Pictured here is one of the best reasons to live on Mediterranean. All week the skies can pour rain, it can even snow though winter hasn't officially arrived, but when the storm clouds clear, this is what returns. Beautiful golden sunshine. And I am not talking about what you see when Sam bends over to pick something up....
After posting this morning I realized either I was going to be cranky and tired all day or, I had to get out and stretch the legs. Seeing that this was finally turning into day without rain, Sam and I took a brisk walk to meet Ian at his local bar. We had a big cappuccino, which always manages to pick our spirits up, and a nice chat with Ian and Silvia. After, Sam and I strolled down the walking path along the River Entella which ends onto the beach in Chiavari. As we walked along the rocky shore picking up some pretty white stones for decorating, yes Sam was in touch with his feminine side today, we both shook our heads in disbelief. Neither of us could get over how much debris had washed up onto the shore during the last storms. Don't people know by now that not everything sinks in sea???...Especially plastic bottles!!! And, is anyone ever going to clean up the mess??? But, I digress. By now it was noon time and the sun was warm and the air fresh, I was feeling hungry and I had enough of left over turkey. How many days can you really eat leftovers? So, we stopped at a nice bar along the lungomare (seafront) and had a big salad for lunch. Lovely. Then Sam had to dash off to La Spezia for a meeting and I went home for a much needed cat nap. Ain't life great?
This afternoon on my way back from picking up the girls from school I took this photo with my mobile phone. An amazing sunset, isn't it? Made me think that I should always keep my camera handy and the battery charged! As I sit here and quickly blog this, the colors of the sky are changing into even more dramatic shades of orange and purple and soon the light of the day will be gone.....
Which brings me to this thought. I love taking photos and even more sharing them with you all. Today, I wanted to take a photo of the snow on the mountains behind Chiavari and post it. But, as good as our digital camera is, it has it's limitations. I am never satisfied with my distance shots because the zoom is not powerful enough. And don't let me start ranting about the indoor shots because, I have to tell you the built in flash is very hard to control and most of the time is too bright.. Not that my camera isn't a good one or handy, but.... Sometimes it frustrates me just like my old Kodak Instamatic did when I first started using it. Remember those? So here is a hint for Santa if he reads my blog. Oh come on, you know he does, you even know his real name.... For Christmas, Krista would like a fancy shmancy digital camera. Please? I have my eye on the Canon EOS 20D - with all the latest bells and whistles! I have been a real good girl. Really I have.
Krista
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