1l9-wKhEv1BS6-FV7OAUq1Ku4CrlC75Z_kyAQVA1TSDqaTpy23dKxWKaDht4uRmwtpjVvnQvVyH5GNu595H4wpTW3ivrJClBUsvFMk5g/s1600-h/DSCN0001.JPG"></a><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RTv_aML4XV0g9fmHrBRJlNHA_Lz9v6k9XLJl6bCxQWr8DvhWP24qNZw5EpQ3a_pBCcKTrGewLWwlBtE5LTHqLZebA1gFCuKXzDyXzqHrVSdKioV-4XWIGL50r0cDB-RO62mST5vBevy_/s1600-h/DSCN5680.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RTv_aML4XV0g9fmHrBRJlNHA_Lz9v6k9XLJl6bCxQWr8DvhWP24qNZw5EpQ3a_pBCcKTrGewLWwlBtE5LTHqLZebA1gFCuKXzDyXzqHrVSdKioV-4XWIGL50r0cDB-RO62mST5vBevy_/s400/DSCN5680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382829455133552050" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Heading back down now...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Good exercise, beautiful view, gorgeous paintings - and also lovin' that floor of hers - refreshed my inspiration once again!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">[even Jake has learned "il calcio" (soccer, or football for you Europeans!) ] :</span></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBB5Kr0XlXFDXK_L1FUPI0N2djJFoo0ygP3dIbJz4Ogl_cNE1UilZ1QJGjZbuK2h4jD-FI3cT1_sZR5SnCEg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-90585064083960131682009-09-09T03:22:00.000-07:002009-09-09T04:41:52.922-07:00Amalfi Fish Shop - A Mini Adventure<div><br /></div><div>Well, for those of you who know me, I love fishing and all things about the sea. So, this blog is for all of you who enjoy similar things, or just simply looking at photos!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoxGw6i7AyIc5Etg6UhW4rjWpbDtBDjzNnfhaNCTIaAuZPShawv5MJ5dBafMyK-3_Q9-OADUFt40lrZ9VsjYgSrPXQHpgxjN6K0uPZH260jJdUnnzvY9suq7eM7dEKXUshrhLKfBrJYOV/s1600-h/DSCN5373.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoxGw6i7AyIc5Etg6UhW4rjWpbDtBDjzNnfhaNCTIaAuZPShawv5MJ5dBafMyK-3_Q9-OADUFt40lrZ9VsjYgSrPXQHpgxjN6K0uPZH260jJdUnnzvY9suq7eM7dEKXUshrhLKfBrJYOV/s400/DSCN5373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379425678753249778" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoxGw6i7AyIc5Etg6UhW4rjWpbDtBDjzNnfhaNCTIaAuZPShawv5MJ5dBafMyK-3_Q9-OADUFt40lrZ9VsjYgSrPXQHpgxjN6K0uPZH260jJdUnnzvY9suq7eM7dEKXUshrhLKfBrJYOV/s1600-h/DSCN5373.JPG"></a>Sun coming up in Amalfi streets.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoxGw6i7AyIc5Etg6UhW4rjWpbDtBDjzNnfhaNCTIaAuZPShawv5MJ5dBafMyK-3_Q9-OADUFt40lrZ9VsjYgSrPXQHpgxjN6K0uPZH260jJdUnnzvY9suq7eM7dEKXUshrhLKfBrJYOV/s1600-h/DSCN5373.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP96IElFlg7YzlpmgSV64T_yQUiRiHKad-ApAaFSkKIGH1AdQ9hVlFV6j63XcxSQvvMr7c913IX6ov4u_Dcg11o9TO3JYTDTvvTZGJ7MBwvLcSBlrCfo-1rZ5N8MAffSCmYwRwAOWh7OuU/s1600-h/DSCN5371.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP96IElFlg7YzlpmgSV64T_yQUiRiHKad-ApAaFSkKIGH1AdQ9hVlFV6j63XcxSQvvMr7c913IX6ov4u_Dcg11o9TO3JYTDTvvTZGJ7MBwvLcSBlrCfo-1rZ5N8MAffSCmYwRwAOWh7OuU/s400/DSCN5371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379425675170547282" /></a></div><div>On the way to the fish market store from Amalfi. Yes, this is a 2-way street... the MAIN street.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP96IElFlg7YzlpmgSV64T_yQUiRiHKad-ApAaFSkKIGH1AdQ9hVlFV6j63XcxSQvvMr7c913IX6ov4u_Dcg11o9TO3JYTDTvvTZGJ7MBwvLcSBlrCfo-1rZ5N8MAffSCmYwRwAOWh7OuU/s1600-h/DSCN5371.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr224Af4QoP_wuLjfGZNSKKWpAO-ezmCBZgpwSO43a7hdYEvfkq-5iH97x6sEdXBe5HA2zE0GvHwFbvrI4oDlAoDnf_SqTGf-BQNdW98voIgJwvVfIX4LnNzU-Vp8tgeCbgc3hJfaGU7by/s1600-h/DSCN5374.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr224Af4QoP_wuLjfGZNSKKWpAO-ezmCBZgpwSO43a7hdYEvfkq-5iH97x6sEdXBe5HA2zE0GvHwFbvrI4oDlAoDnf_SqTGf-BQNdW98voIgJwvVfIX4LnNzU-Vp8tgeCbgc3hJfaGU7by/s400/DSCN5374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379425668867180338" /></a><div>Luigi: quiet, thinking, smoking - notice the missing mirror, most are ripped off in traffic or driving too close to rocks to avoid traffic, OR just driving too darn crazy! [Me: quiet also, foto and foto and foto taking...]</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr224Af4QoP_wuLjfGZNSKKWpAO-ezmCBZgpwSO43a7hdYEvfkq-5iH97x6sEdXBe5HA2zE0GvHwFbvrI4oDlAoDnf_SqTGf-BQNdW98voIgJwvVfIX4LnNzU-Vp8tgeCbgc3hJfaGU7by/s1600-h/DSCN5374.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HHgIH3pZ-3g8Hgn7n7hIPz0CfQeKGr1fpwH9Du2QjlABl-7l0G4hFANnAyXcZVYPnaPxtiXbcYG_fpCdfyLYzJ2GeqCZAn18axjBXd7EGKBWe6he-EHEkA5_3hhostv18T-V7qPOrn6e/s1600-h/DSCN5377.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HHgIH3pZ-3g8Hgn7n7hIPz0CfQeKGr1fpwH9Du2QjlABl-7l0G4hFANnAyXcZVYPnaPxtiXbcYG_fpCdfyLYzJ2GeqCZAn18axjBXd7EGKBWe6he-EHEkA5_3hhostv18T-V7qPOrn6e/s400/DSCN5377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379425658378220274" /></a></div><div>Part of the main 'drag'.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HHgIH3pZ-3g8Hgn7n7hIPz0CfQeKGr1fpwH9Du2QjlABl-7l0G4hFANnAyXcZVYPnaPxtiXbcYG_fpCdfyLYzJ2GeqCZAn18axjBXd7EGKBWe6he-EHEkA5_3hhostv18T-V7qPOrn6e/s1600-h/DSCN5377.JPG"></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPqg1WTDpmZp3ra_gzR0CwvEk4PN-tgu9XpB9giVejwu2jSOBp2DGuWdRLi8Ou4LDPtSEWy2Nvv0RPsy-0Ig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Short wee video clip... camera battery SOooo close to dying and I am SOooo not done yet!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbrDyY9QFV4-U5va-EinjJtGm_Z4EYORnjSgDdiXvSb7Z1QcjSx4eEfv8JrKaZrIrgUdMb-CTwusQVq8plQdn8XyzVrDGfd4CkkRXmvmNwhb0a439eYzEXroHRKyLY-mENiTlyPEFj7RZ/s1600-h/DSCN5381.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbrDyY9QFV4-U5va-EinjJtGm_Z4EYORnjSgDdiXvSb7Z1QcjSx4eEfv8JrKaZrIrgUdMb-CTwusQVq8plQdn8XyzVrDGfd4CkkRXmvmNwhb0a439eYzEXroHRKyLY-mENiTlyPEFj7RZ/s400/DSCN5381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379423693856584738" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbrDyY9QFV4-U5va-EinjJtGm_Z4EYORnjSgDdiXvSb7Z1QcjSx4eEfv8JrKaZrIrgUdMb-CTwusQVq8plQdn8XyzVrDGfd4CkkRXmvmNwhb0a439eYzEXroHRKyLY-mENiTlyPEFj7RZ/s1600-h/DSCN5381.JPG"></a>Arrived at shop... the guys, checkin' out today's catch.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbrDyY9QFV4-U5va-EinjJtGm_Z4EYORnjSgDdiXvSb7Z1QcjSx4eEfv8JrKaZrIrgUdMb-CTwusQVq8plQdn8XyzVrDGfd4CkkRXmvmNwhb0a439eYzEXroHRKyLY-mENiTlyPEFj7RZ/s1600-h/DSCN5381.