~ END ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is 'END'
Fitting for the last weekend of 2012.

This is actually a photo of a painting done by Fifi a fellow blogger  ~ perfect for the new year.

I'll be cooking a pot of greens and black eyed peas for good luck in the New Year . . . and maybe a bit of bubbly for the end.
Happy Hunting y'all ~
Sandi

~ Kindness ~

The PhotoHunt for today is Kindness . . .

A handful of freshly picked poppies. . .
Kindness ~ for all y'all.

Leave me a comment and your link.
Let's be kind and try to visit everyone today!
Merry Christmas y'all ~
Sandi

~ Bells ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is Bells~

This bell is in Montelpuciano, Italy . . .
The Pulcinella, who rings the bell on the hour.

Ring me with a comment!
Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

~ ZesTy ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is 'Zesty'.
A lot of y'all will be able to relate to the time we spend waiting in an airport lounge  .  .  .

It helps to pass the time if you have a ZesTy drink and WiFi.

Share your zesty link and we'll pop by for a visit~
Happy Huting y'all,
Sandi

* Stellar *

The PhotoHunt for this weekend is *Stellar*

I found this photo from one of my trips to Florence.
This is a shot of the Madonna ~ High a top the Duomo.
It would be hard to notice the stellar blue backdrop, without a zoom. Check out the FaceBook PhotoHunt page for the actual view.

The natural lighting was stellar as well . . . don't you think?

Leave a comment and your link~
Happy Hunting y'all,
Sandi

~ Fall ~

There is confusion on this week's PhotoHunt Theme.
Sorry ~ First, I had listed 'Quietly' . . . then I was corrected, because we had just hunted Quiet.
So I changed it to 'Fall' . . . alass, apparently not everyone got the message.
I will say .  .  . just like I do to the kids and hubby when dinner doesn't come out just right.
Complain to me on PayDay. (because there isn't one)

Instead, I decided to post a photo that represents both Fall and Quietly.

This was just after the landing of our hot air ballon in a Tuscan field. . . after the soft landing, we watched the balloon Fall Quietly.

Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

~ Mural ~

On of the most beautiful Abbys in Tuscany is Monte Oliveto Maggiore . . . The monestary on the mountain.
It was begun on this site in the 1300's.
The most amazing murals are in the rectangular Chiostro Grande. This portico is decorated with a fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli that depicts the life of Saint Benedict. Singnorelli began work but the cycle was finished in 1508 by the famous Italian artist Sodoma.

This is one panel of almost 40 ~ a beautiful mural. It depictsthe Benedictine monks building the Monestary on top of the mountain. 
Along with a few of Sodoma's favorite pets.
Leave your comment and a link ~ we'll stop by for a visit.
Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

~ ~ Kite ~ ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is 'Kite'

Can you find the kite in this photo?

Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

~ Seasonal ~

The PhotoHunt for today is Seasonal . . .

I can't think of anything more seasonal than a bowl of candy corn!

Leave your Comment and we'll stop by for a seasonal visit.
Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

* Spooky*

The photohunt for this week is 'SpOOky' . . . just in time for All Hollows' Eve.

My Spooky can be found in a church in Rome.
Skeletons are often used to represent eternal life . . . This winged skull is in the basilica Santa Maria sopra Minerva ~ one of my favorite churches.

That's as spooky as I get ~
Leave your spooky comment and we'll come by for a visit.
Happy Haunting y'all~
Sandi

~ SaSSy ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is SaSSy ~
I found a photo of a sassy red Vespa.

 

Leave your sassy comment and a link!
Happy Hunting Y'all~
Sandi

~ Empty ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is Empty~
I love a plate of empty oyster shells!

Leave your empty comment and a link~
Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

~ Hand ~

The PhotoHunt for this weekend is Hand ~
I have been waiting to use this shot from Croatia of a handrail at the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik.

Hand me a comment and your link, we'll all be 'round to visit ~
Happy Hunting y'all,
Sandi

~ Dodgy ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is 'Dodgy'.
I wanted to post this photo so that I could properly say ~ with a British accent of course ~
These are some dodgy ole' coots.

Meaning these birds in Hyde Park (known as coots) were being a bit evasive ~

Leave your 'dodgy' comments and a link.
Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

~ Escape ~

The photohunt for this weekend is Escape.
I am lucky, because I get to escape at least once a year.

As a part of Italian Great Escapes ,  I go to Italy every May with our small group tours.

I can't think of a better escape !

Leave a comment and a link before you escape from here~
Happy hunting y'all ~
Sandi

~ Hairy ~

The PhotoHunt for this week is Hairy.
This theme show's that I am not the only one choosing these words.
I hunted through years of photos to find this Hairy photo . . . the Statue of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria.

I liked that a top his hairy head is a crown of thorns.
Did y'all have a harried time finding a photo too?
Leave your comment and a link~
Sandi

* Stuck *

The PhotoHunt for this week is 'Stuck'

One doesn't think of Gondoliers getting stuck  .  .  .

But ~ traffic jams happen.
Even in Venice !

Stick in a comment and your link, we'll visit.
Happy Hunting y'all ~
Sandi

~ Quiet ~

The PhotoHunt for this weekend is ~ Quiet ~
Rome isn't exactly known for being quiet . . .
Unless you are up with the sunrise.

Quietly, leave your comment and a link.
We'll all hop over for a visit !
Happy Hunting Y'all~
Sandi

* Chocolate *

The photohunt for this week is Chocolate.
I love me some chocolate ~
It was hard to narrow it down to just one!

Happy Hunting y'all~
Sandi

* Can *

The photohunt for today is 'Can'

I was wandering the streets of Rome, near the Vatican . . . When I saw this man with a spray can.
Who would have thought ~ graffiti in the middle of the day.
Happy Hunting y'all ~
Sandi