Late Afternoon, Early Spring (Campo Santa Margherita)

22 March 2015

Ritratto di un Uomo Libero: Gigi Miracol

21 March 2014

Gigi Miracol, who, like Odysseus, might truly be called a "man of many ways" (in the ancient Greek sense of abilities/skills) and who was an important contributor to many of the events I covered in this blog--as in this winemaking video, for example, in which he provides the live accompaniment, and for the celebration of the spring equinox above--is now the eponymous subject of a documentary whose Italian title I've borrowed for this post itself (Portrait of a Free Man, in English). 

It's been recently screened in Venice and other places in Italy, and you can watch its trailer here. 

Angel in Late Afternoon Light

19 March 2013

Reflections on a Boat Yard, Giudecca

12 March 2014

March Sky

23 March 2017

Life Amidst Death: Pruning Time on San Michele

Those many people who can only conceive of Venice as a symbol of death and decay have obviously never been behind the walls of the historic city, nor of those on the cemetery island of San Michele, where an old vineyard has been lovingly restored and is producing wine. You'll find a list of links to posts about such goings on and about the group responsible for them at the end of this post about the man who was the original driving force behind it: Flavio Franceshet. (6 March 2014)

 

 

 

 

Sky, Water, Bricks: Riva dei Sette Martiri

29 February 2016