A Recent Walk

Well, our days here in The Green Heart of Italy are winding down. Fast. Damn.

I suppose I am ready to get back to my other world, but not really. It's getting a bit too warm for our comfort here now, and it's going to get even hotter in a week or two. The coastal climate of summer fog sounds pretty good. Honestly, it went from chilly winds and grey days to 80 degrees overnight. Just not used to it!

Right now, we have to get up and out early to get in a good morning walk, but it makes for a nice start to the day, and it's certainly lovely outside...despite the high temperatures.

Johnny found a new walk that we've now done twice. It's way down in the valley on the other side of the hill. It's pretty flat, unless we choose to hike uphill, not many cars and just beautiful...

A favorite view on the way to our walk.

A nice row of iris blooming near where we park the car.

Can't resist a good Mirror Shot!

We try to get out between 7-8 am for our walks, if not earlier. The sun is up by 5:45, so we can enjoy a cup of coffee in bed before taking off. I like my routine.

This particular walk has so many shrines! I just love seeing them...

My favorite...

 

Poppies are all over the place now, and this is a classic scene.

We hiked way up the hill to a small borgo the first time we tried this walk. It was steep, but worth it. It's always fun to see something new.

A Mirror Shot from way up the hill, looking across the valley.
Johnny is pointing towards home...

There were some pretty details in the borgo...

Back down in the valley, we enjoyed walking along the small river. Lots of frogs chatting and fish swimming around.

I think we'll make this one of our regular walks, though we have to drive to get here. It's a nice long one, though!

Back to the car and the gorgeous iris....

I'll try to squeeze in time for a couple more blogposts before we head home...