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Winter morning, Girlan

Winter morning, Girlan, Eppan an der Weinstraße, Südtirol, Italy
Winter morning, Girlan, Eppan an der Weinstraße, Südtirol, Italy
iPhone SE2, built-in 3.99 mm lens, 1/287 sec, f/1.8, ISO 20.

A cold but bright winter morning. Light snow overnight, clearing before dawn. Frost in the air. Just after 8 am, but the sun is only just hitting the mountains with warm light. Bozen, in the valley below, is still shrouded with fog.

St Anthony’s Way

St.-Antonius-Weg
St Michael Eppan
iPhone SE2, built-in 3.99 mm lens, 1/800 sec, f/1.8, ISO 20.

St Anthony’s Way, Autumn. Two tiny terriers snarl ferociously at me when I stop to take the photo, defending their territory against all-comers. It’s good there’s a sturdy fence between us, or they’d tear me to shreds. Or I’d tred on them without noticing.

Departing to arrive

Train, Milan to Lyon, 25th August 2017

A train through (and under) the mountains. Brief glimpses of alpine streams, cold and fast flowing. A person walking through a small village. What is the connection that you could possibly have with them in this brief moment — if any?

Later, glimpses of limestone cliffs amongst oak trees. Vegetation so luxuriant it’s almost tropical. Lakes and steep drop-offs to gullies.

I am still unsure what any of this means.