Gli alberi

The trees in the sun at Montebenso. This is in the Colline Bolognese. The Boss and I are indebted to M and A and J for a fabulous weekend.

It is strange to be in this intense summer heat - even for Italy - and watching Brexit unfold on Twitter.

These backblips are coming from San Domenico halfway up the hill from Florence to Fiesole. It is 10.30 in the evening and the heat is like a heavy blanket. The cicadas are quiet and not a breath of air circulates. Outside the massed ranks of the zanzare (mosquitoes) stand ready to devour all moving flesh.