After the Snow

Sunday morning: piles of snow in “Piazza Grande” ...... and in “Largo del Duomo”.

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Gone with the Wind?

Where is the weather vane that, until some time ago, proudly stood atop the bell tower of our Town Hall?Has it gone with the wind? (The same picture enlarged)

No, It Is Still There!
(Updated at 3:00 PM)
The weather vane is still there, defying the wind. The top picture was taken at a deceiving angle.

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Natural Bicycle Art

Mother Nature, an amazing and unpredictable artist, organized a temporary exhibition of bicycle art in Livorno. Sadly, these works, wrongly called by incompetent critics “Icicle Art”, are now irreparably damaged and lost forever.

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External links: Bicycle Art

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A View with Snow

[Photos by Stefano B]

My friend Stefano took these picture in “Villa Letizia” the day last Wednesday. The first one is an almost black and white composition from the park of the villa.A view toward south from the roof of the villa: we can see the coastline as far as Antignano.The snow covers the marina of Ardenza and the sea resorts.The “Federico Caprilli” racetrack white with snow and in background the Naval Academy.

See also: Villa Letizia - From the Roof - Federico Caprilli

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Giorni della merla

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)

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Snowman

A display snowman in a shop window in via Magenta, but it is snowing real snow over Livorno...A minor update with a real snowman in “Piazza della Repubblica”...... and a frosted bike in “Piazza del Municipio”.

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Snowfall

At last, most of Tuscany and even Livorno got some snow. Here is our “Fortezza Vecchia” dusted with white.Palm trees on the “Pamiglione” (Old Harbor).The southbound lane of the “Santa Trinita” bridge is blocked.The “Scali degli Isolotti” and the bell tower of “San Ferdinando”.A snowman outside a newsstand, in “Piazza del Municipio”.

More Walks

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Snow

Snow came as a surprise this morning with a very strong wind.The wind almost teared up the flag of this Coast Guard boat.Visibility was quite low at moments, but the snow didn't stick.There were waves even inside the “Porto Mediceo”.The snow wasn't simply falling, but whirling around.This cat is too young to remember the last snow and was indignant at the icy affront.

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