Tag: hillside
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Bathed In Morning Light In Ragusa
A view of Ragusa from Ragusa Ibla. During my times here, I’ve studied where the light falls with the sunrise and how the moon rises with the sunset. The Church of Santa Lucia soakes up the morning rays on the hillside. Its eastern exposure helps me imagine an ancient temple under its foundation. Regretfully, with…
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52 Reasons To Love Sicily | #1. Green Hillsides
From January to early May, Sicily’s hillsides and mountainsides are emerald green with waves of growing grain, fuschia with sweet Mediterranean clover (ask the sheep!), and golden with sinapis alba (white mustard) flowers. Palma di Montechiaro, Agrigento Province
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The Center Of Sicily
The countryside of Sant’Angelo Muxaro in Agrigento Province offers breathtaking panoramas that will sweep you away. Better still are the interactions with the villagers that will warm your heart. (Where we would have been today #stunningsicily)
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Clover-covered Sicilian Countryside
The clover-covered countryside and town of Salemi with its castle at its center, Trapani Province, Sicily
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The Clouds Part In Sicily
The clouds will part, and the sun will come out. Enna province, the center of Sicily
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Shepherding My Spirit For What’s Next
Today, when I saw this shepherd with his sheep on the hillside as I drove across the middle of Sicily, I jumped out of the car hoping to record the splendid scene. It’s difficult to capture and communicate just how magnificent and green the island’s center is this time of year. Clouds, rain, and snow…
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A Shepherd and His Sheep
A Golden hillside. A sunny day. A shepherd and his sheep. Amunì! (Amunì means, “Let’s go!” in Sicilian.)