An Italian legend says that the last three days of January are the coldest of the year and are called the “giorni della merla” (literally: days of the hen blackbird). Different versions of the story say that the “merla” was a bird, a cannon or even a noblewoman. Sometimes the days are stretched until the first of February, but if this period is very cold, spring will come soon and it will be warm.
“
Scali delle Cantine” seen from “
Piazza della Repubblica”.
The monument to
Garibaldi, in his namesake square, is surrounde by the snow.
The “
Capitana” bastion of the “
Fortezza Vecchia”.
Monument to
Leopold II of Tuscany and church of “
San Benedetto” in “Piazza XX Settembre”.
“
Piazza della Repubblica” in the early afternoon.
See also:
Snowfall (2010)
“Scali delle Cantine” seen from “Piazza della Repubblica”.
The monument to Garibaldi, in his namesake square, is surrounde by the snow.
The “Capitana” bastion of the “Fortezza Vecchia”.
Monument to Leopold II of Tuscany and church of “San Benedetto” in “Piazza XX Settembre”.
“Piazza della Repubblica” in the early afternoon.
Everything looks so very beautiful where you live !
ReplyDeleteIt did snow over here as well. Thank you for the hope of spring. Please have a good Thursday.
It looks like a beautiful, crisp January day. As it should be!
ReplyDeleteI read about the Winter storms. Looks lovely but cold.
ReplyDeleteIt is great seeing some familiar sights in a new way, with their rich covering of fresh snow. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteLivorno looks great under snow! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteEverything is beautiful in the snow...hope your spring comes soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you VP. Beautiful legend. What a wonderful post. Love your images.
ReplyDeleteA completely different atmosphere when the snow falls. It almost becomes a different place. Fortunately, I don't think we have the same weather-saying here. ('Fortunately' - because, although there has been a dip in temperatures over the last few days, an early spring would mean we'd hardly had winter at all.)
ReplyDeleteLes jours des merles... It is very cold here now since yesterday (-8 this morning) but not a single snowflake so far. I envy you, these are all magical!
ReplyDeleteOh, it looks lovely under the snow!
ReplyDeleteGreat series of winter photos. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying every photo here, but especially the Capitana with just enough frosting.
ReplyDeleteMay your spring come soon then.
Israel just had the wettest January in recorded weather history.
these are so beautiful with their lace of snow.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Everything looks familiar and yet so different with all the snow!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful series of images VP, did it happen,were the last three days of January exceptionally cold? The image of the Capitana Bastion is very impressive indeed!
ReplyDeleteI hate cold but these shots are amazingly beautiful! Have not seen Livorno like this before, I think.
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to look at this!
ReplyDeleteGreat great winter photos VP, and surely unusual for Livorno...
ReplyDeleteGood looking bastion, VP!
ReplyDeleteInteresting, "merla" is "mierla" in Romanian:)
Tuscany with this white blanked is just as beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
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