One of the fun things about writing a blog is the people you meet along the way. Today I went to Lucca to meet Stephanie and Paul who follow the blog and have come to spend a month in this lovely Tuscan town.
It was a gorgeous day in Lucca, the sun shone and it was delightfully warm, so we had a stroll through the streets before having lunch at Paris Boheme.
Spring is less than a week away, but it seems to have come a bit early this year. The magnolia blooms have almost finished in Corso Garibaldi when they should be about to start.
The trees on the walls are still bare, but there are tiny buds beginning to appear.
Some of the trees in the botanical gardens are already well on the way to turning green.
I don’t know what this one is, but it has the most amazing root system.
Wild flowers are growing in the sunshine.
Camellia trees are laden with gorgeous flowers.
The next few weeks are going to be wonderful, spring is an exciting time of the year with new growth appearing every day. I hope the weather stays dry and warm. We have had a very wet winter and everyone is quite tired of it.
I love those camellia’s at the end, how fabulous they are! Enjoy the season change. xx
By: lizgolding on March 14, 2014
at 8:41 pm
Spring is about to begin…can’t wait.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 14, 2014
at 8:57 pm
I guess that all the winter rain has done some good. The flowers look beautiful! Thank you, Debra.
By: mulino dominillo on March 14, 2014
at 8:50 pm
I hope we don’t get a wet spring like last year, it was too much.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 14, 2014
at 8:57 pm
I love the colorful flowers and trees,it makes everything beautiful.
By: ranu802 on March 14, 2014
at 8:52 pm
It will be fun to watch all the spring flowers appear.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 14, 2014
at 8:58 pm
Yes I remember being with you in Lucca much later in the season when those Magnolia trees were at their peak on Corso Garabaldi. Anyway luckily you caught them for us just in time. Beautiful post Deb.
By: Dianne Cant on March 14, 2014
at 9:39 pm
The flowers were a bit early this year. It is a gorgeous street.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 15, 2014
at 6:50 am
Gorgeous photos- Spring is so beautiful there! Lucca is one of my favourite places! ( and I bet lunch was delicious!)
By: Pauline on March 14, 2014
at 9:58 pm
Lunch was great and it is always fun to see Luis and David.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 15, 2014
at 6:49 am
Great to see Lucca blooming again, spring at last. I can’t recall a single trip to Lucca where i’ve had one of those ‘oh know not this again’ moments.
I would’nt mind living in Lucca its got everything.
By: chris oconnor on March 14, 2014
at 10:47 pm
Lucca is a great place. There is always something to see and do. I love it.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 15, 2014
at 6:48 am
I can only dream about growing those camellias not to mention the magnolias, sigh….
By: Roz MacAllan on March 14, 2014
at 10:47 pm
Things just seem to grow here.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 15, 2014
at 6:47 am
The tree you didn’t recognize is a ‘cipresso calvo delle paludi’ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxodium_distichum
it’s a very amazing tree! 🙂
By: antoguida on March 14, 2014
at 11:42 pm
Thanks for the information. I have often wondered about this tree as I walk past.
By: Debra Kolkka on March 15, 2014
at 6:47 am
Lovely news Debra of beautiful weather to come home to, back on Tuesday 🙂
By: Shona Nunan & Michael Cartwright on March 14, 2014
at 11:56 pm
How lovely to be watching this beautiful transformation. Lucky you!
By: Jim & Kerry on March 15, 2014
at 12:00 am
It’s come to the point where I really look forward to your first magnolia post from Lucca, Deb! Beautiful as always.
By: janinevasta on March 15, 2014
at 12:30 am
So jealous! We are months before any sign of spring. Beautiful.
By: thirdeyemom on March 15, 2014
at 12:32 am
Only 6 months to go til our first visit to Lucca , your blog is like a long gentle tease and we CAN’T WAIT to gt there !!!
By: Anonymous on March 15, 2014
at 1:09 am
I was in Lucca at this time, 2 yrs ago, and those Magnolia trees were glorious. I smelled it in the air. It was pure and clean. I have never seen camellias in that hue, how gorgeous are they? Lovely post.
By: meditatingmummy on March 15, 2014
at 1:34 am
It’s so beautiful out there… things changes so dramatically there with the season, right?
Here in Kerala we have only two seasons, Rainy and not rainy 🙂
By: Sreejith Nair on March 15, 2014
at 9:19 am
Thank you Debra for bringing lovely Lucca to all of us who wish we were there…
By: paninigirl on March 15, 2014
at 2:24 pm
Wonderful pictures especially as I look out on the lingering snow here in northern Illinois. Thank you so much.
I remember an enjoyable couple of days in Lucca several years ago. Though it was fall, and I might have missed the blooms, it was still an experience I hope to repeat some day.
By: Joan Schmelzle on March 15, 2014
at 2:42 pm
Gorgeous photos. And the roots on that tree are amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it. Hope you are enjoying a lovely almost-spring weekend.
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
By: Kathryn McCullough on March 15, 2014
at 7:54 pm
well look at that, they are an odd root system….lovely spring pictures. It still feels like summer here.
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on March 15, 2014
at 7:56 pm
those magnolias look stunning, you were there at the perfect time to see them too.
By: Where's Wiwi? on March 16, 2014
at 6:28 am
Your photos are just so beautiful !
By: Freya wolf on March 16, 2014
at 7:47 am
Wow! That first photo in particular is gorgeous!
By: Michelle on March 16, 2014
at 7:54 am
I adore Magnolias. They’re so lovely, and so are the Camellias. The tree roots look really funny. 🙂
By: anotherday2paradise on March 16, 2014
at 8:11 am
Stunning pictures as usual, Deb – lovely to see Lucca in its Spring glory.
By: Sandra Hoopmann on March 17, 2014
at 12:55 am
I just want to come Home to ‘the turret’….
By: Kendall on March 17, 2014
at 12:43 pm
a little lunch time reading
By: Amy Bucher on March 17, 2014
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By: #300 | The Sophomore Slump on August 23, 2014
at 1:52 am
Spring seems such a long time ago, Debra, but you portrayed it so beautifully. I owe it to Rommel for reminding me what a nice blog you have. 🙂
By: restlessjo on August 27, 2014
at 6:00 pm
I will be heading back to autumn, another beautiful season.
By: Debra Kolkka on August 28, 2014
at 2:36 pm