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September 2021

Obviously, this is not the most appropriate place— if ever there really is one—to consider more or less pessimistically that our life will never be the same again. I occupy, perhaps undeservedly, this space to pay a small tribute to my favourite month of the year and, above all, to spend time fiddling with some images of my narrow everyday world and with the waves of words and thoughts that are playing on my mind and I just wonder if I could share them with you.
15-Sep-2021
Tousled sparrow
Tousled sparrow
A photograph should tell a story, even if it is irrelevant, or at least convey some emotion.
There are so many factors to consider.
Sometimes it happens that the real image differs from the one captured by a lens.
In other cases, however, the photograph, considered as an immobile representation of a moment, can reveal some detail, which would be lost in the action.
This little sparrow dared to approach the table where we were having breakfast, hoping to see his courage rewarded by a few crumbs.
Once he got what he was looking for, in flutter of wings, he disappeared.
Here remains, indelible, the visual memory of his ruffled feathers.

Every day, during this month of September, I will try to share with the visitors of this photo gallery some pictures and some little stories of my daily life.
In case you are curious to also see the images of the previous days, instead of taking a look only at the most recently posted photo
14-Sep-2021
The clouds danced an orange-pink waltz with the sunrise...
The clouds danced an orange-pink waltz with the sunrise...
I count myself lucky, having long ago won a lottery paid to me in seven sunrises a week for life.
13-Sep-2021
A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes...
A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes...
The only system to photograph a cat is to use infinite patience.



And the strongest emotion was that life was as precious as it was puzzling.
It was an ecstacy because it was an adventure; it was an adventure because it was an opportunity.
~G. K. Chesterton~

12-Sep-2021
Think any way you please, but know why..
Think any way you please, but know why..
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
"I must do something" always solves more problems than "Something must be done."
11-Sep-2021
Dark clouds...
Dark clouds...
Today I have very little desire to take pictures and even less to spend unnecessary words. After all, this is a site for amateur photographers, not a blog for vain philosophical discussions on the darkness of the future. I only specify that although I am well aware of the tragedy that occurred 20 years ago and that I remember precisely, like millions of other people, my desire for thoughtful silence today is not strictly caused only by those dramatic memories.
I choose to leave the word to a great man whom I will never stop admiring.
“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life.”
~ Bertrand Russell ~
10-Sep-2021
The same horses, the day after...
The same horses, the day after...
Even today I passed by the two horses' meadow.
They were both there, unaware that they were waiting for me.
Of course they weren't supposed to know.
Who knows how these two quiet horses see me?
Who knows if they recognize me or if, probably, for them I am just one of the humans walking along the fence that delimits their world? All the same, strange characters who walk on two legs and who do not seem to appreciate the taste of soft grass.
Of course there are some particular humans, those that horses have come to know, those who take care of them, who groom their hair, who give them a blanket to put on their backs when it's very cold.
It is certain that the two horses know how to distinguish them from the homogeneous mass of the others.
But, rightly, why should they pay attention to me when I stop to look at them and, even, capture their image?
Even today they stand still, just like yesterday.
If they weren't in a slightly different spot on the lawn, I might think they haven't moved at all, they've been petrified for twenty-four hours, and maybe they'll never move.
I would like at least one of them to raise his head, not to recognize me, I do not aspire to that much, but to break their living stillness.
09-Sep-2021
Two horses in the sun.
Two horses in the sun.
Autumn comes, but summer lingers.
Here and there gleams a yellow leaf, but green is still the triumphant colour, and the days have all the warmth of summer till the equinoctial winds have blown.
I meet these two horses every time I walk along the field where they usually live.
I don't know anything about horses, but these two are, in a way, part of the familiar landscape of my morning walks.
Sometimes they eat with the calm concentration of the grazing animals, their heads down, elegantly ignoring everything that happens around them.
Other times they stand motionless, close to each other, like equestrian monuments without a rider. The first morning sun envelops them in a golden halo.
Who knows if they notice it? Who knows what makes a horse choose to do what they do?
Unaware of what too often troubles us humans, these two horses stand out in the morning, bearers of their unknown truth.
08-Sep-2021
Sunrise sunflowers
Sunrise sunflowers
There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.
Every morning brings me something new to discover, even in my small daily space.
An image, a shape, a particular light ... All this can inspire positive thoughts, without necessarily falling into total optimism, which makes us helpless.
Mark Twain said that whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

Every day, during this month of September, I will try to share with the visitors of this photo gallery some pictures and some little stories of my daily life.
In case you are curious to also see the images of the previous days, instead of taking a look only at the most recently posted photo

07-Sep-2021
Drop the mask!
Drop the mask!
I am perfectly aware that this is just a very quick snapshot, not accurate at all. But sometimes what matters is seizing the moment.
Meet Tina. Tina is Portuguese and is one of the waitresses, all Portuguese, of the Portuguese café where we go for breakfast almost every morning.
In a way it is like taking a little trip abroad, immersing yourself in the pleasure of being lulled by a different culture.
In fact, most of the regulars are all Portuguese too.
Mostly workers and bricklayers, electricians and installers who work in the surrounding area.
You may not know it, but here in Switzerland there is a break in everyone's working day which is simply called "nine o'clock".
It is typically a break between twenty minutes and half an hour, during which workers take their time for a cup of coffee and a snack. If you come to this Portuguese café at the right time of the day, you find yourself enveloped in the chanting Lusitanian idiom.
Ah, I forgot to tell you that the café I'm talking about is called "O Bom Gosto", that means "The Good Taste".
Believe me, it's a fitting name.
Tina is a key character of this nice café. All the other waitresses are just as kind and diligent, always smiling, and the pastry chef / baker, who works hard to bake cakes, croissants, bread of all shapes and colours and, of course, the famous Pastéis de Nata (Portuguese custard tarts), despite his vaguely grim appearance, is a very sweet gentleman. But the fact remains that Tina is Tina.
Here in Switzerland, there has never been an obligation, in these difficult months, to wear any mask outdoors, but Tina and her colleagues continually go inside and outside, from inside the café to serve the customers who are outside, on the terrace. For this reason, they often keep the mask on their face, to avoid having to put it on and take it off all the time.
In this snapshot I present Tina, who has just brought us a tray with our coffees and our usual breakfast (the waitresses just give us a smiling nod from inside, asking for confirmation. "The usual?").
"Thanks, Tina. Can I take a picture of you?"
"But with great pleasure! Wait just a moment for me to take off this mask."
And then she immediately gave us her wonderful and spontaneous smile that you too can see here.
Smiles, freed from every screen, have even more value and warm the heart of those who receive them and those who make them.

Every day, during this month of September, I will try to share with the visitors of this photo gallery some pictures and some little stories of my daily life.
In case you are curious to also see the images of the previous days, instead of taking a look only at the most recently posted photo
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