Is it raining again? I hear you ask. Well here is what the observatory said:
Note – Amber Rainstorm and Thunderstorm warnings. As we breakfasted this morning we could have been forgiven for thinking that the end of the world was in progress. Outside it was as black as a Johnny Cash outfit and the deluge so heavy that there was an inch of rain visible on top of the lawn. Good gardening weather, I’m sure Walter Gabriel would have said.
But luckily, in true Blue Peter fashion, here’s one I made earlier. And not a trace of sticky back plastic. Images from those halcyon days of summer when we dawdled our way through Florence, Venice and Rome. Just like Zebedee we fell in love with Florence. Here she is in all her black and white beauty.
All downhill from here 
Great collection, Andrew. I would love to see Florence some day but I understand flight is involved.
Lovely weather…not.
Thanks Steve. Amazing to think these were taken with a 30D. And barely 5 years ago. How time and technology fly.
Florence is so beautiful and these photos are wonderful. The buildings around the river look far less rustic than I remember them – but I was last there a long time ago,
Thank you, Chas. we want to go back but there is just so much to see around the world.
Yay! For just this once your images make me want to go somewhere actually close to my home… 😉
Great contrast, tones, and composition in all of them.
Andrew, these are absolutely perfect. WOW WOW and WOW again. Incredibly beautiful. Good ol’ Florence eh?
You like them? Its hard to take a bad photo in Florence but I tried hard 🙂
Do I like them?? Is the Pope……
As for the bad photo part, yes is the answer. I know because I did!!
My goodness what a rain storm. We should be so lucky over my way. Rain had been predicted almost every day and then poof the rain clouds are gone. It might have rained 1/4 or 1/8 of an inch early this morning before daylight ( Thursday am) I hope Texas is not in for more drought.
But back to Florence. These are excellent shots. I really like the black and white or monochrome if that is the proper word of the processing of the color or lack of, I should say. That statue of the two guys is always amusing to me. ( I think it is two guys?:-) The lower body of the one with the club over his head has legs that look look like of a horse. I am sure there is some meaning 🙂
Thanks Yvonne. It is such a beautiful city, compact and easy to navigate. B&W always brings out the best in these sort of scenes in my opinion but I do have some colour images I shall share perhaps. Sadly it is still raining. Not so heavily now but enough to discourage me from venturing out. Maybe tomorrow!
Oh, I forgot to comment about your back. Maybe the rain causes your back to ache or hurt more.
Thanks Yvonne. It feels muscular rather than disc or general weather ache. I’m sure it will resolve itself in time.