Patrick is back with his challenge and it’s high time I wrote another poem.
Layers of blogging My blog is my home. No, it’s neater than that. And there have been more blogs in my lifetime than homes. My blog is my reason to be, my job, my diary, a mark of the passing of time, evidence of existence. It is where I get trip tips and couch trips, words of advice, praise, beauty. Acknowledgement. Knowledge. Bridges to the like-minded. Layers of love.
As for photos, just a few from our Thursday trip to Val d’Elsa near Siena on the way to San Gimignano, where you can stroll by the Elsa river and marvel at its changing colour and surrounding layers. And now we’re off to another trip. Just right too since we don’t have running water. Again. And that, my friends, is not a fun way to be.
In response to Patrick Jennings’ Pic and a Word Challenge #283: Layers
This day in my blogging history
An Embarrassment of Riches 
The color of the water is gorgeous, and the one with the little cascading water looks like a wonderful watering hole.
I hope you get your water back on soon!
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Thank you, Deborah! Our water is back and all is good. That was an amazing walk, only mosquitoes were having too much fun.
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This… it’s all excellent but especially this strikes a chord with me, and of this, especially the first and last:
My blog is my reason to be,
my job,
my diary,
a mark of the passing of time,
evidence of existence.
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Thank you, Patrick. I’m glad you can relate. It’s how it is for many of us, I imagine. It’s not a bad way to be either.
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An excellent place to be. I’ve always written with a sense of purpose larger than myself.
The most difficult lesson to learn? Check my ego at the door before even touching a keyboard. It’s about the words. Not me. 🙂
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This is something to remember: “It’s about the words. Not me.” Thank you.
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❤
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It is a kind of home, isn’t it? And it has its own narrative.
And I always like reflective waters. Also that striped building! (K)
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Thank you, K. It is home. It’s good. That striped building is the Orvieto Cathedral and it’s rather amazing.
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Bridges
to the like-minded.
Layers
of love.
Absolutely, Manja.
And all that water is so inviting.
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Thank you, Bojana. It’s not that bad, our way to be. I’m glad you are here.
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Not at all.
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At first glance it did look like Bordello …!
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Haha, quite, TAB. I’m curious if anybody made the error right there.
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Yes! More poetry! I especially love this part:
Acknowledgement.
Knowledge.
Bridges
to the like-minded.
Layers
of love.
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Thank you kindly, Maggie. 🙂 We’ve got a good thing going on here.
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Your poem expresses perfectly something I, too, feel.
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Thank you, Claudia. 🙂 We’ve been at it for a while for a good reason. I’m always happy to see you come over.
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No running water? Oh dear 🤔💕
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It’s all good now, Jo, thanks for your concern. We were without for an evening and a morning, twice in one week, but I do hope now all has been fixed.
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🤗💕
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It is definitely time for you to write more poetry – always. And this one is perfect. Thank you for validating my own blogginess. And what gorgeous photos and now I know what you mean when you say “marvel at its changing colour.” I am sorry there is no water and I hope you have water now, or at least news about it now because they were not giving you a timeline before.
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Thank you, Crystal! I’m glad you like it. It’s why we do what we do, and we’re doing it right. I do hope our water situation remains stable now. As you know not many of us live in our condominium permanently and since we have our own water, I often wonder about its quality control. And now a pipe broke and I was afraid that the reservoir would run dry. But it’s back to normal now. I hope they fixed it and it will last.
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What a relief. I am so glad it was fixed.
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