Bird's eye view

The traditional gossips' bench known as the contrescarpa, viewed from an upstairs window. The regulars have several gathering spots, depending on the wind; this was the most sheltered one today. The bench outside our house is currently out of bounds due to the presence of many sparrows and starlings in the plane tree. Some of the usual suspects are in the photo; see if you can spot S, who joined them for a while. 

I decided to give it a vintage look since this is a very ancient tradition!