Raindrop on fruit tree branch in winter: Consandolo, Italy
Fruit orchard in Consandolo (Emilia Romagna), Italy – December 24, 2010.
A fall leaf in a back yard in Grottaferrata, Italy
This photo was kindly donated to me yesterday by photographer Thomas Klann. Grazie tanto!
UPDATE: To see a recent photo by Thomas of a snow-covered lake in Switzerland, click here. It’s exquisite!
A monkey at Sanjay National Park
Monkey at Sanjay National Park, India — photo by Tarcisio Arzuffi, May 2010
Being a great admirer of snails
In praise of our world: butterfly at midday
In praise of our world: ARKive.org
The ARKive project has unique access to the very best of the world’s wildlife films and photographs, with more than 3,500 of the world’s leading filmmakers and photographers actively contributing to the project, and giving ARKive unprecedented access to their materials. Contributors include the most famous names in natural history broadcasting, commercial film and picture agencies, leading academic institutions and international conservation organisations, as well as myriad individual filmmakers, photographers, scientists and conservationists. (from ARKive – About page)
In praise of our world: Suyia, the water loving orangutan
Suyia, the orangutan, loves to swim (“Suyia, l’orango che ama nuotare sott’acqua” La Repubblica, June 25, 2010).
First days with a new camera
Oggi è la festa della mamma
Tanti auguri!
In Italy the wisteria is blooming
If it’s April, in Italy the glicine (wisteria) is blooming. Here the flowering vine cascades down the facade of a hotel in Rome.
