IF IT'S TUESDAY: Encore Taormina

The last instalment in this round of "Italy Week'... Beautiful Taormina ... I'll move on to something else soon.. but first these extra shots of Taormina and the wonderful baroque architecture of the Church of San Giuseppe .. Some in the sepia-ish colours favoured this week ... and a few black & whites .. Although I couldn't resist maintaining the colour of the pink blossomed trees and the surprising hot pink.. or should I say 'Honeysuckle' hued pants of the stylish lady front and centre.. Do you think she knew back then 'Honeysuckle' would be the Pantone Colour for 2011? Probably not.. I think she has a style all her own and would look great no matter what she was wearing. The key to her style? Confidence!! or.. is it the sunglasses? haha

The church is situated on the Piazza Novo Aprile along the Corso Umberto I, and in some of these shots you can also see the clock tower .. Il Torre dell'Orologio... and the fabulous neon sign 'Wunderbar' .. This area reminds me of Italy in the 50's.. well at least in the movies.. I'd love a replica of that sign.. that .. and the 'Il Sogno' sign from Piazza Navona in Roma..

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And more silliness .. Every time I look at that kid on the bike.. it reminds of a scene in While You Were Sleeping..

... I keep expecting him to take a tumble any minute ...

... haha.. I'm so mean! ...

A Happy Happy Week To All

I saw a blue butterfly this morning which is quite unusual around here.. normally we only get the black & white varieties.. so here's hoping it is a good omen for blue skies.. happy days..

IMAGE SOURCE & CREDITS:

All Text, Photography and Artwork by [Being Ruby©]

Location: Taormina, 1996

:SEA The World: Italy

SEA The World

Live Large

My heart is aching to travel again.. Aching to venture away from my small cloistered life and run free in a world of possibilities .... Aching to once again become a child of the world not bound by convention & expectation. To once again feel the power of hope and potential. Truth becomes fluid, Can't becomes Can, Hate becomes Hope and anything is possible.. All is past.. All is future... All is now... Life is waiting.

This recent mood comes from thinking about our friend Ange who is about to embark on what might be a life changing experience .. Any travel is life changing... sometimes small changes noticeable only to ourselves .. and sometimes paradigm shifts that forever change our molecular structure. When I get in these moods I go down to the sea.. and look out to the horizon and know that the world is still out there... waiting for me to jump!!

All this yearning has inspired me to play with my travel shots. Travel shots of the sea. I might make this a new series..'SEA The World', starting with Italy [of course!!! Let's hope I don't abandon it. Although who could abandon the sea?

Dedicated to Ange

Travel Safe & Live Large


And to everyone else
Have a lovely weekend







IMAGE SOURCE
All text, photography and artwork by [Being Ruby©]
Apologies if you have already seen the shots above. But I do believe the one below Taormina Sicily, is new on my blog

I've updated this post to link up with Maya's Coastal Blog Posts 2010
Pop over and see all the lovely entries
Thanks Maya

A Tree Grows In Sicily

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I have a yearning to see those wonderful trees you'll find scattered throughout Italy. Strange and hauntingly beautiful trees whose impression silhouette the cliffside and cities they so elegantly embrace. Old souls that seem to outlast the whims and renovations of civilization.

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You'll know your in Italy by the architecture, people and history. These trees will also remind you. I'm sure you'll find them elsewhere in the world, yet I only recall seeing them in Italy. I'm talking about the tree in the first photo. Gnarly, twisted with a canopy resembling a ladies' parasole. Little umbrellas for the creatures nesting below!

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These images are photos I took in Taormina, Sicily. A quaint town hugging the cliffs of southern Sicily. Perhaps a little touristy, but even that has it's charm as the main thoroughfare is traffic free and lined with glamorous shops and restaurants. At night you can walk through the lanes and piazza and not feel out of place alone. The rest of the town is also taking their passeggiata! The only thing to be wary of is marriage proposals. I think the locals are keen on migrating!

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Now I know you don't normally see pink on my blog, but these images just seemed to call for it. Which is a little strange in itself as my memory of Taormina recalls golden amber hues, dotted with touches of red. I'll share more photos of Taormina in a later non-pink post!! But for now... enjoy the trees and a little touch of pink!

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IMAGE SOURCE: Taormina, Sicily. Photos and editing by me [Being Ruby]

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