Goodwill

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by springfires

An act of kindness,

When you say “hello” and smile

When you ask “how are you” and wish someone the best

When you help someone to make a dark day bright

It is when you plant seeds of kindness and at one point in time you reap its fruits…

A phone call + an unexpected handmade gift “i dolcetti siciliani alle mandorle” + a smile and a hug… but the most important gift of all is knowing that a seed of goodwill sown years back has grown into a beautiful and robust plant of true friendship.

Wishing everyone a pleasant and fruitful week!

Smile

Posted on September 12, 2019 by springfires

Have a nice day!

One of the amazing things that this life has to offer. When a flower blooms…

Crocus Flavus

Posted on September 10, 2019November 2, 2019 by springfires

September here in Italy is a beautiful month for me because it brings the lavender and fuchsia colors of the Asters and the golden yellow color of the Crocus Flavus plant which was a heartwarming gift from a now retired officemate.

The crocus flavus plant is a very easy to cultivate plant. After its flowers have withered and the green leaves starts to turn yellow, all I need to do is cut it until the base and it starts to produce flowers again at the end of summer/beginning of autumn.

With peppermint plant…

Even a plant can be a good reminder of a person who will forever have a special place in my heart.

Wishing everyone a nice day!

Mushroom exhibit

Posted on September 8, 2019 by springfires

“Mostra micologica di Zero Branco, province of Treviso

One of the best things to do here in the province of Treviso is to visit exhibits and town festivals. The following are some pics from the Mushroom exhibit during “52° Sagra del Peperone”; Zero Branco (TV), Italy

“La Sagra del Peperone” – The Bell pepper festival

Zero Branco, Province of Treviso, Italy

Wishing everyone a pleasant and fruitful week!

As another week unfolds

Posted on September 1, 2019 by springfires

I fill my thoughts with all the beautiful things seen until this day

I dream of new opportunities and positive experiences

I hope for new ways to understand the connection between life and time

My past is nothing but a guideline to the present

The future is a dream, almost within reach.

Campo Tures 2019, Alto Adige, Italy

Wishing everyone a pleasant and fruitful week!

I dream of blue skies, cool air, a mountain and fields with flowers

I hope the ticks will not find me.

By the sea…

Posted on August 31, 2019 by springfires

An early morning walk,

The sound of the waves breaking the silence around me.

The promise of a sunny day.

Wishing everyone a beautiful day!

Villa Parco Bolasco, Castelfranco Veneto (TV), Italy

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by springfires

A romantic garden…

Wandering thoughts

Refreshing hues of green

A memory.

Sophora Japonica Pendula…A Sleeping Beauty for more than 100 years.

Villa Revedin Bolasco.

A particular staircase that caught

my eye. “Lo scalone del Meduna”

Le scuderie – the Stable

A romantic garden to help me understand even more, that life is a journey, sometimes in search for the hidden priceless “gems”… a landscape created by man and nature to give generations to come an amazing gift that could last forever…

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!

Marmolada glacier and lake Fedaia, Italy

Posted on August 25, 2019 by springfires

The Marmolada “Regina delle Dolomiti” – the Queen of the Dolomites – this sunny summer day made me see why.

Wishing everyone a restful and joyful Sunday!

Anterselva Lake, Alto Adige, Italy

Posted on August 18, 2019 by springfires

Sometimes it is not always a question of having time to visit amazing places. Finding time and saving for it can sometimes make this dream possible.

A map of the Lake. The trail for the walk around the lake was easy for an average hiker like me and well-signed.

How about reading a book for 20 minutes from this point of the lake? Oh! Sometimes, I find myself so busy to read a 200 pages book in a week so I decided to read a few pages everyday so I could surely finish it in a month. If I could do this, I’d be able to read at least 8 books in a year!

And as I walk around this beautiful lake, I met a lot of persons, with their families or alone, with different expressions on their faces. And I thought, we can savor the beauty of this amazing place because somebody thought of taking care of it.