NEW guidebook of hiking itineraries: Alto Appennino di Reggio e Garfagnana The last one from publisher Tarka June 16, 2026 Hiking itineraries: Alto Appennino di Reggio e Garfagnana My new guidebook of hiking itineraries: Alto Appennino di Reggio e Garfagnana. One year
Pollen on the sea Pollen on the sea, and other spring signals April 12, 2026 The pollen Counting time in springs. That was the beginning of a post from a few years ago. Today I took a walk, and I must say, it was
A story of photography and communication with a tiger beetle Cicindela photography and connection June 21st, 2024 The facts Tiger beetles are mobile: they fly, land, take off again, run. When, still a teenager, I collected coleopters, catching tiger beetles was a challenge. During
Stories of grape "sughi" and other preparations A trip starting from grape “sughi” and going far November 19th, 2023 A premise During the last period I travelled few times across the Emilia plain. But, only to reach places, without stopping, unless for too short time: it’s
LAVATORIES, WATER TROUGHS, FOUNTAINS A presentation of the parts of a water trough - lavatory, and other examples July 18th, 2023 Fountains, lavatories, water troughs, and combinations of them: the have been for long time the artifacts by which humans and animals got their
About the colour of Rosalia alpina Non scientific considerations, inspired by an encounter with a Rosalia alpina, evolutionism and creationism July 13th, 2023 It happened, finally . Few days ago I meet it alive, for the first time, in Ligonchio: mythical Rosalia alpina; up
Exercises of presence call it mindfulness, if you want July 6th, 2023 Exercises of presence: a beginning Measuring time by springtimes. It is a common expression, always having an intimate meaning, with deep motivation. A Cystus plant with its fruits, now, at the beginning
HIKING AND DRINKING WATER flasks, fountains, plastic, sustainability, safety, and more July 3rd, 2023 Introduction A water bottle, in the first picture, hereafter abbreviated with "flask", became a kind of ethical sustainability symbol... With the connected growth of diverse commercial offers. But leave this
Forest bathing, therapy or self-care ? (Thoughts about research, terpenes, colds, childhood memories and short memory) October 18, 2021 Forest bathing, or forest therapy, depending on perspectives, is definitely a fashionable topic. Not that it is new but, having become a fashion,
Marine glaciers Marine glaciers: glacier valleys overlookig the sea April 2, 2021 The glacier valleys of the Apennine maritime side , still with some snow, on the background of the La Spezia harbour. Now that almost all the snow on the maritime side is
