I woke up this morning to heavy rain…again. Then I heard a loud rumbling sound like a large truck heading toward the house, but it was not a truck, it was thunder.
Sometimes in winter I find these morning storms exciting, but coming at the end of several months of miserable rain, I was not all that thrilled by the sound of thunder, and opening the door to the balcony to find it was 8 degrees.
The river is rushing past again and water is pouring in from everywhere.
The geraniums are looking dejected.
We are not the only ones affected by this latest bout of horrible weather. I was in Forte dei Marmi yesterday and I have never seen the sea so rough on the Versilia coast.
There was a damp crowd at the end of the pier watching the unusual scene. Occasionally one of the huge waves broke over the end of the pier.
I read in the paper this morning that several beaches along the coast had been damaged by the heavy seas. I had to return to Forte dei Marmi this morning so I had a look along the coast. Normally the sea is flat and calm, but again today the seas were rough.
Further south, at Marina di Pietrasanta, it was just as dreary.
The art on the pier seemed very appropriate today.
Lido di Camaiora was the same. These beaches and piers should be full of people enjoying the sun,sand and sea. The restaurants and shops should be full, but they are all virtually empty. You have to feel for the businesses relying on a good summer trade…let’s hope it gets better soon.
Washed up on the beach were countless blue things. I have no ideas what they are…any suggestions?
The weather MUST improve soon!!!!
In winter it is nice,drammatic waves etc, but now we need sun…poor tourists!
By: eponato on May 25, 2013
at 2:47 pm
This constant rotten weather is driving me mad!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 2:53 pm
Dreadful and depressing, it can only get better…..
By: Gill on May 25, 2013
at 2:51 pm
It can’t get much worse!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 2:54 pm
This weather is doing my head in – have never known anything like it since I came here in 2005. It’s quite autumnal and it’s snowed on the prato fiorito and anywhere above 1,400 meters. There’s only so much one can do stuck at home. Let’s hope this year’s an exception… anyway your Colombia post certainly cheered me up – I hope tomorrow’s performance at 8.30 pm at Montecarlo’s teatro degli rassicurati of Marriage of Figaro will do the same – if the weather lets me get to it!
By: Francis on May 25, 2013
at 2:55 pm
I have been here since 2003 and this is by far the worst year I have ever had here. It is driving me nuts!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:07 pm
The weather made for some beautiful, dramatic photos.
By: Tuxedo Sophisticated Cat on May 25, 2013
at 3:37 pm
The weather is certainly very dramatic…right now I would settle for some boring fine days.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:09 pm
Those are portuguese man of war, or otherwise known as blue jellyfish.
By: kathy turner on May 25, 2013
at 3:46 pm
I googled the jelly fish and their official name is La Medusa Velella vellella…or by-the-wind jellyfish. They are certainly strange looking things.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:01 pm
Same weather in Loreto (Le Marche) and raining cats and dogs at lunchtime. Fortunately, we had a very long lunch… The sun is shining right now, but it is hard to predict for how long. Fairly cold as well.
Do not touch the blue jellyfish. They sting. Not good for any beach to have an invasion of those little monsters…
By: mulino dominillo on May 25, 2013
at 5:07 pm
The jelly fish were all quite dead. They are quite small and flat, not like any jelly fish I have seen before.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:13 pm
Debra,
Even dead, their stingers still contain nasty doses of toxins. No touchee, girl! You don’t want that talented shutter-button finger wrapped up in bandages and slathered with benadryl and cortisone!
By: Rob Mc Artor on May 27, 2013
at 11:43 am
I hear you Debra…Basta con questa pioggia! xx
By: janinevasta on May 25, 2013
at 5:19 pm
It has been raining for months!!!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:13 pm
IT MUST! The weather looks grim for Italy at the end of May. For a change it’s nice here today, sunny although still a little cold but there’s no need to swaddle up to go out.
By: Just Add Attitude on May 25, 2013
at 5:30 pm
It must change soon. It simply cannot keep raining.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:14 pm
Rain does spoil our plans,but sometimes we pray for rain as well. We are human we are not satisfied.
Ranu
By: ranu802 on May 25, 2013
at 5:51 pm
I know that sometimes we ask for rain, but this has been going on since November last year. We will all have webbed feet soon.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:15 pm
The weather has gone completely bonkers! We have had a beautiful day here, we’ve been to Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire, shorts and t- shirts were the order of the day. The ice-cream vendors have done a roaring trade. But to be honest I would rather be in a wet Ponte than a sunny UK! A x
By: Andrea Waterhouse on May 25, 2013
at 6:41 pm
I don’t mind the odd wet day here in Ponte, but it is now ridiculous.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:16 pm
Not good news for tourists headed that way, Rather incongruous sculptures for the beach-front, even if it reflects the mood of the hour, don’t you think?
By: Madhu on May 25, 2013
at 6:44 pm
Those blue things look lovely! Any wiser about what they are?
By: Madhu on May 25, 2013
at 6:52 pm
It appears they are little jelly fish. I could see tentacles, but they were quite short. They were strange little critters.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:19 pm
I thought the one in the water was particularly dour, and not at all what I would expect to see at a fun holiday place. It definitely suited the situation today, but is hardly cheery.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:18 pm
The blue things are jelly fish that appear along this bit of coast at this time of year. They are harmless but if it gets hot they smell horrible !
