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Barolo, an important wine producing area noted for its Barolo wine of the same name.
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Porto Torre, Varese. Italy.
The Ticino River borns in Val Bedretto, near Nufenenpass, 2,480m above the sea, in Switzerland. It is fed by the glaciers of the Alps and it is the main feeder of Lake Maggiore, in Italy. Its run is divided in three segments: the mountain segment, in Switzerland, the lake segment, in Lake Maggiore, and the plane segment, from Lake Maggiore to the Po River. Ticino flows out of Lake Maggiore near the City of Sesto Calende, and then it flows in the great plane toward the city of Pavia, where it joins the Po River (the largest river in Italy). Ticino is about 248 kilometres (154 mi) long. The highest point of the drainage basin is the summit of Grenzgipfel (a subpeak of Monte Rosa), at 4,618 metres (15,151 ft). From Monte Rosa, the water flows into the Anza River, and then into Toce River to feed again Lake Maggiore.
There is a series of dams in Switzerland, in order to create hydroelectricity, while in Italy a series of small dams are used to control the level of water in the lake for agricultural purposes.
This shot has been taken some kilometers downstream of Lake Maggiore, near the small dam of Porto Torre.
Tramonto invernale sul Fiume Ticino, subito a valle della diga di Porto Torre (Varese).
LANGHE-PIEMONTE-ITALY ( L'albero delle mele d'oro, in realtà l'albero non è un melo, bensì un caco, con i suoi frutti dorati e invitanti, pronti per essere colti...e mangiati)
LANGHE-PIEDMONT-ITALY (The golden apple tree, in reality the tree is not an apple tree, but a persimmon, with its golden and inviting fruits, ready to be picked...and eaten)
"A volte mi sembra di essere invisibile, non mi sono mai sentita così quando abitavo nella casa sul lago. Il posto nel quale più mi sono sentita me stessa."
"Sometimes I seem to be invisible, I never felt that way when I lived in the lake house. The place where I felt most myself."
Kate Foster
Boss (about 20 yrs old) jumping down from the stone stair!
Despite his age, he is very versatile!
Taken on Feb 10th, 2020.
A lone sheepfold on the Pian Benot plateau above Usseglio, Piedmont, Italy. Though the valley is slowly emptying, its ancient pastoral traditions still endure.
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Un ovile solitario sull’altopiano di Pian Benot, sopra Usseglio, in Piemonte, Italia. Sebbene la valle si stia lentamente spopolando, le sue antiche tradizioni pastorali resistono ancora.
Un battito d’ali rompe il silenzio della roccia.
Tra cielo e terra, le cicogne si scambiano il passo,
custodi di un equilibrio antico che il vento conosce a memoria.
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A single wingbeat breaks the stillness of the rock.
Between earth and sky, the storks trade places,
guardians of an ancient balance the wind remembers well.
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