Copse of Palm Trees

Copse of palm trees, Villa Regina Park, Via Calatafimi.
Un boschetto di palme, parco di Villa Regina, via Calatafimi.

The Last Palm Tree

The last standing palm tree in Piazza del Municipio after the red palm weevil.
L'ultima palma rimasta in piazza del Municipio dopo il punteruolo rosso.

External links: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)

Blackbird on a Palm Tree

Blackbird on a palm tree, Piazza del Pamiglione.
Merlo su una palma, piazza del Pamiglione,

More Red Weevil

The cutting down of another tree infested by the red palm weevil, in Piazza del Municipio (Already posted on Instagram)
L'abbattinento di un'altra palma infestata dal punteruolo rosso, in piazza del Municipio. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

On a Palm Tree

A blackbird dining on a palm tree, in Largo Tito Neri. (Already posted on Instagram)
Un merlo su una palma, in largo Tito Neri. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Search labels: bird
Ricerca etichette: uccello

The Facade of the Duomo

The Cathedral of San Francesco (Saint Francis), the “Duomo” of Livorno, stands in what is now Piazza Grande, at the center of the Pentagonal City devised by the architect Bernardo Buontalenti (1536-1608). The Cathedral preserves many features of the original building, erected between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 17th Century by Alessandro Pieroni and Antonio Cantagallina.
La Cattedrale di San Francesco, il Duomo di Livorno, si trova in quella che è ora piazza Grande, al centro della Città Pentagonale ideata dall'architetto Bernardo Buontalenti (1536-1608). Praticamente ricostruito dopo l'ultima guerra, il Duomo conserva molte caratteristiche dell'edificio originale, costruito fra la fine del XV e l'inizio del XVII secolo da Antonio Cantagallina e Alessandro Pieroni.

Palm Tree Stump

Palm tree stump in Piazza della Vittoria: one more victim of the red palm weevil.
Il ceppo di una palma in piazza della Vittoria: un'altra vittima del punteruolo rosso.

External links: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)

More Red Weevil

Cutting down another palm infested by the red palm weevil.
L'abbattinento di un'altra palma infestata dal punteruolo rosso.

See also: Red Palm Weevil - Trimming Palms - Rats and Palm Trees

External links: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)

Red Palm Weevil

Piazza del Municipio: cutting down a few palms infested by the red palm weevil.
Piazza del Municipio: l'abbattinento di alcune palme infestate dal punteruolo rosso.

See also: Trimming Palms - Rats and Palm Trees - Piazza del Municipio

External links: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)

Palm Trees from Above

Piazza del Municipio (Town Hall Square) seen from above. (Already posted on Instagram)

See also: Town Hall - Piazza del Municipio - Coat of Arms - Municipal Building - Town Hall Facade

---

Work in Progress - The Other Half - Four Palms - A New Piazza del Municipio - The New Square

Versione italiana

Composition with Palm

Railing, sheds and palm, with a sailboat mast in background.

Versione italiana

Trimming Palms

I do not like palms: the only kind of tree that I like even less is a trimmed palm tree.
My grandfather considered pruning trees an art of sorts, which he practiced skilfully, but I am not sure if he knew about palms...

Work in Progress - The Other Half - Four Palms - A New Piazza del Municipio - The New Square

---

See also: Town Hall - Palazzo Granducale - Piazza del Municipio - Municipal Building - Town Hall Facade

Versione italiana

Freshly-pruned Palm Trees

Freshly-pruned palm trees, Piazza della Fortezza Vecchia.

Versione italiana

Rats and Palm Trees

Something strange is happening around the palm trees in “Piazza del Municipio” (Town Hall Square). Their base has ben taped off and a section of the trunk shows a sort of wide bandage.The mystery is solved if you look closer: two mouse traps are waiting for rodents. It seems that some daring rats climb the trunk in search of food: not a welcoming sight for the busloads of cruise tourists stopping nearby.

See also: Piazza del Municipio

Versione italiana

The Ape and the Palm Tree

Improvised pit stop in “Via delle Sorgenti” (Springs Street) for this resourceful “Ape” driver: he pushed the car up on a side and stuck a piece of wood there, to keep it up. Not so safe, but workable...No more time to sit in the shadow of a palm tree, the grass is drenched and there is no more sun to worry about.

Cages & Palm Trees

Here people are crazy for palms: they'll do everything to grab a few young trees, which aren't so easy to find in Livorno. Palm trees for public use have to be grown in cages at the now defunct zoo, known as “Parterre”.
With the coming Palm Sunday surveillance will be increased, not only because of obsessed garden owners. Local youngsters are eager to make a profit from this Holiday, selling leaves to the faithfuls for the Sunday blessing.

Before further commenting, please notice the date of the post!

Versione italiana