Frescoes...

[endlessrarities]

And now some great news...  Squinty the blackbird has been seen with not one, but TWO babies.  So well done her!!!

I'm also pleased to report that this week's exercise target has been successfully achieved.  I managed my 15 mile bike/train commute twice this week, interspersed with half an hour's horse riding.  Which started off intensely enough, until Diva mysteriously went unsound in the back end.  The last ten minutes were then sent trying to figure out which leg was causing the problem...

The poor girl was doing so well, too...

Now it's time for the cathedral at Ravello.  An atmospheric view of one of the aisles, now, with some elegant Corinthian capitals:-

This view makes you realise that this is, at heart, a medieval structure.  But here and there, evidence of a different kind has been revealed beneath the whitewash:-

 

 

But even these lovely little medieval escapees are still not the reason why I made this my Number One Monument of the holiday!!

And on an entirely unrelated note...  Well done to Thomas Voeckler, who put up such a spirited defence of his maillot jaune today.  But I'm still rooting for Johnny Hoogerland, who's still plodding on regardless.  Will he keep his King of the Mountains jersey after today's stage?  I guess I'll be finding out in five minutes or so!!

Comments

[clairehawthorn.livejournal.com]

Well done indeed Squinty! Have you thought of names for her two babies yet?

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

They haven't quite developed sufficient distinguishing features to be named as yet. 'Kate' and 'Aerial' are obvious contenders, but we're usually really unimaginative when it comes to bird names. So far, I've had Dumpy, Scruff, Scruff II, Cresty, Fruity McNibble, and Squinty. They'd probably much rather be called something epic, like 'She who Challenges Magpies', or 'He who Dominates His Territory Through Song'.