Bagni di Lucca and Beyond

We arrived in Ponte a Serraglio, our little part of Bagni di Lucca, in February in time to catch the last of winter.

There have been trips to Torino,

Florence,

Lucca,

Venice,

Rome,

Montenegro,

France and Spain, more to come on that.

Now spring has arrived and we have watched the trees turn green and flowers arrive.

Bright yellow canola flowers show up in fields. This one is beside the road to Lucca. It only lasts a couple of weeks, but looks spectacular while it lasts.

The tiglio trees have begun to form a tunnel on the road to Bagni di Lucca.

The trees on either side of the river have their new leaves.

Wild flowers and wisteria.

The pansies I planted on the bridge were pelted with rain and then strong wind, so didn’t do well. The hanging pots have lasted a bit longer.

I have now changed the ruined pansies with marigolds, which will hopefully survive the summer. There are now 2 wonderful people who are going to water them while I am not here.

My balcony is not quite as exposed to the wind and flowers have fared better.

Daffodils come up by themselves in late winter.

I plant pansies in early March.

The window pots are more protected and are still looking good.

I was delighted when the iris I planted last year  returned with more flowers.

The river looks wonderful in the morning when I step out on the balcony before crossing  the bridge for my coffee.

This is my reward for the short walk across the bridge to Bar Italia.

A special mimosa cake appeared for International Women’s Day.

New cups have appeared recently. This my usual breakfast, cappuccino and apple sfoglia…too delicious.

We have bought a new table and chairs for our balcony. The original set served us well for 22 year and now has a new home.

The perfect spot to keep an eye on what is happening in the piazza.