G8 Graphics
Posters of the G8 participants have been in all of the subway stations, during the time leading up to the G8 Summit that was held in L'Aquila this last week. These were on rotating displays, that...
Enjoy Your Life
Here's an imperative for all of us, created in tilework in the Metro subway here in Milano. (Darn, I didn't note which subway stop... It might be Monte Napoleone.)
Guardiano Idraulico
Another early evening ride along the canal on a smooth bike. A beautiful temperature and gorgeous light.
Maybelline & Milano
There's just something about this huge Maybelline ad sky-high against the duomo that doesn't quite fit.
Ciao?
I just liked this! (Is that a highly stylized "ciao"? Or a tag? It could be both.) And here are other portions of the same sign:
I Tour Milano with My Fingertips
Sabato 4 luglio • Saturday, July 4 Journal Entry Wandering Via Monte Napoleone... How will I survive here without my sewing machine? I might BURST! Jil Sander and Kenzo have such details. Insets....
Canal-side Afternoon
After a couple of morning rides along the Naviglio Pavese canal, I was anxious to see it in the late afternoon light. I knew the whole sense would be different, and the building canal-sides would be...
Milano is “Under Water”!
Milano has a half meter of water in the streets! (In places, not wall-to-wall.) The thunder has been rumbling for hours and I feel it in my seat as I sit here. They don't make rain like this in...
Skype the Dog
We even skyped the dog, Sammy! It was worth getting up at 6:45 for a 7:00 AM chat with my goofy friends from Junior High and High School! Skype me, baby! They were all together on the beach in West...
4th of July in Tricolore Land
It's the 4th of July and friends back in the States are celebrating with a long weekend, fireworks, barbeques and beach fires. Here in Milano, I've got my eyes open for SOME nod to the U.S. In the...
Luxury and the Subway
Friday night, and I hadn't been out of the house all day. OK. I changed my clothes, walked to the subway station and hopped on the "green line" at Romolo. Four stops to Cadorna, a switch to the "red...
On My Counter
Last night while messing with my camera, I set it down on the kitchen counter and this image popped into the viewfinder. Hmm. I like that. I like the big, round pear butt and the diminishing line of...