Less is More?

A day of mixed weather - one minute blue skies and sunny, the next grey and threatening rain. Not really very good light for many photographs most of the day, hence this is a shorter blog post than of late. We didn't actually get rain until this evening when we've had some definite showers - again nothing like further north have experienced this week. This morning out with Bella, I thought this stand of nettles in flower was most impressive.

Spent most of the morning fiddling about with curtain fittings to finish off the van's internal decor - all up together now! A suburbivan?

Took Bella out this afternoon into a fresh and breezy walk.  The skies could not make up their minds - but that made for a shining Solsbury Hill against a brooding landscape.

Grasses finally coming to the end of their lives while others flourish still.

This stream has been damed - not by beavers methinks. Didn't notice at first - until some water came over the top of my walking boot:-). Bella enjoyed the depth and happily paddled about.

This day a year ago, we had a day happily exploring Volterra and enjoying the lovely vista of the misty Tuscan hills. It was our last full day in Italy, and the trip whetted our appetite to see more of the country - maybe next Spring in the van?