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In the Between

7/17/2014

 
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I woke up at 6:30 this morning and the rising sun was striking the same buildings that I posted as the header shot in yesterday's post, so it is posted as the first shot below so you too can see the difference in the lighting.  This is the first time I have been awake before morning church bells.  I was even awake before the street cleaner!

A few of you have suggested that the bike have a name, and that it be "Wilson." I am okay with that, but I just want you to know that I haven't started to "talk" to Wilson yet; we still have a fairly formal relationship.

Montrerchi was my goal this morning; Piero della Francesca, Madonna del Parto.  It was about a half hour drive, on the back roads.  It really does have an entire museum all to itself.  It is the only painting in the building and it's not even all there! Anyhow, it was lovely to see in person and Piero really does paint well! It has been so refreshing to become reacquainted with him.

I realized when I left the museum this morning, that I have been in too many cities, towns, museums and buildings in a short period of time, and I needed some country space today.  I looked through the map book and found Piobbico, a small town, on the way to Urbino, located on a yellow road!   Yellow on the map means that the road is in decent shape but is not a major highway; it's equivalent to Hwy 2. Wilson punched the request into Florence. (She is sitting in the front seat she needs to pull her weight!) It was an incredible, astounding, beautiful, unbelievable drive!  I couldn't stop stopping the car to admire what I was seeing and I couldn't stop taking pictures. (I used the real camera today).  The drive took at least three times as long as if it were a local person driving. The lighting was perfect. Every curve in the road presented an entire new, jaw-dropping, landscape.  Fields of sunflowers, harvested wheat, forests gripping to the sides of cliffs ... oh my...
Karen
7/17/2014 04:17:49 am

~ heaven ~ :)

Britt
7/17/2014 05:06:37 am

Amazing photos, especially the selfies! I cannot wait to get there!!

Karen Cunningham
7/17/2014 12:03:43 pm

amazing photos. jealous! :-)

Saldon
7/17/2014 03:50:07 pm

That Wilson is some photographer! Almost as good as you! Unbelievable countryside.


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