Heart

Not a clue what the heart is for ...
it's on a sign near the center of town

Through the Keyhole

Does anyone remember the TV show "Through the Keyhole" where the host took you

into celebrity  homes to see their personal style and décor?

 He didn't show the "plastic-y" "I'm so great and important" side ...

he showed more personal sides ... the car or plane models, well-loved books, seashells scattered on a table ... whatever showed the human side. 

 

Cool door

This is near the end of the Way of Two Arches near the center of Randazzo.

Etna Train Station (Catania) Graffiti

Saw this on the side of the station for the narrow gauge train which goes around Mt. Etna ... (I wasn't planning on being absent as long as I have been ... I hate moving!!)

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Max

this is Max ....he's just a big puppy ....

would you believe

that this is a public, two-way road?

It's the road going to a friend's home.

Fortunately,  DH and I rarely meet someone going the other way.

 

keys ... keys .... and more keys

These are my keys to get into the apartment ...

one for the front gate and three for the front door.

Such a lot of keys...

 

time to hit the beach!

Lots of "fun in the sun" possibilities here!

What's your pleasure?

 

Musical relief

 
 


Detail of a column on what used to be the Guild building in Noto ....

I like the variety of instruments included ... violin, cymbals ... even Pan pipes...

though I do wonder what prompted the addition of the mask.

 

grocer's sign

 

This sign is probably 24-inches across and about 18-inches tall ...

created out of terra cotta ("baked earth" in Italian) and

is proudly mounted by the entrance to

"Deborah's Grocery" !

Love it!

 

sunny days ....

Love this café chair .... seems a shame that the sun is covered over while sitting...

watching the passers-by .... and enjoying an espresso .....

 

sumo wrestler ...

a sumo wrestler ...

 



Kabuki dancer

the Kabuki dancer design ...

 

Noto's flower festival

Noto, a city in Ragusa province, hosts a flower show every year in May.

This year's theme was "Japan".

One street in the historical section will have designs created using organic products...

these are a couple of this year's designs.

 

sure looks different ...

Found this staircase down in Ragusa province ~

the main stone found in southern Sicily is limestone ...

not the lava commonly found in Catania and Messina provinces where Mt Etna is located.

Many of the fields in Ragusa have limestone walls dividing them one from another

and the walls are made without any mortar ~ just stacked and held together by the stones shapes.

This method is called "secco" or "dry".