enjoying the camera?

Yes.

some May photos

The weather has taken a turn for the hotter. It’s positively beautiful, especially after the afa turns to rain and the rain clears off and it’s cool and lovely.

Here’s a little sampler of what (at least a couple of) you have been waiting for…

May sampler

For better viewing, go directly to the slideshow.

Mestre and Martellago

I rowed to Mestre (practically) the other day.  My first time out that wasn’t a rowing lesson.  There were six of us in a caorlina.  Very cool!  Nan’s rooibos tea was most welcome.  That’s just about as far as I can row without doing myself damage, I think.  The sun is doing me good, or at least that’s what I’m told by the beautiful Italian people who surround me (and have neither freckles nor melanoma to worry about — beati loro).  My double dose of pallor — induced by both genetics and library work — has had people concerned about or perhaps pitying me (or worse, who knows). 

This evening I have another concert to sing, this time in Martellago.  Another road trip, albeit a short one.  I hope to get this internet thing ironed out soon so that I can return to my semi-regular posting again.  Not to mention that, without a fixed phone, the internet it my only tether to friends and family back home.  I miss everybody! 

internet purgatory

I still have no internet of my own at the new pad. The days of free, unlimited wifi are officially over. Will have to catch up on posting once I’m reconnected for real, and not just checking email on the fly. Ciao, tutti.

room with a view

Giudecca — fondamenta at the Palanca stop

My new hood. Long story.