EMILIA-ROMAGNA ITALY – Were bicycling here on electric assisted bikes that level the rolling terrain to make it manageable on a hot day. I didn’t use GPS on these shots so I’m not exactly certain about where we are.
Day 2476 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1746): Warren.
POLSINE ITALY – This has been a long and rewarding day: on Porquerolles we were driven to the ferry landing, took the ferry to the mainland, took a taxi to the Toulon airport where we rented a car for the rest of our trip. Then the five hour drive to this tiny village in northern Emilia-Romagna were we are staying at a small hotel in a converted 15th Century customs house on the banks of the Po River. Amelia-Romana is one of the culinary capitals of the world, famous for its pasta, parmesan cheese (Parma is a half-hour’s drive from here) and amazing prosciutto and culatello.
The landscape here is dominated by the tallest electrical transmission tower that I’ve ever seen. Because of their great height these towers are spaced very far apart. One can speculate why they were built this way. Perhaps to put the electromagnetic radiations a large distance away from the brown cows, a heritage breed of cow much prized in this area for parmesan and butter production. It’s part of the genius of the Italian landscape that all of this, the village, the customs house, a tiny church and the tower all seem to coexist in visual harmony.
Day 2475 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1745): Shepherds Bush.
PORQUEROLLES FRANCE – there seems to be some disagreement as to how the name of the island is spelled. I’ve gone with the version with a “q” today.
Day 2474 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day four years ago (day 1013: Saratoga
PORCHEROL, FRANCE – Maria needs beach time every vacation. So she located this somewhat obscure island just offshore from the Riviera, but dramatically different in tone. There are no cars – we walked everywhere. There’s a single ok hotel. Most people who come here rent houses.
Day 2473 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 647): Towpath on a spur of the Erie Canal.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE – A perfect stay in Aix, which turns out to be a little less interesting than Arles, but the hotel we stayed in here was a marvel. Images as usual with my Leica Monochrom.
Day 2472 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1742): London.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE – We arrived here this morning, checked into a lovely hotel and spent the day exploring museums and the like. Maria bought a vintage 1950s dress.
Day 2471 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day `375): Lake Waramaug
ARLES FRANCE – Another good day for images. All shot with my Leica Monochrom and 1962 “Rigid” Summicron lens.
On this day three years ago (day 1374): Basil jogs.
