Annalia S.'s photos with the keyword: bend

Olive groves in the surrounding hills and vegetation by the old river dam cast their reflections in the still water of the big bend of the Arno River from which the village of Il Girone (the "big turn") takes its name. Tuscany just "graduated" to an "orange alert" zone with a consequent uptick in restrictions and, while currently we can still take walks as long as we don't leave the municipal borders, that may not last unless we can take the infection rate back down. On this particular walk I still saw small "herds" of unsupervised teenagers wearing no masks and definitely not keeping even a semblance of social distance. I understand they are kids and that they don't stomach having their freedom restricted easily, but unfortunately they then go home to parents, siblings and grandparents and we all end up paying a pretty steep price for their otherwise understandable rebellious spirit ... It's almost like this virus knows exactly what our weak spots are and how to take advantage of them.

A small hamlet just a few kilometres from Florence, Il Girone (Italian for "the big turn") looks on to a bend in the course of the Arno River, in a spot where one of the old river dams hinders the water flow creating a pool that makes for very pleasant reflections. The villa that can be seen in the distance is Villa la Massa, currently a 5 star hotel. I don't know what created the mist/smoke behind the Villa. Perhaps a field cleaning fire or possibly just the humidity from the river beginning to raise as evening approached.