Fairplay-33

Not sure what this huge tug was doing in our port: the 49-meter “Fairplay-33” is described as an ‘anchor handling’, ‘deep sea & long distance tug’.

External links: Fairplay Towage (Offcial site) - Typical Anchor Handling Operation (Menkent)
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October Cat

A bit late again, but have a “winner” for last month...

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See also: Fortezza Nuova

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Market in Via Grande

Sometimes an extraordinary street market take place in Via Grande on Sunday: mostly are food or clothing stalls.

“Cipolline di Tropea: dolci come labbra di donna” (Tropea onions: sweet like a woman's lips)	“Peperoncino potente per olio piccantissimo” (Powerful pepper for very spicy oil)

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Theme Day: Ephemeral

Hard to think of something more ephemeral than cactus flowers...

Click here to view thumbnails for all the participants

Harborea 2015 - The Roses of Florence - Il Buco nel Legno - Garden Animals - Bee Houses - Birds and Bugs - Pumpkins

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See also: Harborea - The Flowers of Harborea - The Animals of Harborea

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Pumpkins

“Harborea” was not only about flowers...

... but also about pumpkins!

Harborea 2015 - The Roses of Florence - Il Buco nel Legno - Garden Animals - Bee Houses - Birds and Bugs

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See also: Harborea - The Flowers of Harborea - The Animals of Harborea

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Naturalia 2015

A few images from the fifth edition of “Naturalia”, an expo about “100% natural ideas”. Here you can see an assortment of hand made hard bar soaps, where the star is Aleppo soap.
White sage, “used by Native Americans for purification”, and raw cinnamon sticks.

External links: Aleppo soap (Wikipedia)
See also: Naturalia - Himalayan Salt Lamps - Teas and Infusions - Made of Cork

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Road Barrier

I saw this road barrier in Via della Cinta Esterna: I would say that its aspect is at least ambiguous...

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