It's been a very long time (more years than the 3+ I've lived here) since the pleasant little Campo Carità in front of the Accademia Museum was last visible. Or, at least, visible as something other than a large walled construction site whose towering crane seemed destined to become as permanent a part of the Dorsoduro skyline as the dome of Santa Maria della Salute. And it was beginning to seem, and not only to me, that it had been very nearly as long since the sun had been visible here. For with the exception of a brilliant New Year's Day that led the more gullible of us (or maybe just me) to think the sun was already in early March form--capricious, perhaps, and elusive, but never to be gone for too long--it's been almost all fog and rain: a long drab slack string of rather temperate days, without even the invigorating crispness of freezing temperatures. It's really nothing to complain about compared to things like the polar vortex elsewhere, but I suppose one gets spoiled by the sunsets here that grow more spectacular as the autumn turns colder and one comes to expect, even in January, at least a scattering of such displays. There have been none this month, really, before tonight's, which you can see above--and which was worth the wait.
I like that description "long drab string" which it surely has been. It made one feel very Eeyore-ish, I thought. Today, it was a more like a Tigger day, with lots of bounce. A person could even see the Dolomites. Evviva.
ReplyDeleteYvonne/Tigger
As you recently arrived from sunny summery Down Under, Yvonne, I thought you at least would be enjoying this month as a moody atmospheric contrast to the place you left behind. But if it's got even you down, then I don't feel like quite such a complainer. And today's fog is kind of nice--after 2 days of sun, at least.
DeleteIt's a humid, drizzly, dull morning in Sydney and your lovely photo has me smiling! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteKaren from Capturing Venice blog
Ah, Karen, but Sydney itself is supposed to be such a beautiful liveable city itself, though I've only looked at pics of the place. I'm glad the post had a good effect; just your mention of Sydney on this foggy day in Venice has had a similar effect on me today.
DeleteAh, what a beauty at the end of another grey and foggy Seattle day. Grazie for reminding me of all the lovely Venetian sunsets I had during my stay in December.
ReplyDeleteMichelle (Meandering with Misha)
I lived in Seattle for a year, Michelle, and though I remember the famous (or infamous) rain, it never bothered me until May arrived--Spring! I thought--and every single day was rain-filled. It's a lovely place--in my mind's eye I still can still clearly see the city view with Mt Rainier behind it from that little park on Queen Anne hill. And I better stop myself here, or I'll go on & on about other things I liked there....
DeleteHere in Chicago we've had some sunny days, but I'd trade them all for fog and rain if we could only get the temps to elevate. It's been brutally cold this winter. Tuesday's expected high temp will be -5 with a low of -16. These are real temps, not wind-chill! Fa brutto tempo, di sicuro.
ReplyDeleteYou remind me, John, that fog and rain are really not much to kvetch about. But if it's any consolation, that high(!) of -5 would sound even worse in celsius: -21. Not that that is much consolation but, well, at those temps the only consolation is probably a good heating system.
DeleteSuperissimo! ))
ReplyDeleteGrazie mille, Arial!
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