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimfwRhZZxnITOlCf3WPnsILQiV_jmAmQrJqtEwyCGwkTljSw_yIiVxgqfeNhMTaroym_qDdJ_C5foRkxzKrWgCYiQfEMLnGOIF77olit1h_khU1Jtcde1rAVj4ItC82Tth9FdIZqf57WK/s1600-h/DSCN5382.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimfwRhZZxnITOlCf3WPnsILQiV_jmAmQrJqtEwyCGwkTljSw_yIiVxgqfeNhMTaroym_qDdJ_C5foRkxzKrWgCYiQfEMLnGOIF77olit1h_khU1Jtcde1rAVj4ItC82Tth9FdIZqf57WK/s400/DSCN5382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379423690052276466" /></a></div><div>Deep plates of local fish.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimfwRhZZxnITOlCf3WPnsILQiV_jmAmQrJqtEwyCGwkTljSw_yIiVxgqfeNhMTaroym_qDdJ_C5foRkxzKrWgCYiQfEMLnGOIF77olit1h_khU1Jtcde1rAVj4ItC82Tth9FdIZqf57WK/s1600-h/DSCN5382.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTDejM6fqIj_bxsqamdodiSlZocTRbqsXrpBRcpD5qBxdKdraU9nc4dZkV3p_ba74fBSaPcgtT35enysloHlS3lr3lTYkV8WVQkhMJzz0yamFiXbnS0-umlegrAYwfMPmihyphenhyphenOIC7CAkr2/s1600-h/DSCN5383.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTDejM6fqIj_bxsqamdodiSlZocTRbqsXrpBRcpD5qBxdKdraU9nc4dZkV3p_ba74fBSaPcgtT35enysloHlS3lr3lTYkV8WVQkhMJzz0yamFiXbnS0-umlegrAYwfMPmihyphenhyphenOIC7CAkr2/s400/DSCN5383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379423680550563826" /></a></div><div>Shellfish tubs.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTDejM6fqIj_bxsqamdodiSlZocTRbqsXrpBRcpD5qBxdKdraU9nc4dZkV3p_ba74fBSaPcgtT35enysloHlS3lr3lTYkV8WVQkhMJzz0yamFiXbnS0-umlegrAYwfMPmihyphenhyphenOIC7CAkr2/s1600-h/DSCN5383.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLFB0w4R1nLx_lo83abgqUiUSRBDH3gy4St_JvYbKvo44pb8CdJWW4MArBLxlPTbKcLzw5QMcbs35ErKItWP0bca93Su14rrVg5UtRMdKTHOItXnJucOItUyXmpaL1AZnfo0uWdB8Ep-g/s1600-h/DSCN5386.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLFB0w4R1nLx_lo83abgqUiUSRBDH3gy4St_JvYbKvo44pb8CdJWW4MArBLxlPTbKcLzw5QMcbs35ErKItWP0bca93Su14rrVg5UtRMdKTHOItXnJucOItUyXmpaL1AZnfo0uWdB8Ep-g/s400/DSCN5386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379414055920535426" /></a><div>They can't ALL be called Alice... hehe</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLFB0w4R1nLx_lo83abgqUiUSRBDH3gy4St_JvYbKvo44pb8CdJWW4MArBLxlPTbKcLzw5QMcbs35ErKItWP0bca93Su14rrVg5UtRMdKTHOItXnJucOItUyXmpaL1AZnfo0uWdB8Ep-g/s1600-h/DSCN5386.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaMhwwAXtGmWV_k87-FiBebe5RlhgGccp8O0MVYwUbJnFL-p6CBeYtUHWMTHLQw3hMIbyruVc2vHVkW8mBjql-Y7V09E79sFlDigVmyo8wLCiH8fDI366fQh83QsUAb0qZrffoE5FMile/s1600-h/DSCN5387.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaMhwwAXtGmWV_k87-FiBebe5RlhgGccp8O0MVYwUbJnFL-p6CBeYtUHWMTHLQw3hMIbyruVc2vHVkW8mBjql-Y7V09E79sFlDigVmyo8wLCiH8fDI366fQh83QsUAb0qZrffoE5FMile/s400/DSCN5387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379414050087922802" /></a></div><div>"i Dentici"... yep, they got teeth.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaMhwwAXtGmWV_k87-FiBebe5RlhgGccp8O0MVYwUbJnFL-p6CBeYtUHWMTHLQw3hMIbyruVc2vHVkW8mBjql-Y7V09E79sFlDigVmyo8wLCiH8fDI366fQh83QsUAb0qZrffoE5FMile/s1600-h/DSCN5387.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT4EBk6LuL3oFdIXY23R_HhRguZmvj5APZ3itZORJ1LYZxPmcX0dOgHItRT7_5GrnX7X13-tgRhJNS8LSfe-2C0J72RU7puAONvqnl51vy7Ko2op9hq_VTPSEiq0WmDDM7VRJOQfInzuu/s1600-h/DSCN5390.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT4EBk6LuL3oFdIXY23R_HhRguZmvj5APZ3itZORJ1LYZxPmcX0dOgHItRT7_5GrnX7X13-tgRhJNS8LSfe-2C0J72RU7puAONvqnl51vy7Ko2op9hq_VTPSEiq0WmDDM7VRJOQfInzuu/s400/DSCN5390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379414045941458434" /></a></div><div>Sword fish. Mmmmm.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT4EBk6LuL3oFdIXY23R_HhRguZmvj5APZ3itZORJ1LYZxPmcX0dOgHItRT7_5GrnX7X13-tgRhJNS8LSfe-2C0J72RU7puAONvqnl51vy7Ko2op9hq_VTPSEiq0WmDDM7VRJOQfInzuu/s1600-h/DSCN5390.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzjZcDmITZqtTSK04jlEnwFfE4rj-z_JnxbjGRZucKUw85eUIb08jsypg3nBVsHf79M1w1hZAMztF2stSwU09GKJ2rvEKRarueAwVKcVUstXYjZsnNBAlIWvOURM5IAHF8TJYlBF9rRxs/s1600-h/DSCN5351.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzjZcDmITZqtTSK04jlEnwFfE4rj-z_JnxbjGRZucKUw85eUIb08jsypg3nBVsHf79M1w1hZAMztF2stSwU09GKJ2rvEKRarueAwVKcVUstXYjZsnNBAlIWvOURM5IAHF8TJYlBF9rRxs/s400/DSCN5351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379414034764113234" /></a></div><div>Totani (Squid)... these are little guys - you should see the big ones!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzjZcDmITZqtTSK04jlEnwFfE4rj-z_JnxbjGRZucKUw85eUIb08jsypg3nBVsHf79M1w1hZAMztF2stSwU09GKJ2rvEKRarueAwVKcVUstXYjZsnNBAlIWvOURM5IAHF8TJYlBF9rRxs/s1600-h/DSCN5351.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMo56cTxi000HEjrKpqRSp50tRruKqmhg5Y368bymWufTznJByzBDfjb1uHsuRnyzbDlDA5QUtBYVT-z_y0sO1SJiIdJV7t1UPRuqMtg5qKYFTt8fjuIUt6TcgiKDX5-M2wLPffnfb__O/s1600-h/DSCN5391.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMo56cTxi000HEjrKpqRSp50tRruKqmhg5Y368bymWufTznJByzBDfjb1uHsuRnyzbDlDA5QUtBYVT-z_y0sO1SJiIdJV7t1UPRuqMtg5qKYFTt8fjuIUt6TcgiKDX5-M2wLPffnfb__O/s400/DSCN5391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379414032963828002" /></a></div><div>Got lots of guts...</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMo56cTxi000HEjrKpqRSp50tRruKqmhg5Y368bymWufTznJByzBDfjb1uHsuRnyzbDlDA5QUtBYVT-z_y0sO1SJiIdJV7t1UPRuqMtg5qKYFTt8fjuIUt6TcgiKDX5-M2wLPffnfb__O/s1600-h/DSCN5391.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqmkecQ10j_IR-DjBe_sA6wzVsFA1aewGIPvU5EGjsDSrA1sS0RaxHvIkjj8JkQ346KwzH_kFPqn_bThjE9julA9CX3WILDxyVkxHISMBrWsZubyXQ-yUQ5tgE9iXBM1r1o5L4UUhFuY8/s1600-h/DSCN5389.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqmkecQ10j_IR-DjBe_sA6wzVsFA1aewGIPvU5EGjsDSrA1sS0RaxHvIkjj8JkQ346KwzH_kFPqn_bThjE9julA9CX3WILDxyVkxHISMBrWsZubyXQ-yUQ5tgE9iXBM1r1o5L4UUhFuY8/s400/DSCN5389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379412834745079682" /></a><div>Looking out from the fish shop - lots of lovely Amalfi lemon trees! To the left (not in photo) is the Mediterranean Sea.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqmkecQ10j_IR-DjBe_sA6wzVsFA1aewGIPvU5EGjsDSrA1sS0RaxHvIkjj8JkQ346KwzH_kFPqn_bThjE9julA9CX3WILDxyVkxHISMBrWsZubyXQ-yUQ5tgE9iXBM1r1o5L4UUhFuY8/s1600-h/DSCN5389.