Annalia S.'s photos with the keyword: white

With no snow or hoarfrost around here, I was looking for some alternative designs in white for my wintertime photography. It was only after I had this close up of the bark of a white poplar up on the screen that I noticed the white designs looked like fairyland creatures, little ghostly gremlins with eyes, limbs and pointy ears. It took me back to when, as a child, I was prone to seeing fairies, gnomes and goblins pretty much every time I stepped into the woods. Too bad we seem to lose that imaginific power as we grow up ... except maybe through photography! Or is it old age ? :)

Established sometime between 1950 and 1960, Isolotto - a section of the city of Florence that used to have a reputation as the "rough area" of town, is about as old as I am. It was created as a residential area for low-income families and maintains, even today, a "proletarian" character that gives it a distinctive mark. 60 year old government housing by now often shows its age, but I am always struck by the unpretentious pride with which the people of Isolotto beautify their gardens, balconies or window sills, like this colorful terrace in the main square of the neighbourhood. Just one more HFF from the Florence that tourists never see :)

I liked this slightly ironic homage to the national colors on display in a neighbourhood street. (In case you are wondering, the tricolour displayed on the right hand side window is made up of "undies" :D) Happy Festa della Repubblica to all Italians!

Wishing everyone a wonderful 2020, filled with the best light for your pics, a bit of luck to find yourself in the right place at the right time, interesting places and people, good health to take you wherever you want to go, the good grace of our fellow creatures who allow us to take their portraits and that little measure of magic that makes a shot special!