Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Spring


Just when you thought that winter could not be any worse, that the plants will never bloom again and the the sun will be behind a cloud for all eternity, you walk outside and witness:


SUNLIGHT (!),



the Valley of Levanto gearing up for spring,



happy dogs ready for a romp in the woods,



farmers preparing olive trees for spring growth,



rosemary blooms,




and the first wild asparagus of the year.



4 comments:

kBlog said...

Hi Kate. Great photos in the amazing "Italian Light". That asparagus brings back fond memories. Spring will be here soon.

Bonnie Hannigan said...

Awesome! send some spring my way!

Di said...

Enjoying your blog but wondering about the breed of your dogs? :-)

Kate said...

They are certified mutts! The interesting thing is that, even though they are from the same litter, they are from 2 different fathers. The mother is 1/2 collie, 1/2 irish setter. She had simultaneous -affairs- with the neighbor on the left (lab/german shepherd mix) and the neighbor on the right (pastore maremmano/unknown mix). The litter was a mix of the 2 combos. Some were even white like the pastore maremmano. I had no idea that this was possible- it was the vet that explained it all.

Fontona?

Where's Fontona? Fontona is a small village between Monterosso al Mare and Levanto, Italy. After living for 18 years in the historic center of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre, we decided to pack up and move to the countryside. We are less than 15 minutes from the main piazza of Monterosso but far away from the crowds.
Not much goes on in Fontona, Mass on Sundays and sometimes the Boy Scout troop hikes by. We are content to wait for the spring violets, spot our resident hawks and decide what to make for dinner.