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVpp_wI6Qb7WXjpg9IUpKZ2tq01NLKKJG2M2x05_ZDf0oDTTgpr22Sz3F9n5BBBY289KK9FVjy3SVxHMuu-5UoTwQvJ_hBqyT70M4JLxT6DMW6luLIIX00PTJP4-bHgvKb3xv-yaTKVmr/s1600-h/DSCN5392.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVpp_wI6Qb7WXjpg9IUpKZ2tq01NLKKJG2M2x05_ZDf0oDTTgpr22Sz3F9n5BBBY289KK9FVjy3SVxHMuu-5UoTwQvJ_hBqyT70M4JLxT6DMW6luLIIX00PTJP4-bHgvKb3xv-yaTKVmr/s400/DSCN5392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379412824407312482" /></a><div>Brisk 2 sec espresso stop, then back on the windy road... I'm standing by front door, cafe is SUPER narrow, perched on the cliff...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVpp_wI6Qb7WXjpg9IUpKZ2tq01NLKKJG2M2x05_ZDf0oDTTgpr22Sz3F9n5BBBY289KK9FVjy3SVxHMuu-5UoTwQvJ_hBqyT70M4JLxT6DMW6luLIIX00PTJP4-bHgvKb3xv-yaTKVmr/s1600-h/DSCN5392.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtkdyQrVoFiSBXM8mKHYt2cfjkJh48COAGWZ6chi2Zjcy8LKJNgrvUCHJM8JscZevE42UIi6jmI1YIleabns_9GBBAkigQd1LE5lZOOk_mL0zB8FNwzhyphenhyphengOtOZxjMq_5YriRJtOskMEJX/s1600-h/DSCN5393.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtkdyQrVoFiSBXM8mKHYt2cfjkJh48COAGWZ6chi2Zjcy8LKJNgrvUCHJM8JscZevE42UIi6jmI1YIleabns_9GBBAkigQd1LE5lZOOk_mL0zB8FNwzhyphenhyphengOtOZxjMq_5YriRJtOskMEJX/s400/DSCN5393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379412822106836578" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtkdyQrVoFiSBXM8mKHYt2cfjkJh48COAGWZ6chi2Zjcy8LKJNgrvUCHJM8JscZevE42UIi6jmI1YIleabns_9GBBAkigQd1LE5lZOOk_mL0zB8FNwzhyphenhyphengOtOZxjMq_5YriRJtOskMEJX/s1600-h/DSCN5393.JPG"></a>Just outside cafe, hop in car and head to the left, back to the Fiord restaurant.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtkdyQrVoFiSBXM8mKHYt2cfjkJh48COAGWZ6chi2Zjcy8LKJNgrvUCHJM8JscZevE42UIi6jmI1YIleabns_9GBBAkigQd1LE5lZOOk_mL0zB8FNwzhyphenhyphengOtOZxjMq_5YriRJtOskMEJX/s1600-h/DSCN5393.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QPGvxxqh4o17MV-NE9DEaYrwM0QRmohRrc_F5JxoX53ma5Hhoi0qmLjlUmvFFgxOH3jW6wVAtTGc2GwQBx0PO0XihpPYAEAK7HRe4Mx7mqLI76EftmhBbF_KPrNOEIrphLUSwpxBExT-/s1600-h/DSCN5394.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QPGvxxqh4o17MV-NE9DEaYrwM0QRmohRrc_F5JxoX53ma5Hhoi0qmLjlUmvFFgxOH3jW6wVAtTGc2GwQBx0PO0XihpPYAEAK7HRe4Mx7mqLI76EftmhBbF_KPrNOEIrphLUSwpxBExT-/s400/DSCN5394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379412811101276546" /></a><div>Espresso with a side of water - I'm much slower at drinking it than the Italians!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QPGvxxqh4o17MV-NE9DEaYrwM0QRmohRrc_F5JxoX53ma5Hhoi0qmLjlUmvFFgxOH3jW6wVAtTGc2GwQBx0PO0XihpPYAEAK7HRe4Mx7mqLI76EftmhBbF_KPrNOEIrphLUSwpxBExT-/s1600-h/DSCN5394.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Exjwh9nePgpnK0dDkjh5nPAa9bi2RixFRFxv5dznJkwkUACdu1lFTlt8vm-XrJYavaX-2vSUBDr-XZblJgL1OqHbolNpeorad9u4ablchA0KALkEqKCYLF5y3fdWHGUZG_OLrbiU0H27/s1600-h/DSCN5395.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Exjwh9nePgpnK0dDkjh5nPAa9bi2RixFRFxv5dznJkwkUACdu1lFTlt8vm-XrJYavaX-2vSUBDr-XZblJgL1OqHbolNpeorad9u4ablchA0KALkEqKCYLF5y3fdWHGUZG_OLrbiU0H27/s400/DSCN5395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379412807869080242" /></a><div>Crossroad Signs</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Exjwh9nePgpnK0dDkjh5nPAa9bi2RixFRFxv5dznJkwkUACdu1lFTlt8vm-XrJYavaX-2vSUBDr-XZblJgL1OqHbolNpeorad9u4ablchA0KALkEqKCYLF5y3fdWHGUZG_OLrbiU0H27/s1600-h/DSCN5395.JPG"></a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2yMyBwdF1Wp7U12f1_7vbEqiqU4dZDC9Oop9ebBxXXrW-ofGjOuUeSEDFmraVGz0zXg--WxH-58_g81eRlA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>Quickly off again back to restaurant in the Fiord... an even shorter wee clip of winding Amalfi road - camera battery finally dead... :(</div><div><br /></div><div>...but I arrived safe and sound from fun little adventure!</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-23077510857579452932009-09-08T02:21:00.000-07:002009-09-08T02:49:01.284-07:00"Benvenuti a Fiordo di Furore!"<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Welcome to the Fiord of Furore!</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QDwWi8TBe1k2QOLSrMHkJ1ZFAdpeqX0NXieZOGKApTXqwHslyE5uJU4ysczT5eQ-bQLedxzBd9VkJU_lWg1PaXTR9hEItt005uj8L1J7nNdqUxW5PD9jGtnAQCLZ9dskqJ6ZP9UCJfzj/s1600-h/Benvenuti.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QDwWi8TBe1k2QOLSrMHkJ1ZFAdpeqX0NXieZOGKApTXqwHslyE5uJU4ysczT5eQ-bQLedxzBd9VkJU_lWg1PaXTR9hEItt005uj8L1J7nNdqUxW5PD9jGtnAQCLZ9dskqJ6ZP9UCJfzj/s400/Benvenuti.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379025480351191426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Furore translates to “fury” in English... here, it is the fury of the sea. When a torrent sea is present, the water rages with great force, exploding like an angry volcano of sea water through the narrow channel of the Fiord. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">The following photo was taken in 1987 of such a storm:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8zb48jjc2tb6ejYwWhsnx3wRhj65vLvjnqJbaZS7HeP1C3ZWGPOKmJKDUiFhqtfiF9-33XsitfH9Xqn-RrNG8WtL3xUaSp8KnSo1S7lR3hV3ZaGly-IXAO9y3y11-82FmVRmNs76M6ww/s1600-h/1987.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8zb48jjc2tb6ejYwWhsnx3wRhj65vLvjnqJbaZS7HeP1C3ZWGPOKmJKDUiFhqtfiF9-33XsitfH9Xqn-RrNG8WtL3xUaSp8KnSo1S7lR3hV3ZaGly-IXAO9y3y11-82FmVRmNs76M6ww/s400/1987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379025482752779666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">___________________________________</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Every July, there is a platform set up for a diving competition on the other side of the bridge - an amazing drop of 30 meters. This poster is from 2007, the first time I lived here.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsDRLpKaL6tWRF7DqfKHO0nVq9_hiY-zDkb2kS85sjtj9QV7yCpSSiIsyER_05LMAdIWxTExxVcgBVRPRYOSdRJvuNZFP8whkZ9InjglTaJLfEvYqjruoFS1DPQqujYJzw-iFPBsgkEKe/s1600-h/Diving+competition+2007+Poster.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsDRLpKaL6tWRF7DqfKHO0nVq9_hiY-zDkb2kS85sjtj9QV7yCpSSiIsyER_05LMAdIWxTExxVcgBVRPRYOSdRJvuNZFP8whkZ9InjglTaJLfEvYqjruoFS1DPQqujYJzw-iFPBsgkEKe/s400/Diving+competition+2007+Poster.