Egretta Garzetta (Little Egret) on the Grand Canal

13 June 2020

The Gold at the End of Rainbow

The rainbow ends, appropriately enough, in Ca' d'Oro, or the House of Gold: once so called because of the gold (and even more costly lapis lazuli) with which its facade was once adorned by its extravagantly wealthy owner. Of course, the gold on the facade was lost to the elements long long ago--but apparently not to the long memory of this rainbow. (15 May 2017)

 

Pigeons, 13 May 2019

Of Gods and Men (Ala Napoleonica, Piazza San Marco)

On scaffolding high above the western end of Piazza San Marco, workmen attend to the facade of Napoleon's ballroom--and provide a measure of scale for the mythic figures behind them: 6 February 2014

From Lagoon to Table, Sant' Erasmo

A clammer searches on a mudflat near Sant'Erasmo, while diners enjoy lunch on a bright winter day (16 February 2019)

Rowing Home from Preschool (Grand Canal)

14 February 2014

Acqua in Piazza on a Gray February Day

1 February 2014