No, not long fields of barley and of rye. Ponte a Serraglio lies on either side of the river Lima. Some of the houses, like ours, are built right on the river. It is a straight drop from our windows to the water. Our little balcony sticks out over the river. If we had a mind to, we could throw a line in and catch the odd trout.
the village of Ponte a Serraglio
the hills rise quickly from the river
the passerella and Villa Fiori
a early spring view of Ponte a Serraglio
The land rises fairly steeply up from the river and I love to walk up the hill in front of our house. There is always something good to look at.
hellebores grow wild under the trees
San Giovanni baths
the old church behind the Bagni Caldi
from further up the hill
Tuscan rooftops
terraced hills
spring violets
a Bagni di Lucca garden
Even in abandoned gardens the flowers will spring up and look beautiful.
these were growing in the garden of a ruin
and these beautiful daffodils
The leaves are beginning to appear on the trees. Everything will look completely different soon.