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379025494114858962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">the bridge:</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rZWfw47hIKOKvDOZlf1i8558_cofdpGSLLgX4O-NXR7iM6Pwm4AldrxFpsHwRD-5aJtJGOs0xqsWN_ngxirtwk3ewngivjA_ZY-zIjVn9lqMEh4DQh1HBvxIitKQN1wV3wqH7rRp0b2J/s1600-h/bridge+to+show+diving.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rZWfw47hIKOKvDOZlf1i8558_cofdpGSLLgX4O-NXR7iM6Pwm4AldrxFpsHwRD-5aJtJGOs0xqsWN_ngxirtwk3ewngivjA_ZY-zIjVn9lqMEh4DQh1HBvxIitKQN1wV3wqH7rRp0b2J/s400/bridge+to+show+diving.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379025493246183426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">___________________________________</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Yesterday, the fisherman were going out to sea and the surf was a little too rough for them to launch their boats. They lined the beach with their bows aimed seaward, anxiously waiting for the calming of the sea. Silent and reverent in anticipation... except for the sound of the waves crashing ashore. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">All of the sudden, the fishermen started shouting all at once! “Go! Go NOW!”</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I quickly grabbed my camera to capture this moment on video, but of course, I got lost in the moment and kept filming and filming... that particular video is the best, but the file is too large to post on my blog!</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Here’s another video that’s shorter - but it definitely lacks the drama of the first one.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#2b4714;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZRcOm6Qo4OqdQFUg_xgTsQxbnqOIzr2lMOltQFdCIhghbUVMtwRIX8HyOJqQBa9lACBoh_Pw04XVBV9hFNA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">___________________________________</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Earlier during the day I had gone for a swim out past the bridge and back. As I was nearing the shore, one of the older village fisherman whom I know, asked me if I wanted to go for a short row to see some of the villas that are hewn out of, and built up around the cliffs. [Yes... there can be benefits of being a woman in Italy... just choose wisely and appropriately!]. As he rowed, I wondered who lived in this one... what that one looked like inside... what were the secrets of their past...? I was shown the sea rock ‘carved’ by the wind and elements known as the small Madonna (</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">lo scoglio della madonnina</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">) who seems to gaze out to the mariners, perched on nature’s towering stone plinth. Now I was the silent and reverent one.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">[Sorry, didn’t take camera swimming!]</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">We soon arrived at a little moorage spot close to shore to stop for a short swim. There are many of these “moorage” areas scattered about... they consist of a floating plastic container, or plastic pop bottle (anything that will float, really) with a looped rope on top to attach to your oar peg, then also a longer rope wrapped around a rock at the sea bottom. By the way, the oar peg is often just a jammed in stick, but hey, whatever works!</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">As I was swimming around, I headed toward the shore rocks that welcomed the gently swooshing waves that flowed around them. Apparently it was calling ME too. I knew I had to be a little careful, but there really wasn’t a lot of motion happening... only until one swoosh too many that totally surprised me (that’s how the gets us all!). I grabbed on to the rocks (ohhhh... don’t EVER do that!)... the soles of my feet, knees and palms of my hands got a wee bit scraped on the shells and corrals that are attached to the rocks. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I am told that the sea heals all wounds, so I guess I’ll simply have to keep on swimming - just a little tough to walk right now! Nothing like a </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">little</span></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> (operative word here!) raking and gouging on sea rocks to make one feel alive!</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">On the row back, I got my usual lesson in Italian from this singing and educating fisherman... this time about the weather and about the wind, the name of each kind of wind, depending on from which direction it comes...</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#a8184b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#A8184B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; color:#a8184b;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">___________________________________</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Trebuchet MS; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#001445;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-15153538963191705992009-09-03T13:26:00.000-07:002009-09-03T15:08:33.571-07:00Villa Borghese by Bicycle<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For today's Roman adventure, I decided to walk to the Villa Borghese... not too far from my b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">&</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">b, but still a good distance. I've seen a lot of the popular monuments and historic sites on previous visits, but this one was new.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As I started out, I stumbled upon a street market - so many nice things, from Parma ham, to fresh buffalo mozzarella, super inexpensive (and NICE) clothes and oh yes, those beautiful Italian shoes. Yet somehow, I... resisted. I didn't take a picture of the market - I figured it not too wise for a small blonde woman to start 'playing tourist' in this congested area and perhaps, get corralled in and away from the crowd, taken somewhere only to disappear into nowhere. [how dramatic! lol, but you gotta think of these things!]