The walk up to La Villa from Ponte a Serraglio follows the Lima River. There is a footpath most of the way and on the mountain side there is a rock wall. In late winter and spring snowdrops and daffodils grow from the wall. It is a bit early yet for these to appear, but the moss, lichen and tiny plants look wonderful. The entire wall is alive.
I love those plants that grow from the walls!
By: mulino dominillo on January 24, 2013
at 7:44 pm
It is looking particularly lovely right now.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 6:08 am
You are able to find beauty in everything, I just love your photographs..
By: kathy turner on January 24, 2013
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Thank you. It is not difficult to find beauty in Italy.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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How beautiful! I especially love the little succulents in the bottom left photo! 🙂
By: Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial on January 24, 2013
at 8:07 pm
These plants are all really tiny. Soon the crevices will be filled with bluebells, snowdrops and tiny daffodils.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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I agree with Kathy — you find beauty in everything and thanks for taking us along!
By: Karen Overton on January 24, 2013
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There are so many beautiful things to photograph here in the village…I will never run out.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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Where is the snow?
By: Pete Brosnan on January 24, 2013
at 8:56 pm
There is some snow higher in the mountains. We are not very high above sea level here in Bagni di Lucca and the snow doesn’t come this low very often.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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What a nice collection of photos, in these different sizes!
By: eponato on January 24, 2013
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It is new gallery format by WordPress…I like it.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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Alive and kicking! I love these images Deb. Like the people, Italy delights in the four seasons and lives them to the full…..
By: Janine on January 24, 2013
at 9:32 pm
I love the seasons here in Bagni di Lucca.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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Beautiful – I know the walls you speak of and do remember lovely special mosses and blooms peeking out.
By: dianne Cant on January 24, 2013
at 9:36 pm
I love the walk up to La Villa and go most days.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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I love this post – beautiful collage.
By: Just Add Attitude on January 24, 2013
at 11:42 pm
Thank you.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 6:13 am
So sweet and lush. It looks like a spring wall!!
By: jann on January 24, 2013
at 11:54 pm
It does a bit. This wall gets the sun all day and is very damp. The plants are really tiny… difficult to show the scale…I need a matchbox.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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What a treat on another dreary day over here.. love the detail.. c
By: cecilia on January 25, 2013
at 1:21 am
We had a lovely sunny day yesterday, but it is quite cold.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 6:15 am
oh my goodness what a beautiful collage.
By: dearrosie on January 25, 2013
at 6:34 am
Thank you, the wall runs for almost a kilometre, so I had lots to choose from.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 12:34 pm
Does it change much with the seasons? I look forward to seeing it through your eyes…
By: dearrosie on January 25, 2013
at 4:21 pm
Spring is just beautiful here in Bagni di Lucca. I will show you as it happens.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 5:48 pm
What a variety that is Debra! They are all beautiful!
By: Madhu on January 25, 2013
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In spring it will have different plants.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
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How are you making a collage like this (very nice). Is it a wordpress thing or other software?
By: taccarinoinitaly on January 25, 2013
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You can do this with wordpress. It is quite simple, just follow the prompts when you insert photos.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 12:36 pm
Nature is so beautiful. If we tried to plant a wall to look like that, it probably wouldn’t look near as pretty.
By: Karen on January 25, 2013
at 2:41 pm
I think you are correct, if we tried to do this it wouldn’t look as good.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 5:46 pm
Quite the treat, and a reminder of more green is not too far away. … BTW – will be sending an email this weekend to update.
By: aFrankAngle on January 25, 2013
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Spring is just around the corner. My daffodils are starting to grow.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 25, 2013
at 5:48 pm
So our ours, but we’ve in a stretch of below 0 C!
By: aFrankAngle on January 25, 2013
at 7:59 pm
Hi Debbie just wondering did the earthquake hit come close to Bagni Di Lucca?
By: Anonymous on January 25, 2013
at 11:06 pm
Hi Debra, just wondering about the earthquake , was it near Bagni Di Lucca?
By: Gemma Howard on January 25, 2013
at 11:09 pm
Yes the earthquake was felt here. My house shook for a few seconds and several people gathered in the piazza, but it appears there was no damage and nobody was hurt. It was a bit scary for a while.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 26, 2013
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