Taormina continued ...

Taormina, Sicily

Shades of blue - a happy, warm palette

displayed across an ancient island

Cloudless skies, light breezes, full moon and clear waters

Swimming, rest, reading

Questioning paradigms of religions, power and fear

..... then, happy to watch the frivolity of summer tourists

History, churches; a food feast of a market; la dolce vita

Families, weddings, belonging - noticing my aloneness, the price of:

Freedom - the taste of a salty sea.

Milan

MILANO.....

Summer light, tanned legs
Funny mannerisms, infectious, elegant

Where's the 'austerity' doom and gloom?

Reinvention, construction, clean
Food, fresh, coffee aromas
Imagine, create, write
Beauty, high heels; cheeky and bold

Ageless flirting, sexy and promenading
Learning, art; style and love 

Pigeons busy walking round in circles, bobbing their heads

Church bells, prayers and candles for Dad's health and a friend's loss

Siesta arrives with a chorus of closing roller doors
Quintessential Italian, passion and memories
I'm taken with this city - summer suits her.


Photos: Santa Maria delle Grazie, Caravaggio's' Basket of Flowers, Leonardo da Vinci Memorial, La Scala (and a costume from Aida), Brera Academy (Library and Statue of Bonaparte holding Nike), Duomo Cathedral and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele (brilliant floor mosaics and its dome) AND a few blokes in suits :))