</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This blog, for the most part, is a story in pictures. Primarily because I couldn't decide which photos to choose, and also because I'm too tired to write a lot.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Thus begins my day at the Villa Borghese.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The first thing I saw was TREES!! One of my favourite subjects... these fascinating umbrella pines that saturate the city of Rome.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0-Twfv5keEoxZSqk0OkOMpTzy3Xth02aXcykdf8LPOjut-cizGqeS0x1O3NlDOegctU5Q2_tiDeB5RyYMdrg0rp7KvtV18OTOxyxAVaR8EbnkGLtDZGUjCGBTXWaQ5vAlYFdefDyoJFd/s1600-h/DSCN5083.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0-Twfv5keEoxZSqk0OkOMpTzy3Xth02aXcykdf8LPOjut-cizGqeS0x1O3NlDOegctU5Q2_tiDeB5RyYMdrg0rp7KvtV18OTOxyxAVaR8EbnkGLtDZGUjCGBTXWaQ5vAlYFdefDyoJFd/s400/DSCN5083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377339836909892098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOetEgcVQvZZBjSllNf8wfuokE3piqiutt_bqMdEfPcd2ZSfee1I-AsHjTncv84hgVqG_p-kFBRAxnwZdDnPu_ybWKAAZLvjMp-O3PyuYGl_E_SgS2YOPyxY47ryvlgt9rMbPVXMLOQE03/s1600-h/DSCN5099.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOetEgcVQvZZBjSllNf8wfuokE3piqiutt_bqMdEfPcd2ZSfee1I-AsHjTncv84hgVqG_p-kFBRAxnwZdDnPu_ybWKAAZLvjMp-O3PyuYGl_E_SgS2YOPyxY47ryvlgt9rMbPVXMLOQE03/s400/DSCN5099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341831972011042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Just then I found out that I could rent a bike and see more trees, and more statues, and cover more ground, and more things, and have the wind in my face, and enjoy a sort of quietness! [Sometimes I think that the inside of my head is noisy enough]. This bike rental place looked pretty interesting, so that's what I did: rented a 'bici normale'.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsF8695EY5VFoD2VMCkAqkXt6EIhMLlS80xHzin9K_YmgVfS1kLakycgRuPzTj1jsdTeCkQGu8UBSJsrnPxESjNsSzd5ntAl8uu0HfbzLWCm7X2ntq7ZTdEiZQXqyT4MEpsJad4Fk1OOc/s1600-h/DSCN5098.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsF8695EY5VFoD2VMCkAqkXt6EIhMLlS80xHzin9K_YmgVfS1kLakycgRuPzTj1jsdTeCkQGu8UBSJsrnPxESjNsSzd5ntAl8uu0HfbzLWCm7X2ntq7ZTdEiZQXqyT4MEpsJad4Fk1OOc/s400/DSCN5098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341045295869954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZO_0Vx766WPVLf8gOFLAL7_9q2LkLzY4RqtUykxBXkKBiF44sHpnxLanhR1ssVBJusHVM_mWAsDk8lLvyOxR6-9Xxic60J0ly7A_k9zBcOce9oWgikDkUjrGG0hZS52JRVlza-6BBPRP/s1600-h/DSCN5087.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZO_0Vx766WPVLf8gOFLAL7_9q2LkLzY4RqtUykxBXkKBiF44sHpnxLanhR1ssVBJusHVM_mWAsDk8lLvyOxR6-9Xxic60J0ly7A_k9zBcOce9oWgikDkUjrGG0hZS52JRVlza-6BBPRP/s400/DSCN5087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377339858018449506" style="cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Me with my bici normale ["beechee normalay"], basket and all - feeling like a real italiana!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuC_pY2CU1kLuQDrHMKpBjP_zIUSdmL1-jLdduHsaRJI4r1iU_KZW_0RfKh692N81EOaKLJWt0oWLEjaFjdTSb8szc6-fvPfoMq1Tw9gJMP52h3K9KzFQDgFbz3XWI3m1gBO2mI-qrxf-/s1600-h/DSCN5120.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuC_pY2CU1kLuQDrHMKpBjP_zIUSdmL1-jLdduHsaRJI4r1iU_KZW_0RfKh692N81EOaKLJWt0oWLEjaFjdTSb8szc6-fvPfoMq1Tw9gJMP52h3K9KzFQDgFbz3XWI3m1gBO2mI-qrxf-/s400/DSCN5120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377343234461487474" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">got a map of the Villa grounds (like this sign)...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyqeCx17VEPIhbwO9ObYjAcYdbxwkvrQ1fmgGkpwgrPHGkRo-mJRdsSfjCOqc1hGVo-AJQ0xhJb6EP-mq6ubF2RxLpJw6r_FJIxrfyzQbjrK1I_ieKN4yY2RTSuDm011yR-g4Lg3xyDn5/s1600-h/DSCN5105.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyqeCx17VEPIhbwO9ObYjAcYdbxwkvrQ1fmgGkpwgrPHGkRo-mJRdsSfjCOqc1hGVo-AJQ0xhJb6EP-mq6ubF2RxLpJw6r_FJIxrfyzQbjrK1I_ieKN4yY2RTSuDm011yR-g4Lg3xyDn5/s400/DSCN5105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341850682922194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">... needed to fill my water bottle before I started...</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiZE2M1XPg6Zayy75R6f-HchhNtN-YP7yd11eX87fPlEnrpW6-AtUbntuv4f8kuU7FFZXS0B-Bybto9EY8ejt6Ta8Se1ONrPA0Kyb66m9yeaTy7cdTdpTg0s0EhzM6sArcXdX4AL8XGS-/s1600-h/DSCN5107.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiZE2M1XPg6Zayy75R6f-HchhNtN-YP7yd11eX87fPlEnrpW6-AtUbntuv4f8kuU7FFZXS0B-Bybto9EY8ejt6Ta8Se1ONrPA0Kyb66m9yeaTy7cdTdpTg0s0EhzM6sArcXdX4AL8XGS-/s400/DSCN5107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341858950881122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">stopped to view the Piazza del Popolo from above....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvOBdllrhyphenhyphenFPxxq6ZcKMXMT7IYCOLU8AXTapJdZfsVsbY0fNFjQwXqbmS5Cg_sRmMb-fTLh0M1JUc5w2CnNe_zeE584RwJQ-T-_Ka97UZAx_gQQhtlbWc278PjKIRY8pG0PJorCMiLxWX/s1600-h/DSCN5102.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvOBdllrhyphenhyphenFPxxq6ZcKMXMT7IYCOLU8AXTapJdZfsVsbY0fNFjQwXqbmS5Cg_sRmMb-fTLh0M1JUc5w2CnNe_zeE584RwJQ-T-_Ka97UZAx_gQQhtlbWc278PjKIRY8pG0PJorCMiLxWX/s400/DSCN5102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341842912589202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">scr-r-reached to a stop when I saw this sign - it's my favourite Italian actor - you know him from La Dolce Vita and other films...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">then took some other pictures of things that I just liked:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg_l67q3Xo7fJz1VbcXRn8-zl84-p26Jl1JSVCpAd2paa3dHj0jIa-OxIi8J8UwaGXTpIMTLxM1_UO7fNhOqrTlPLt86lyGfPzTBhCZxqxSU53h9N9HJ4-xqlKT-NSRi6TaadFwMyKRBW/s1600-h/DSCN5097.