life in the park - HBM!

Un rendu révélateur et aussi très évocateur. Une prise de vue qui en dit long.
Le Monsieur qui dort au soleil m'intrigue un peu, avec son sac a coté.
Ça se voit qu'il est fatigué et peut être même qu'il a faim.
HBM et bon weekend.

A little nap in the sun... HBM Annalia, have a nice week.

I couldn't sleep in the sun..
Great image, Annalia
HBM also to you!

Una imagen natural, como la vida misma.

HBM Annalias Waar was jij,,in de Zon ?

Eine Bank für den Mittagsschlaf! HBM!

HBM wel spotted

un po' malinconica ma bellissima compo, prenoto la bici, ma senza pacco ;-)
HBM e buona settimana !

Steady life and some sadness or melancholy there... HBM Annalia

This is not a joyous scenery but it depicts with no masks how reality is.

A very effective image. It raises the question of whether watching pigeons is tiring or is there a deeper story?

Thank you, everyone, for the interesting comments. What attracted me to take this photo was the "tranche de vie" nature of the scene that several of you noted, in a place and at a time when people take their midday break.

Masks are not visible because, in the little street photography I do, I try to make sure to protect people's identities and either shoot them from behind, in silhouette or from far enough that details are not discernible. But almost everyone was wearing a mask. Our mask mandate has not been lifted and we still have curfew at 23:00. Tuscany is still far from having vaccinated its work age population and all these measures are therefore still necessary.

African migrants (here they are mostly from Senegal) do, unfortunately, often lead tough lives, facing poverty and even hunger sometimes, but Florence has a strong Senegalese community that takes care of its own and I don't know a single African person who is homeless or actually starving. Also, many by now are well integrated and have regular steady jobs (I have a friend from Senegal who is a baker, two that are nurses and one who works for a whitewasher, for example). The man that is leaning his head on his arm could have been napping or shading his eyes so he could check his mobile phone (I chose to imagine he was napping because I am fascinated by the ability of many Africans to do so even in the full glare of the sun. Like Judite, I could never do that!). For all I know, he might be a foreign student from the nearby student housing. But yes, he could also be a migrant saddened by an unsuccessful application for his "permesso di soggiorno" at the police station, which is also nearby.

Pigeons, of course, can dispense with curfew, masks and social distancing, and they don't need a stay permit from the police :)

HBM Best wishes

Sieht nicht gerade sehr munter aus, der Bankbesucher :) HBM Annalia...ich hoffe, Du warst und bist bester Laune..hab eine gute Woche :)

A nice place to sit, Annalia ! HBM and a good week ahead !

HBM, Annalia!
Have a great week!

Hi Annalia

A very nice picture, with so many things to look at, including a big flock of pigeons ( I think!)

Best Wishes, HBM, a nice week ahead, and stay safe!!
Peter

Da ist was los ... HBM!

A lovely picture and description dear Annalia. The pigeons have found a feast!
A very belated HBM....sorry I missed it!
Happy Wednesday.

A place to relax (and doze off) in. Lovely photo.