I snapped the poppies with beautiful background on my way back to our hotel after lunch yesterday... if only this was my view at home! The sepia tone below is inside an ancient abbey that just begs to be shot in black and white! Today we were actually in Siena- I hope to get a shot or two from our participants for my next post! Siena is one … [Read more...]
Another Day in Paradise…
Yes, I had to use that line... sorry! Here are a couple snaps from our journey today to Siena and the scenic drive back through the country. In Siena, everyone hangs their laundry on dry sunny days. Today was absolutely gorgeous and there was laundry everywhere! It is very early in the year for the farmers to cut hay, but this was freshly … [Read more...]
Tuscany 2011 and more…
We're now booking our 2011 Villages of Tuscany workshop! It will be a unique cultural and visual journey. Visit some previous posts to get an idea of what we do. The dates are 14-21 May, 2011*. As always, we include 7 nights accommodation, in-country transportation, many wonderful meals, wine tasting, and much more! We're really excited for … [Read more...]
Today we revisited a scenic drive we will take with our workshop participants next week, as beautiful as ever! In some places along this road, the green seemed unreal, almost neon. Mother Nature is amazing sometimes! We also walked through our little village this morning to retrieve our laundry... what a nice place to call home for a couple … [Read more...]
Beautiful weather!
Sometimes inclement weather brings great photographs! Here's a famous cypress cluster during a thunderstorm... and yes there was a rainbow to the left, but no picture in that direction! We found a nice poppy field near our village this morning and Joel took advantage of it. Tomorrow we head north to check out some other favorite locations. … [Read more...]