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg_l67q3Xo7fJz1VbcXRn8-zl84-p26Jl1JSVCpAd2paa3dHj0jIa-OxIi8J8UwaGXTpIMTLxM1_UO7fNhOqrTlPLt86lyGfPzTBhCZxqxSU53h9N9HJ4-xqlKT-NSRi6TaadFwMyKRBW/s400/DSCN5097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341039890074770" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Mmmmm... ok... how about a gelato now? As soon as I saw the sign for gelato, I stopped by 'bici' and my eyes wandered over to the cooler </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">beside</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> the ice cream. Oh... look at that... a Corona! So, I chose that instead. A gelato vendor here is kind of like the ice cream truck at home - quick fix, but not the best fix. So I'm waiting till I can have the real thing. At least a Corona is always a Corona!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYy2NUiotIMJxRmqsBs1WdR_k08DrMayXhOBPMxIhxA8a1XJwdd_-sYdlN4hOfUyWgnp-DxxABB01wWcaGCUQ0wEzMgBLmT-RORpK6B04akaU2sWUYygsWJzPiIICUIFKkqpvOyQ6XM7d/s1600-h/DSCN5132.JPG"></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XGb7oR6-KU0X8-YnFli5M8D5uTgjJPZFXKOpkUL6O2xLd3PZILm8l_ULQBk5AoGI6mMZEM2Qn4Aw2WXh1geAa9OUoCCr-cfmp82eL8MJVA24g8hO85ci7FD_2ChxupPjULPvXCzuf5qr/s1600-h/DSCN5123.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XGb7oR6-KU0X8-YnFli5M8D5uTgjJPZFXKOpkUL6O2xLd3PZILm8l_ULQBk5AoGI6mMZEM2Qn4Aw2WXh1geAa9OUoCCr-cfmp82eL8MJVA24g8hO85ci7FD_2ChxupPjULPvXCzuf5qr/s400/DSCN5123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377343257714733746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzCVEy55xbrA6iGyXW1U3DoKhITlq5xEew55n-6ys5A1XvtAR03SIy9BGkuDA9JPD64a_uccT0BqXpvRuyBVjoCuw_n08_fn6OgP7HWRahu898LNRp8dBbw3YmfxITpMiIvtZqe-iLQNI/s1600-h/DSCN5122.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzCVEy55xbrA6iGyXW1U3DoKhITlq5xEew55n-6ys5A1XvtAR03SIy9BGkuDA9JPD64a_uccT0BqXpvRuyBVjoCuw_n08_fn6OgP7HWRahu898LNRp8dBbw3YmfxITpMiIvtZqe-iLQNI/s400/DSCN5122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377343249381187938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">... pedalled past the Zoo...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdOBg89z_Teh6szl_gtz212AXP9kHcOiPCVOUYA_g5bpAqYQosRcxEtkXZbYqwMbYzJNKTQYFEgGE74AgepALPwvFniFwuVyISOWU8gGe16XYqpJifSZQmPl-1zINrEjcDf7C7hasHDBN/s1600-h/DSCN5136.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdOBg89z_Teh6szl_gtz212AXP9kHcOiPCVOUYA_g5bpAqYQosRcxEtkXZbYqwMbYzJNKTQYFEgGE74AgepALPwvFniFwuVyISOWU8gGe16XYqpJifSZQmPl-1zINrEjcDf7C7hasHDBN/s400/DSCN5136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377344041074073682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">... looked up in awe at this napoleonic statue... (don't ask me who he is, sorry)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcd3hR6Xr1sEvow2B9pZ34T1UGI0ngjZm0Ojj31DsZqY4DLs2MWABbwO2J3cxSksbLDsWEvISbzyPb67W1iIboScV5hSJv9xkxBLKtpEcWjKeb8eQPf46WOFf_Te21jfw7CC6w8259Zpx/s1600-h/DSCN5118.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcd3hR6Xr1sEvow2B9pZ34T1UGI0ngjZm0Ojj31DsZqY4DLs2MWABbwO2J3cxSksbLDsWEvISbzyPb67W1iIboScV5hSJv9xkxBLKtpEcWjKeb8eQPf46WOFf_Te21jfw7CC6w8259Zpx/s400/DSCN5118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377342518656227714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Then I saw Leopardi (don't know who HE is either). But he looked so disheartened. All of his friends, philosophers, poets and the like were all so solemn (AND separated). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbLVehR5d9C6WvkxJdky_93xyB0UrJMxX55M6HcRCKCemnICPrMkkRaTWBBkGShnhp5DNy1kyPGaLq7lbwXXZsMHhzFufBwh6g3T8sxA_7Tif6Yk0y6PUMyD8RuFgS7VtTPslo6M237_V/s1600-h/DSCN5114.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbLVehR5d9C6WvkxJdky_93xyB0UrJMxX55M6HcRCKCemnICPrMkkRaTWBBkGShnhp5DNy1kyPGaLq7lbwXXZsMHhzFufBwh6g3T8sxA_7Tif6Yk0y6PUMyD8RuFgS7VtTPslo6M237_V/s400/DSCN5114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377342504289868610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I decided to imagine that after dark, they all come to life and shoot the breeze about the issues of the day. Maybe they even storm the gelato/Corona vendor!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qgYGffK4E8wGbutc7-3foiubqJ87r-4765QSV2w9XvvmHAW5G61pYuxQ2E-Ju_Mwq9o5CB7F3QeMCqyMBfMW2EWW4bdYkoP-eVxGpMmya8qdafJr0w7iqbb-D89S9rGOo4jgykiZs0Ht/s400/DSCN5119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377343231665681602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I figured this pigeon had the right idea - so I also took a little stroll through the sprinklers to cool down. (NO, not in the dirty bird bath).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTW4lBPd5OD0WvWAHeOTdCsswsobniTuyYfRdP3Bj8cil9kQ5kJSViG-GqtzamVgkLmq7UPt2BclGnSYv7Ny9nwjERDbugmuQ4Qs8BvIBPiFjVdJWAt1P6JBO_LGtJtw_sSAFm6xUV5Q8/s1600-h/DSCN5091_2.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTW4lBPd5OD0WvWAHeOTdCsswsobniTuyYfRdP3Bj8cil9kQ5kJSViG-GqtzamVgkLmq7UPt2BclGnSYv7Ny9nwjERDbugmuQ4Qs8BvIBPiFjVdJWAt1P6JBO_LGtJtw_sSAFm6xUV5Q8/s400/DSCN5091_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377341015858638338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Saw the Galleria Borghese (as well as the other Museums and Galleries) and was really not in the mood to go in - maybe next time - it almost felt like I would be incarcerating myself to leave the beauty of the outside. It was just my bike and me today!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2n_cLkN0tWsQc3gjK9UoE2Zql2UA25Nw2zktUIgckuSZ8EuWU4r8P-H3tNDayPElroTJ6AvauqR8JzcX6awSfy2Wtq9K2g7ZNjizjP5XyVwM52fbf3W27LTeSPn6gW4PfpHzEMb-niKi/s1600-h/DSCN5138.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2n_cLkN0tWsQc3gjK9UoE2Zql2UA25Nw2zktUIgckuSZ8EuWU4r8P-H3tNDayPElroTJ6AvauqR8JzcX6awSfy2Wtq9K2g7ZNjizjP5XyVwM52fbf3W27LTeSPn6gW4PfpHzEMb-niKi/s400/DSCN5138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377344057074185586" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Now tired, I decide to take the Metro [subway] home. I thought this picture was quite a contrast of subjects... modernity against the backdrop of antiquity.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehPsLS7_spS788W0Qyn8Iq3mydiH43YFFfiJzL1sgKUczzIHj_ru8c_ao2qN7gFQ7H2bZRDFxQReLwN9P5Wup3a_0l3fwJMljco3DbhekG3_d4vereRJvaNORYQRdydt-WnIS-g8lwpKJ/s1600-h/DSCN5139.