Some kind of heaven

likewise · October-14th-2007, 07:54 AM

(must be similar previous threads, but couldn't find any, so I thought I'd start a new one. For me, right now, it's basically an attempt to try and readjust to grim reality after a week in the Tuscan countryside. - So please, w/ or w/o photo...)

My selfmade breakfast yesterday morning, view included:

walto · October-14th-2007, 09:31 AM

Christ, I had cereal and coffee in my kitchen, I think.

But, you know, with my little gang around, it is kind of heavenly.

Gary Sisco · October-14th-2007, 11:20 AM

Looks pretty damned good to me, esp if that's a mimosa in the glass.

Uli · October-14th-2007, 11:23 AM

To me it looks like a nice foamy whiskey sour.

Gary Sisco · October-14th-2007, 11:24 AM

Either would do.

Even a Screwdriver.

Enforcer · October-14th-2007, 11:25 AM

OK, walto wins.

But that is a pretty view of breakfast!

GoodSpeak · October-14th-2007, 02:17 PM

I had a nice cup of coffee.

Does that count?

likewise · October-14th-2007, 02:31 PM

Sweet, sweet kids, Walto!

- In my glass? Sorry, only grapefruit juice.

OK, here's another one:

...waking up to Bach on harp in a house full of friends

Ron Thorne · October-14th-2007, 03:51 PM

What wonderful images, likewise. I'm more than envious.

Thanks for sharing that delightful photo, Walto. Lucky man.

Jesse · October-14th-2007, 05:18 PM

Attaway!

Douglas · October-14th-2007, 05:50 PM

A few years back some friends got married just outside Greve, maybe about a month earlier. A magical experience and, my god, the porcini, the food and the scenery just blew me away. I've been wanting to return around this time of year ever since. Thanks for the madeleine.

julieswi · October-14th-2007, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likewise

Sweet, sweet kids, Walto!

- In my glass? Sorry, only grapefruit juice.

OK, here's another one:

...waking up to Bach on harp in a house full of friends

THIS!

likewise · October-15th-2007, 01:49 PM

Thanks, everybody, for the kind compliments & shout-outs. Tuscany really is photography heaven - or hell: you realize the vanity of trying to capture the beauty, yet you can't stop trying. (Just got my first camera in 15 years - a simple Canon dig compact, perfect for my hit/miss approach - felt like a kid in a candy shop.)

Evening just outside Greve, for Douglas:

Surfer · October-15th-2007, 03:00 PM

Nice pics Jan! I had some problems with the washed out cloudy light of the middle part of the day, pretty much everything after 9am and before 5pm. But like you we had some magical breakfasts in Siena looking out over the countryside that we were not able to capture on film. As it should be I suppose.

jesus marion joseph · October-15th-2007, 03:05 PM

I met walto's kids a couple of summer ago. They're every bit as cute as the picture suggests. The younger one is a real happy kid, too. Must be her mother's influence!

Gary Sisco · October-15th-2007, 03:07 PM

Man, I'd like to go there someday, Tuscany. I'll bet it was one fine trip.

likewise · October-15th-2007, 03:44 PM

Sure was, Gary. I'm still soaring, as you can probably tell... - What makes the countryside really special, though, are the living & loving people. The place is full of life; not some kind of museum, artificially perfectified just to accommodate tourists.

likewise · October-15th-2007, 03:46 PM

One (last one) for you, Darren - view through my bedroom mosquito net:

Surfer · October-15th-2007, 03:49 PM

yeah, that's great. Reminds me of that one I took in NYC of the reflection in the mesh.

gnhrtg · October-15th-2007, 08:41 PM

Thanks for posting these, Jan. I would like to see more, actually. Or you can just add them to your photobucket album.

By the way, I would have have guessed - almost known - that that was your breakfast.

likewise · October-16th-2007, 07:57 AM

he-he, thanks Gökhan. Just threw a whole bunch into the bucket (first quick selection, in reverse chronological order, more to come...)

http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/jang01/

Chris D · October-16th-2007, 09:42 AM

walto · October-16th-2007, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likewise

he-he, thanks Gökhan. Just threw a whole bunch into the bucket (first quick selection, in reverse chronological order, more to come...)

http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/jang01/

Beautiful.

Jimmy Cantiello · October-16th-2007, 11:17 AM

This is very frustrating for me. I've traveled through Tuscany and know how beautiful the countryside is there. I'm anxious to see those photographs but my work computer will not display them. I'll have to check 'em out at home.

Problem Report	Access denied to system because of URL Filter Configuration, while attempting to retrieve the URL: http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/jang01/.
Message ID	Blocked by Websense Category: Personal Network Storage and Backup
Problem Description	Your system was configured to deny access to this URL.
Possible Problem Cause	Request denied, as specified in the local filter list configuration.
Possible Solution	Traffic to and from the internet is being filtered and logged.Access to this site has been blocked according to UTC Policy.If there is a compelling business justification for access to this site to be permitted, please present your request to the I T management at your business unit for consideration.

Surfer · October-16th-2007, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likewise

he-he, thanks Gökhan. Just threw a whole bunch into the bucket (first quick selection, in reverse chronological order, more to come...)

http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/jang01/

Those are great!

likewise · October-17th-2007, 08:26 AM

Thanks, walto & Surfer. - Added another 30+ pictures: some obligatory from Siena, bedroom light, fire ritual, the farm. (Not exactly what I had in mind for this thread, but it certainly was good therapy for my post-Tuscan trauma. So now, encouraged & ego inflated, it's back to the normal grind.)