Thursday Doors 17/3/22: Castello Poggiarello 1.

On an open-door day last May I did a lovely three-garden tour near Siena but only posted doors from the first garden. What was I thinking?

Is St. Patrick’s Day a sign of spring? Because yesterday it happened over here: First I saw the first rows of processionary moth caterpillars, then I heard the first hoopoe of the year (it’s a bird and you can see it here), and then I saw not one but two first poppies. March 16th, a week earlier than last year. Alas, I didn’t have my camera with me. Today I did. And there was poppy #3.

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To complete the day, Luka & the Mavs won AGAIN, in Brooklyn against Luka’s friend and mentor Goran Dragić, Durant & the Nets by way of a wicked buzzerbeater by the Mavs’ latest addition Spenser Dinwiddie, his second game-winner back to back. I mean, see for yourself. The black #9 is Goran Dragić, the man who taught Luka most of his tricks, and who was Luka’s roommate and the team captain when Slovenia won the Euro Championship in 2017 without a loss.

This bursting of spring got me thinking of last spring and I realised that I still have to post doors from the other two gardens visited on one of the first post-pandemic trips last May. So far I’ve only posted doors from the gardens of Villa Cetinale. Castello Poggiarello near Sovicille was next. It wasn’t far but I got a little lost.

I managed to turn prematurely and drive on a “white road” for a while only to reach a property that didn’t know anything about any open-door day. I turned around and fled without taking any photo. That’s why I was late getting to the proper garden. When I found it, the group was ahead and I was left alone to explore by myself. Perfect.

Let’s have a look around then. The visit will finish next week. In the meantime, we only got to see the garden but have a look at how this property looks on the inside. If you are coming over, who knows, you might end up staying here.

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  The view from where I parked.

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  Finally the right place.

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  Garden and courtyard open-door day by ADSI.

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  This place has a rich history, the owner told us. They had to put in plenty of work.

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  The owners live on the property. The view towards the vegetable garden.

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  The view back where I came in.

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  A former chapel.

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  The view into the chapel.

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  I see! I support this repurposing.

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  It appears I’ve just missed a wine tasting.

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  Another pretty door.

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  We will go in next week.

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  Today let’s continue to the gardens.

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  A big water collector.

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  If you don’t know how artichokes grow, this may come as a shock.

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  The chapel and the fish pond.

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  Time for reflection.

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  Must be the horseshoe.

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  I liked this presentation. They are not the kind to hide what really helps things grow.

For Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities

This day in my blogging history

• 2015: The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. —Tom Waits

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  2016: Three green doors, again

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  2017: Slovenians have always been linked to the Irish in certain ways. All those potatoes, alcohol and masochism… Jump up and get down!

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  2018: Photography is nice and all, but it’s lazy-making. Actually, I’d rather be writing. (compilation)

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  2019: All my sunrises
  
  To rise and sigh to sunrise,
  to size rays with your eyes.
  
  A sizzling rise from the sun
  where there was none.
  
  To be awake for the birth
  of one more day is worth
  
  rising with the sun
  at least eight times.

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