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehPsLS7_spS788W0Qyn8Iq3mydiH43YFFfiJzL1sgKUczzIHj_ru8c_ao2qN7gFQ7H2bZRDFxQReLwN9P5Wup3a_0l3fwJMljco3DbhekG3_d4vereRJvaNORYQRdydt-WnIS-g8lwpKJ/s400/DSCN5139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377344058080257266" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The first level of entry into the bowels of the city was through here - felt like I was on the set of Star Trek or something... in Rome... ???</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So... before coming "home", I bought my train ticket for tomorrow to Salerno. [Next time, let me tell you how notorious the Italians can be for budging and slinking in line ahead of you...]. I'm off to Amalfi to stay with a family who has adopted me as their sister (close to Fiordo di Furore where I painted the mural in 2007). Can't wait! The food is going to be tasty, authentic with company and conversation to match.</span></div></div></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-91687738741368658282009-08-13T16:23:00.000-07:002009-08-13T18:12:10.169-07:00Don't Over-Think It<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ask myself, "why am I so fascinated with the sky lately?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M53E-MQcNdOEou2h_fij4i-yDRzu5LC2K8GOy0DSPAxsK_Spy6zmFVNMQzlvkKptU64UUZtvMgBTMnfTrFMYcjF7H_ePdf7TBLMuSI5q-fm7PM67rHwGyoCp7hxKyBsT77nKr1rDA0V0/s1600-h/SL093426.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M53E-MQcNdOEou2h_fij4i-yDRzu5LC2K8GOy0DSPAxsK_Spy6zmFVNMQzlvkKptU64UUZtvMgBTMnfTrFMYcjF7H_ePdf7TBLMuSI5q-fm7PM67rHwGyoCp7hxKyBsT77nKr1rDA0V0/s400/SL093426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369598514201498994" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe the sky is an allegory telling me I'm ready to move up, move beyond... </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps I'm supposed to think bigger, expand, change existing thoughts or views...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Possibly...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLee7V6qCj_S17aBvc5BbOBSHVEQn2qocIrT_7uNgfxzUQ5bnHqzKTV-DjSHwBsfwkEVj5vaTs08ZPLpWnAyRzfNS7oLmNnkedTtZKyY5v1irhf693zHMJCFTuv9WkTLrtYEd00hB8yKV/s1600-h/SR083428.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxtNNm41t25vlQu_mhJ5bpvFja2paeOy23tDvvOC2TsIwwyJWFbzUHiUhQSxbzkOawVVGIDHEtyP4mxpPFiVC5ZCxXRlDqct7SN9rcERbQ0bpfzfMgMAjNO6k431TM0tGsytj9XCT16c1/s1600-h/HPIM3422.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxtNNm41t25vlQu_mhJ5bpvFja2paeOy23tDvvOC2TsIwwyJWFbzUHiUhQSxbzkOawVVGIDHEtyP4mxpPFiVC5ZCxXRlDqct7SN9rcERbQ0bpfzfMgMAjNO6k431TM0tGsytj9XCT16c1/s400/HPIM3422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369597875591773618" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">... whatever potential fathom of logic I allow myself run away with,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's best to settle for something I know for sure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxtNNm41t25vlQu_mhJ5bpvFja2paeOy23tDvvOC2TsIwwyJWFbzUHiUhQSxbzkOawVVGIDHEtyP4mxpPFiVC5ZCxXRlDqct7SN9rcERbQ0bpfzfMgMAjNO6k431TM0tGsytj9XCT16c1/s1600-h/HPIM3422.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiKMmM2_0PysPlKi6QIGvuclf6NQA7gLunBRQ5tInC9n9kfVTGwQVcYsf6CVY_3KINZcnXX72uC7ZsEjZKgyuZydBEku1WrtuZ7nCcWnj3Ga_IKPgeBUETR9INyKsZ7F2vceo-ERs_eZa/s400/HPIM3410_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369597868946180066" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">The sky is a wide blue yonder that is fascinating, inspiring and intriguing me...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "> ... quite simply, I like it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960071608055456104.post-27552008077403999122009-08-10T01:14:00.000-07:002009-08-10T04:12:16.647-07:00Smokies, Wieners and Hot Doggies<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Vz6nbW8-uSat71tMwl9MgKueeWQ0EcMYN1UeYh34wxiRh1RAzJdz3cHRFVmO65-CojXqdF6NWe9iTtjCod4iqBkWQhy_blOTYeyFNldI1CddFW95h5RUwIRoT6MgLrMAP65PPe7StF49/s1600-h/HPIM3289.JPG"></a></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">My friend Crystal, and her daughter Summer, have THE cutest Mini Dachshund, "Dax"...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I6luynHR3NUjlA_WUp7WRHcJQV-ZiaimEIcIJW0xH03AiFJAbCpRF2nX1aTXZiHOpxaXsGOi8wUm5BJcwN29LUn5WGQrt7B8NP4oT7JO_Kb_6Z1zLsImpms8pKfePBBgZLrTKJ2fYQBm/s1600-h/HPIM3290.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I6luynHR3NUjlA_WUp7WRHcJQV-ZiaimEIcIJW0xH03AiFJAbCpRF2nX1aTXZiHOpxaXsGOi8wUm5BJcwN29LUn5WGQrt7B8NP4oT7JO_Kb_6Z1zLsImpms8pKfePBBgZLrTKJ2fYQBm/s320/HPIM3290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368256016278284818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Vz6nbW8-uSat71tMwl9MgKueeWQ0EcMYN1UeYh34wxiRh1RAzJdz3cHRFVmO65-CojXqdF6NWe9iTtjCod4iqBkWQhy_blOTYeyFNldI1CddFW95h5RUwIRoT6MgLrMAP65PPe7StF49/s1600-h/HPIM3289.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Vz6nbW8-uSat71tMwl9MgKueeWQ0EcMYN1UeYh34wxiRh1RAzJdz3cHRFVmO65-CojXqdF6NWe9iTtjCod4iqBkWQhy_blOTYeyFNldI1CddFW95h5RUwIRoT6MgLrMAP65PPe7StF49/s400/HPIM3289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368252572045051570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Crystal is a loving </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5Qh4KB0iTvuDLJpfWb3KmIu5Eh4ipRC1zQ-PCOvdV8_q_ynC319hH3jdu_FAj44bhqLSWGNVb54Hv5rzMSDABYyJJI5yPVJ69wdfus2KYaFXWwLywaLcwvJfe0G1FvdR8Rp4oLA4jidZ/s1600-h/HPIM3258.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5Qh4KB0iTvuDLJpfWb3KmIu5Eh4ipRC1zQ-PCOvdV8_q_ynC319hH3jdu_FAj44bhqLSWGNVb54Hv5rzMSDABYyJJI5yPVJ69wdfus2KYaFXWwLywaLcwvJfe0G1FvdR8Rp4oLA4jidZ/s400/HPIM3258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368254161098808386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> .</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday was the </span><a href="http://www.wienerdogs.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dachshund Picnic and Wiener Walk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> in Tsawassen and she invited me to come along... my lucky day! I am devoted to dogs and was delighted to indulge in a divine date with dozens of diverse dachshunds.