By: Celia Prosecchino on May 25, 2013
at 7:37 pm
There were thousands of them washed up along the beach. I can imagine that they would smell a bit when the sun hits them.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 25, 2013
at 8:20 pm
When those bluebottle jellyfish are alive and floating, they have long tentacles trailing behind them which give a very nasty sting. When they are dead and washed up they make a satisfactory POP if you stand on them!
By: Alison on May 25, 2013
at 9:21 pm
These are different from our blue bottles. They have a kind of flat sail on top instead of an air filled bubble.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:03 pm
Oh my …. definitely not summer weather! …. Bagni still looks great in the rain.
By: aFrankAngle on May 25, 2013
at 11:20 pm
It always looks lovely, but now I want some sunny days.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:04 pm
hi deb sad about all that rain. at the moment in brisvegas it is sunny and a pleasant 21c. this week we have italian week here so there could be some good food around. also Miami had its 50th anniversiry a few weeks ago. i didnt go but i dont think there were any pre mid 70’s there. looking forward to catching up when you come back!! the colombian blogs were great too. chris 🙂
By: chris toy on May 26, 2013
at 2:16 am
The weather will get better and I will get my garden going!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:05 pm
Oh dear! Hope that weather brightens up before we get there Deb! Beautiful here in Brisbane today…taking off on Tuesday…so looking forward to it!
By: Pauline on May 26, 2013
at 2:59 am
I’m sure it will be great by the time you get here. We will probablyy be complaining about the heat.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:06 pm
I sure hope so!
By: Pauline on May 28, 2013
at 3:54 am
Debra I’m sure summer is just around the corner for you. It’s funny to think it’s warmer here in Sydney and we are about to slip into winter.
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on May 26, 2013
at 4:04 am
Warm sunny days will be here soon…I just know it.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:06 pm
It might be raining, but beautiful photos Debra. We need some rain here in Melbourne at the moment. In a few weeks we are going to Northern New South Wales coast and Brisbane for a holiday. Looking forward to warmer climate.
By: Miranda on May 26, 2013
at 7:00 am
I wish I could send some rain to you in Melbourne…we have had more than enough.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:07 pm
Endless rain here too, but this morning wind in the trees and so far – sun! I’m out in the garden after coffee! Xcat
By: Catherine on May 26, 2013
at 8:03 am
Sunday has been a much better day…let’s hope it is the start of better things.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:08 pm
Great post, I have seen that water really wild in December not in May. I hope you get your summer soon.
By: Geoff on May 26, 2013
at 8:21 am
Today, Sunday, was a much better day with lovely blue skies.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:09 pm
Lovely post! Very interesting to see a slice of Italy without the sunshine and blue skies. Let’s hope for the weather to improve soon and warm up. Spring has so far been colder and wetter this year. 😉
By: Malou on May 26, 2013
at 8:32 am
It has been quite cold the last few days, but today was much better.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:09 pm
For once, I didn’t go into a deep blue funk in mid-May, when I left Venice after another 3 month stay. It was so dreary and wet for mot of the time. I wonder what your summer will be like!
By: ytaba36 on May 26, 2013
at 9:49 am
I’m sure summer will kick in eventually…it must!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:10 pm
if it’s any consolation, the weather has been the same here in Switzerland. Even the Ticino has had wet wet wet weather. On Friday we’re off to Virginia and it’s cool there too! But we’ll all survive! Don’t let it get to you! Love,
Sondra
By: Sondra on May 26, 2013
at 11:21 am
I wouldn’t mind so much if I wasn’t trying to finish the garden at Vergemoli.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:11 pm
Watching the final stage of the Giro d’Italia on TV, in Brescia, the sun’s out, hope it’s made it’s way to Ponte!
By: Andrea Waterhouse on May 26, 2013
at 2:47 pm
We had sun today!
By: Debra Kolkka on May 26, 2013
at 6:11 pm
I was feeling exactly the same about the weather in France – but yes, a little sunshine yesterday and it looks like a glorious day today – hooray!
By: frenchfry36 on May 27, 2013
at 7:17 am
We have had 2 fine days, but rain is on the way again.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 27, 2013
at 7:59 pm
We arrive in just under 3 weeks….hoping that your Summer would have well and truly kicked in by then! Not looking forward to leaving a Melbourne winter behind and finding the same weather over there!
By: Pam on May 27, 2013
at 7:56 am
I’m sure the weather will be wonderful by then…I hope so anyway.
By: Debra Kolkka on May 27, 2013
at 7:58 pm
Stormy weather indeed – I hope the sun shines for you soon. The little blue things look interesting…
By: The Travelbunny on May 27, 2013
at 11:47 am
No doubt we will all be complaining about the heat soon
By: Debra Kolkka on May 27, 2013
at 8:00 pm
I have just come back from 6 days in England where it was hot any sunny….!
By: June Finnigan on June 3, 2013
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Lucky you! It WILL happen here soon.
By: Debra Kolkka on June 3, 2013
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By: New art at Pisa airport | Bagni di Lucca and Beyond on July 16, 2013
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Reblogged this on coralboucher and commented:
Hope it fines up for you soon but some wonderful shots of various scenes. Would love to go there
By: Coral Boucher on July 16, 2013
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hope it fines up for you soon. Wonderful scenery though
By: Coral Boucher on July 16, 2013
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The weather did eventually get better. Summer was late arriving.
By: Debra Kolkka on July 16, 2013
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