After a month’s break I decided to challenge you again with things from the past.
What Traces of the Past have you found near you or on some of your travels? Are they remains of the things once built and now in despair, the remains of natural occurrences or from your personal past? Whether they provoke admiration or make you nostalgic or even horrified, here’s an opportunity to showcase them for this photo challenge.
In the valley of the river Mincio in Lombardy there is a scenic little village by the name of Borghetto sul Mincio. If it weren’t for flocks of tourists coming to the place, I would call it one of the most idyllic and authentic villages in Northern Italy.
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Good to see you Paula! I just love the music, beautiful to hear with my first morning coffee. I will post later today, it has been a week of orientation in my new school- a bit overwhelming! Hope you are well
There are plenty of these little villages spread all over Lombardy….Luckily , some of them haven’t been “discovered ” by tourism , yet…..
I’ve visited Borghetto sul Mincio and totally agree with you on its being so idyllic!
Oooh. You’ve caught me on the hop, being here today, Paula. How lovely. And only yesterday did I come upon some good traces of the past. Yippee!
Your choice does indeed look idyllic. It is a shame though when humanity does too much flocking in a place not quite large enough to contain them.
Thank you for hosting this lovely prompt Paula, what a beautiful capture of this old village. It is a shame when some of these special places get overrun with tourists. We have similar situations here in old villages where the infrastructure is just about enough for the local people, but not for the mass tourists that suddenly appear when their bridge has appeared in a Harry Potter film. My contribution for this week is here: https://whippetwisdom.com/2018/08/30/haibun-a-voice-from-the-unseen/
I find this photograph strikingly beautiful. I experience a wonderful sense of calm from the muted colors and reflections.
The water flowing so smoothly off to the right toward some unknown place from which my gaze circles back to the stone structure on the left and back to rest on the houses, the sky, the reflections… such a peaceful journey. Thank you 🙏
So instead of pictures of old things, this time you are going to get a little memoir of how things have never gone the way they were supposed to go, but it’s okay anyway. Just as well. I’m really out of old things, other than me and Garry.
What can we do to chase the tourists, Paula? Then you and I could sit on that terrace overhanging the water and listen to the music. 🙂 🙂 It’s such an appealing shot.
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Good to see you Paula! I just love the music, beautiful to hear with my first morning coffee. I will post later today, it has been a week of orientation in my new school- a bit overwhelming! Hope you are well
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See you later Lisa xx
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There are plenty of these little villages spread all over Lombardy….Luckily , some of them haven’t been “discovered ” by tourism , yet…..
I’ve visited Borghetto sul Mincio and totally agree with you on its being so idyllic!
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Such a beautiful scene Paula. My parents both came from this region of Italy.
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🙂 Dunque sei italiana 🙂 Awesome!
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Si.
My parents were from a little village called Calvene in the Vicenza region.
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Vicenza is magical!
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It is indeed.
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Such a beautiful scene, Paula, accompanied by lovely music! Welcome back! 😀
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Interesting you should ask the question as I just posted of the past.
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I am so glad to find you here again, Paula! Hope you are doing well, and I will of course go diggin’
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Oooh, love it!
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I’ve just posted my contribute:
http://unavistadisanfermo.wordpress.com/2018/8/30/Thursday's-Spacial-TRACES-of-the-PAST-Y4-07
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Oooh. You’ve caught me on the hop, being here today, Paula. How lovely. And only yesterday did I come upon some good traces of the past. Yippee!
Your choice does indeed look idyllic. It is a shame though when humanity does too much flocking in a place not quite large enough to contain them.
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I’m on your page, Tish!
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Tucked away…such a beautiful place that silently tells of childhood dreams and fairytales…
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Here’s what I dug up – the oldest fishing village in Lofoten – https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2018/08/30/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-y4-07/
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Thank you for hosting this lovely prompt Paula, what a beautiful capture of this old village. It is a shame when some of these special places get overrun with tourists. We have similar situations here in old villages where the infrastructure is just about enough for the local people, but not for the mass tourists that suddenly appear when their bridge has appeared in a Harry Potter film. My contribution for this week is here: https://whippetwisdom.com/2018/08/30/haibun-a-voice-from-the-unseen/
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Ich liebe diesen Ort.
https://flowerywallpaper.com/2018/07/16/italienreise-1-borghetto-sul-mincio-tag-und-abend/
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I find this photograph strikingly beautiful. I experience a wonderful sense of calm from the muted colors and reflections.
The water flowing so smoothly off to the right toward some unknown place from which my gaze circles back to the stone structure on the left and back to rest on the houses, the sky, the reflections… such a peaceful journey. Thank you 🙏
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So instead of pictures of old things, this time you are going to get a little memoir of how things have never gone the way they were supposed to go, but it’s okay anyway. Just as well. I’m really out of old things, other than me and Garry.
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What can we do to chase the tourists, Paula? Then you and I could sit on that terrace overhanging the water and listen to the music. 🙂 🙂 It’s such an appealing shot.
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Don’t forget me!!
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🙂
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I love both the water and the sky in your beautiful photo.
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Here’s mine, Paula….some images of a place that I have posted about before: https://suejudd.com/2018/08/31/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-30-08-2018/
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Here is my choice for this week Paula. Artwork contains so many traces of the past, the lives at times so long ago. Have a good weekend
https://dailymusing57.com/2018/08/31/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-13/
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Hello Paula! Lovely to see you. The place does look gorgeous and you seem to have managed a photo without the flocks. Lovely indeed.
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A true beauty and captured so wonderfully, Paula.
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Hi again, Paula 🙂 🙂 It’s a bit lengthy but I’m sure you’ll enjoy the castle and the hermitage. You can skim the rest. https://restlessjo.me/2018/09/03/jos-monday-walk-a-tale-of-three-castles-1-warkworth/
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Wow, the way the houses jut out on the river, they almost look like they are half houseboats
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Those homes look like they’re floating Paula, what a pretty place.
My entry is a much smaller scale. https://lucidgypsy.com/2018/09/04/traces-of-the-past-10/
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Here’s my entry at last: https://tishfarrell.com/2018/09/06/traces-of-the-past-an-english-moated-farmhouse-and-why-its-still-here/
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Wow, what a wonderful place! Thank you for sharing this here 🙂
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I find this photo really relaxing. And the music too. So calming.
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