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Epiphany?

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 23, 2013
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I sometimes think the word epiphany is over used and misunderstood There was no manifestation of god or a sudden insight into the essential meaning of life, so this is about as close as I will ever come to an epiphany. High up on the slopes of Chianti, there’s a little village called Lamole. which […]

Time Warp

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 21, 2013
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You can almost imagine the sound of the Roman legions passing here 18 centuries ago. A time when Matera in Southern Italy was being settled by the Romans and today the historical aura still remains. It is no wonder Matera is often looked at by film directors for biblical and historical settings for their movies. […]

Streets of Time

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 13, 2013
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It is very obvious the lovely southern Italian town of Matera has been around for a long time…many centuries in fact. Exploring the streets of Matera was fascinating to say the least. From the pictures I have posted earlier which showed the structure of the town, it is a maze or a labyrinth and this […]

The Stonemason’s Cat

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 11, 2013
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As I mentioned in the previous post there’s a lot of restoration work going on in Matera. This cat blended in with the stone masonry so well it looked like a carving. Whether its coat was the colour of the stones or it was impregnated with the dust from the work I don’t know. However […]

Textures

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 8, 2013
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Surfaces polished by time or human activity over many centuries. The caves of Matera in Italy are full of textures which exude the passage of time. It is said that humans or their relatives have lived in these caves for 9,000 years. Even the outer facades of some of the Matera dwellings reflect the decay […]

Dining, Paris Style

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 6, 2013
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Off the beaten track…well the tourist track at least, are interesting places to dine along the streets of Paris. This is where the small Fuji cameras I carried came in handy. I sat on the stairs across the street in the Montmartre district and just waited until the chap had twirled the hot cheese on […]

Lovers in the Lamplight

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 4, 2013
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A set of stairs in the famous Paris district,Montmartre. The lovers totally unaware of passing pedestrians. I thought it strange. Normally, I would think, lovers in this situation would prefer the shadows for their necking. However it was not uncommon to see such unbridled passion in public. The stairs the lovers are embracing on are […]