Our Front Row Seats for Welcoming Spring Florence, Italy May 18, 2016
I like every season in Italy, but spring is truly special. The explosion of greenery becomes a background for all the blooms (like these peonies) as they pop out with great joy. We were inspired to get up earlier in the spring just to have more time to take it all in. These sweet little chairs, already showing signs of wear, eventually just had to be retired……like us!!!
Patient Greek Cats Naxos, Greece May 12, 2014
Black, white and blue……a color study unfolding right before our eyes as we watched this band of local cats patiently waiting for fishermen to deliver their day’s catch to this sweet and tiny restaurant right on the shore of Naxos, Greece. We spent some time here during a sabbatical year and being cat people ourselves, we were constantly amazed and gratified to see how cats are lovingly cared for.