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It really is an impressive place. Some of the city parks are very arboretum-like too. It would be a fine spot for a tree quest if we ever stayed here for long enough. We’re lucky to be here just as the leaves are changing too. It’s really only just started in the last few days.
4 years agoI love all of these tree shots so much.
4 years agoAt least some of the restrictions are countrywide. Masks are mandatory pretty much everywhere outdoors, except when you’re well away from anyone. In the cities everyone wears them, including bicyclists. The situation is changing rapidly everywhere. Not that it looks any better back home - at least here everyone is behaving responsibly.
The area where we are now is one of the better ones in Italy now, and the south where we plan on going next is better still; and Greece is better yet - it’s really the only part of Southern Europe that is still classified green.
It’s hard to say at this point how it will affect our plans, but it’s likely to at some point. Croatia has gotten very much worse just in the last two weeks. I won’t be surprised if Italy cuts them off soon - we barely slipped in through a door that I imagine is closing fast. And with Italy on the red list now, we can’t enter Greece without a fresh Covid test.
So many fabulous trees!
And I love the limited entries for motor vehicles.
I've seen a couple of headlines about increasing restrictions in Italy. Sounds like it's regional-only at this point?
Stuck at home during my early retirement, I'm pleased to hear that there are flat areas worth visiting that I can save for later!
4 years agoYes, he did seem pleased. I should really let him out more often.
4 years agoWhat a thoughtful bird!
.. to position itself just so for your photo.
That's what I thought, too!
4 years agoHandsome!
And he looks very happy to get out and stretch in the sun.
That’s a considerate offer, Steve. I think we’ll figure it out on our own though. Part of the fun of this for me is in staring at the map and weighing alternatives. As far as the entire Po goes, we won’t be following it all the way to its source, uphill a ways from Saluzzo. I doubt our weather will hold out that long anyway, and we’ll be anxious for the warmer weather in Puglia. We’ll be happy to make it to Puglia, or maybe beyond to Alessandra.
4 years agoWe followed Bikeline's Po Radweg book. We could easily email you the .gpx from this, or post it on Dropbox for you to pick up. However the wiggly nature of the map you have posted implies you have your own route plotted?
For interest, Bikeline gives the length of the Po Radweg as 595 km.
That seems to be a common occurrence!
4 years agoHey, that’s the same reference I saw. Great minds look alike!
4 years agoLooks like it from what I have been able to find.
Another "common" nature ID! Almost added a link to Wikimedia commons, but thought this one was better.
https://ebird.org/species/comgre
Might be a parasol mushroom. I learned that one in Germany in 1977 from a German guy I worked with who hunted them since he was a kid.
4 years agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrolepiota_procera
However, I would not eat it without knowing for sure. Herr Bohn used to say "you can eat all mushrooms... some only once!"
The cardinal rule of wild edibles is: "If in doubt, don't!"