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">As we drove along, we were comforted to see a number of these:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhji0MkTf6UDsf6tbNjJNWevMc2g43uF-17bgXORwlI_JM6dSzm6heuZ0oLsoxH6Bgoc60yNXmatSv3es4Dq1CrYO4UeRAHSks-CVNytI_yuzBhohRfzjdvKcoacf702XOLdD7jU0IDSLhJ/s1600-h/HPIM3252.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhji0MkTf6UDsf6tbNjJNWevMc2g43uF-17bgXORwlI_JM6dSzm6heuZ0oLsoxH6Bgoc60yNXmatSv3es4Dq1CrYO4UeRAHSks-CVNytI_yuzBhohRfzjdvKcoacf702XOLdD7jU0IDSLhJ/s320/HPIM3252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368256040965534450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> ... we knew we were on the right track.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Alas... we had arrived. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf6RY-8k2sTWDF5r5Jz4eLuD0Zph_zroElhQpH0-P3DIHqGA1iJlpf5mQGY4vX1D1dc4b3lPgudWQ2L4CQu5szPqDGvpeTUcT5qHDf-V2R3G_giQmehY6LD5vmNkvRefsKMDE-KoZYZhn/s1600-h/HPIM3253.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf6RY-8k2sTWDF5r5Jz4eLuD0Zph_zroElhQpH0-P3DIHqGA1iJlpf5mQGY4vX1D1dc4b3lPgudWQ2L4CQu5szPqDGvpeTUcT5qHDf-V2R3G_giQmehY6LD5vmNkvRefsKMDE-KoZYZhn/s400/HPIM3253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368254150791319090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I was quite amused that the picnic fare was hot dogs and smokies... nothing like a good mix of wieners.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">After a few moments of getting acquainted with each other with a little bit of this</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, fantasy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0FoMP-uIYV-x0Q_BlVJJpAnLcB9cIBzdCF3sozbUzQi6oavgVoo8FaQNbM0j5gGtZnZS_aF8azavtwzn6AEnvJLNey0R1IlwPr5QUxwhpEfFl-o4XkxAX6zL8Cdf005hZ1HI7SokkxXS/s1600-h/HPIM3260.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0FoMP-uIYV-x0Q_BlVJJpAnLcB9cIBzdCF3sozbUzQi6oavgVoo8FaQNbM0j5gGtZnZS_aF8azavtwzn6AEnvJLNey0R1IlwPr5QUxwhpEfFl-o4XkxAX6zL8Cdf005hZ1HI7SokkxXS/s320/HPIM3260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368256031567393378" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">and quite a bit of this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk2veMWFsaf02D6-UL2KrpwonETsX7g8X1giITuDxQZrIKNLYKTyOhHqrue2Azabzp7TbiH3YwsFNlJcciWlkUuigZ0OIqCoXZqvGQUZAM5x4UQjeRNJorZfsP-TIAOvXM4wdlmfB33YF/s1600-h/HPIM3264.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk2veMWFsaf02D6-UL2KrpwonETsX7g8X1giITuDxQZrIKNLYKTyOhHqrue2Azabzp7TbiH3YwsFNlJcciWlkUuigZ0OIqCoXZqvGQUZAM5x4UQjeRNJorZfsP-TIAOvXM4wdlmfB33YF/s320/HPIM3264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368272672355401266" style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 320px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3-wNqQvqYQj5nXjmzPU1_x3XxW1OTT-cUcdEzZXQRQK1Zoz380HzCvp5X1MGnHVLSGEoka0OjyUPXvQ29V7uBYd-gq2eR8xvoD7BUEuRyV6N2_EjEx1OgOljakTdJ3wbX5xyigmDdE7n/s1600-h/HPIM3261.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3-wNqQvqYQj5nXjmzPU1_x3XxW1OTT-cUcdEzZXQRQK1Zoz380HzCvp5X1MGnHVLSGEoka0OjyUPXvQ29V7uBYd-gq2eR8xvoD7BUEuRyV6N2_EjEx1OgOljakTdJ3wbX5xyigmDdE7n/s320/HPIM3261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368272666163103570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 172px; " /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">it was time to Let the Games Begin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dax and Crystal skillfully won first prize in a round of "musical hoops"...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUSYTI6gDpSR2s32q2aNqcc3tnjbcvbfHwp15pP0i6LfhQuO9qD9vYDR3iSqEDSLWWAl2sLiy_BDEzGYScgBXAlL9RNVnsTf5W-jh_QdiyZog58BGBPfpTvITehBAo4jkA1RTDod368-z/s1600-h/HPIM3265.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUSYTI6gDpSR2s32q2aNqcc3tnjbcvbfHwp15pP0i6LfhQuO9qD9vYDR3iSqEDSLWWAl2sLiy_BDEzGYScgBXAlL9RNVnsTf5W-jh_QdiyZog58BGBPfpTvITehBAo4jkA1RTDod368-z/s320/HPIM3265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368278216953181010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2HsTpi5gDJAa-TL8jm53WqXX18ez_PeAWAPYT4bisvLmhhcQi_-sGSe2u44M_yYx4_Q-vhcNK6rkCvdedmLkZ51aFMOkCUQ9LwXwAVpaR5vX8l6aVRKDbsCCahJ3S7ie060IrT6YF_qE/s1600-h/HPIM3269.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2HsTpi5gDJAa-TL8jm53WqXX18ez_PeAWAPYT4bisvLmhhcQi_-sGSe2u44M_yYx4_Q-vhcNK6rkCvdedmLkZ51aFMOkCUQ9LwXwAVpaR5vX8l6aVRKDbsCCahJ3S7ie060IrT6YF_qE/s200/HPIM3269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368283226706907762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px; " /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">were victorious in the "Dachshund Chasing Wiener on a Stick" race...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1OncVhMvUFP9qIb_RgVqDlB3sdOyTTDt7xhKYP0ISumOmFax6qdsHK7CO_rgm3D9NlrFG_AKeXB5tnpmCXT9oGIU0orH_DVf2FbfvST7fp9ql__HNiwV0dPheIK9qH7zDJj5AJneJwXY/s1600-h/HPIM3284.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1OncVhMvUFP9qIb_RgVqDlB3sdOyTTDt7xhKYP0ISumOmFax6qdsHK7CO_rgm3D9NlrFG_AKeXB5tnpmCXT9oGIU0orH_DVf2FbfvST7fp9ql__HNiwV0dPheIK9qH7zDJj5AJneJwXY/s400/HPIM3284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368275541943058690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">AND, just to clench their gold medal status, they aced the "Best Trick" category.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM1AksTzdqhckPEod-RLcS0_vpNUkZxii0Rhvkl5AtOTTIEHsZtT0hzuy6AxnU7qPebLUiy9nJbryCT_p4DxXJ1JrFXiGTNp8-8VZJUdTaOk5oLSKdU6ufwOV_JY3Ut4t1ay2hcsdXeII/s1600-h/HPIM3304.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM1AksTzdqhckPEod-RLcS0_vpNUkZxii0Rhvkl5AtOTTIEHsZtT0hzuy6AxnU7qPebLUiy9nJbryCT_p4DxXJ1JrFXiGTNp8-8VZJUdTaOk5oLSKdU6ufwOV_JY3Ut4t1ay2hcsdXeII/s200/HPIM3304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368277234855399474" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6D6pyUhAyAhhRjuY07nP7XfdUCYXhv7EaK9UOfHWc05tA6z_8MdTP00gmGqU2hyi734LRzbDrCCQ4MwvPEKQOlOXElv5GuK_nstYMsmI4bOxzhap2cJdMz3XdE2qNP_yfGq-wBb71VO4n/s1600-h/HPIM3302.JPG"></a>What a team! W E L L D O N E CRYSTAL AND DAX!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">What a wonderful weeny-filled day it was!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>CHRISSANDRA UNGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027347058045390813noreply@blogger.com1