Just a few images from that city of Renaissance art.
What a cheery, cheeky face
His fellow marcher shows a more dignified demeanour
Hydraulic equipment: a necessity in maintaining historic buildings
Here’s one way to take a tour of the attractions of Florence
Street art can be a fleeting display
I just don’t know what to make of this, but I liked it
Well, that’s it for me, from Downtown Dismal Swamp. When next I drift into your life, I may be showing scenes with snow and a shivering cat. Cheers!
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Excellent set of interesting photos. Thank You presenting them.
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You are very welcome!
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Too bad you can’t find a bar like our friend Pecora Nera but then again hopefully it won’t take months to get your internet hooked up.
I know I feel like my arm has been cut off ….or at least my life line to the world when I can’t connect.
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This blogging community is an addiction, isn’t it? I panic when I lose my connection. I hope you get yours again soon!
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I miss you too. I’m sure we all do. I thought it was something like this.
We look forward to your posts again soon.
What on earth did we do before the internet? Sadly….we didn’t know each other existed. The internet is a wonderful thing!
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Love the fish display. When I was at Art College, I made a whole lot of maquettes for ironic ‘mantlepiece sculptures’. I though at the time I was being very avant garde.
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I’m internet-less, aside from access at the local library, and it’s not fun! Maybe the big hookup will happen this Friday. I miss the world of blogdom and all of its inmates/ inspired contributors. 🙂
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Buona fortuna per il trasloco!
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Grazie, Carolina!
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Snow?, Shivering cat? I like these images far better especially the costumed marchers. Wonderful fun.
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There was always something happening in Florence, Sue.
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It would be easy to park that mini vehicle. I must get one. Happy moving,
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It’s a little beauty, et.
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I saw a little truck like that in Rome, painted with all kinds of delectable goodies because it belonged to a baker:
https://picasaweb.google.com/108609841914264779487/RomeWithTheSisterhoodOfTheTravelingScarves?authkey=Gv1sRgCIS_5IqF-7TCxQE#5456200906723534946
It will make you hungry but if there is as you say a large Italian population where you are going you should also be able to get good bread as well as good coffee.
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Is it a herring.? If so, where is the diced onion?
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Let me look more closely. Perhaps those aren’t fish balls, as proposed by Cynthia, but packets of diced onion?
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I have the impression to see ( and hear in mind ) a Renaissance marching band !! 🙂
In Florence art is everywhere in the street and people there, know how protect their architectural treasure .
Thanks for this peek, Yvonne
Love ❤
Michel
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It was exactly that, Michel, in honour of Michelangelo. Yes, somehow, Florence seems to be able to protect its treasures.
❤ to you and yours.
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The fish is called Eric. I hope that settles the argument.
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Gosh, one little competition win seems to have gone to your head, big time, Andrew! 🙂
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It’s just a gift,Yvonne.
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Some people are just born to greatness, it seems. ❤
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I bear the burden with as much humility as I can muster Yvonne (spellcheck insists it should be humidity).
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Why are those men in the top picture copying me in my PJs ? 😉 ❤
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And, do you wear a night-cap as well, Ralphie? ❤
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Not quite ….. my hat !! 😉 ❤
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Which one, of your big wardrobe of sombreros? 🙂
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The one that matches the boots I wear to bed 😉 lol
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A fish with balls. We never know what will turn up on your blog, Yvonne.
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I think you’ve just raised (or lowered) the tone of this post, Cynthia. We can always count on you. 🙂
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At first I thought, well that’s just a dinner tableau, then I noticed the teeth. Yipes. Maybe someone was in the Amazon?
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It reminded me of those cute little piranha, a-woman. 🙂
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Now that’s what I call pageantry — even Florentine minivans are decked out in gaudy livery!
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They do it in style in that city, Bun.
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I suppose if you ran a competition asking for the fish to be given a name you’d choose Derrick’s suggestion even before any other names were received. I would like to suggestion the fish be called Wanda – but then that’s probably too original…! 😀
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Here’s that sore loser, again! I really, really hoped that “Miser” would emerge as the soggy winner from the goldfish bowl, of the Name That Mutt Pseudo Competition, but it was not to be. Better luck next time, loser.
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LOL!
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I have the very same photo of that fish…I love it!
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Isn’t it terrific! How much longer are you in Australia? I hope like heck I can get back to Florence and Venice later this year.
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There’s no need to reveal secrets but where is you be. Give me two towns and you are near them.
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Well, let me just say I won’t have to walk very far to see this, next year!http://themyrtlefordfestival.com.au/wordpress/
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Good! Sometime next year we will have coffee.
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That would be a good experience, s-l
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PS My son (one of the pesky tourists who stuck to me like glue in Venice) is the person responsible for the Festival website, John.
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It’s a stonefish 🙂
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Now this Derrick guy is clever. That is a great throw away. Derrick have a look at my rail birds http://wp.me/s5rgVm-rails I’m not touting for followers. I just think you might enjoy a good giggle.
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I think Derrick will appreciate your unique sense of fun, suchled.
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I did enjoy it enough to follow you suchled. Thank you
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Yay! You won’t regret it, Derrick. (Or, you’ll get a visit from me, with the 5H Enema.)
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Thank you. And it is John.
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OK, John
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You’re dead right about that fish! You must be feeling better, Derrick. 🙂
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I am, thanks, Yvonne
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Hurray! It was a lingering illness for you folks. I thought I might have to visit with my patented 5H Enema! You were smart to recover before my visit. 🙂
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Just the threat would have sufficed as a cure.
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