Last nights sun was full of radiant colour. The skies are finally clear enough to watch the burning ball of flame set behind the Asinara Islands.
Pretty beautiful, eh?
Last Nights Sun | A Chemical Trail
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Freedom for Rossella Urru
Freedom for Rossella Urru
Rossella Urru is a 29-year-old woman from Sardinia, Italy. On the evening of 22 – 23 October 2011, she was kidnapped (along with two colleagues) in Algeria. She was working for the company International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP).
She has been held hostage for 128 days, 18 weeks, 3072 hours, 184,320 minutes and 11,059,200 seconds. (Recorded on February 27, 2012)
There is a wonderful Italian blog dedicated to Rossella Urru, where you can leave/read letters of support, up-to-date recent press releases and poems written for Rossella by family, friends and strangers.
The blog is a meeting point for the immediate liberation of Rossella Urru.
It is time to bring Rossella Urru home.
Two Hours in the Mountains | Sardinia, Italy
She walked beside me and jabbered on. Her broken, high-pitched accent threw me for a loop. At first glance, she seemed so Sardinian, but as she talked that speculation evaporated. She told me that my spoken Italian is not the greatest, we laughed. She said “nor is mine.” We laughed again.
She moved to Sardinia sixteen years ago and brought with her half of her home village from Romania. Her energy spun around the warm air as she explained the sylvatic goodness of Sardinia’s wild roots and I found myself basking in the newfound education.
We hiked two kilometers together through the beautiful Sardinian wilderness, before she turned around and headed back to town, back to work.
We said our piacere’s and parted ways. I continued on the voyage.
What did you do today?
A Sardinian Cowllery
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This gallery contains 7 photos.
A Sardinian Cowllery I’ve been experimenting with my new super-duper camera. Photographing animals is something I’ve just begun to play around with. What do you think? Can you offer any photo taking tips for this beginner?
The $4 Million Dollar Question | Amanda Knox – Her Side
Amanda Knox. The American college girl who had dreams of the beautiful life in Italy. She’s maintained her silence, has been portrayed as a she-devil by a prosecutors and labeled loose by the Italian and British media. American media show Knox as the innocent girl who went abroad, for which unforseen circumstances happened.
She spent four years in Italian prison for the murder of British beauty Meredith Kercher.
Knox’s sentence was overturned in October 2011. She returned to her hometown of Seattle with open arms and fanfare. She’s kept her silence until now.
HarperCollins has paid Knox $4 million dollars to tell her tale of events.
Knox has sold her story! $4 million!
Is this amount just in todays economic crisis? What about the still grieving family of Meredith Kercher? What about the Kercher’s legal bills? Has a publishing house offered them millions of dollars to sell their story of a girl denied the right to live?
Knox’s family have upwards of $1 million in legal fees still to pay.
$3 million in the bank, sick.
Sometimes we forget the innocent who’ve fallen when sensational stories make the headlines.
Let us not forget Meredith Kercher, who was brutally taken while living the dream in Italy.
Are you an expat in Italy and have followed this story? Do you think Amanda Knox should still be behind bars? What really happened on that fateful night, and how much does Amanda really know? Is this another case of justice being un-just?
I’d love to hear your opinions.
Will you be reading the new Amanda Knox book?
Carrasciali Trinitaiesu | Carnival in Sardinia
All around the world people are gearing up for the biggest party on the planet – Carnival. It’s already started here, in Sardinia, Italy. Last night kicked off the beginning of Carrasciali Trinitaiesu.
The 2000 locals finally free from winters wrath, dusted off their masks, put finishing touches on floats and cars, filled up thermos’ of wine, beer and liquor and they hit the streets for Carrasciali Trinitaiesu 2012.
Finally blessed with beautiful warm sunshine which brought out smiles and laughter from young and old alike. The techno beats kept the kids moving and the bootleg Sardinian red helped the adults forget winters harsh cold.
Fairies, berries and confetti too.
Are you celebrating Carnival? What are your customs?
Early Morning Snow & Sun | Photo Post
Morning Light
Watching snow melt
Rainbow Snow
Top 5 Beach Photos to Keep You Warm
Tired of the white, cold mess of winter? Longing for days where the sun shines and the ocean laps at your feet?
I’ve had enough of winter, of the cold, of the endless days and nights of watching snow fall. I’ve complied a short Top 5 list of beach photos that can keep you warm during the winter storm of 2012.
Top 5 Beach Photos to Keep You Warm
1. Cayo Coco – Cuba.
2. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
3. Whitsundays, Australia
4. Copacabana, Brazil.
5. Sardinia, Italy
A little warmer now? Have you spent your winter days dreaming of summer? I have.
Video – Carnival Tempio Pausania 2011
Carnival Tempio Pausania 2011. Parade for the kids, this is judging time and dance time!
Snowy Sardinia Take 3 | Feb 11th, 2012
Woke this morning to a complete and utter white out. Was planning on running 6k, but that idea is shot out the window. These pictures were taken at 7:30am.
The largest snow storm to hit Sardinia in thirty years is still hitting the island hard with the white fluff. The locals haven’t the means in dress to keep warm, no winter boots, jackets, mitts or hats. They are not used to climates like this and have begun to hibernate. The streets are silent.
My Sardinian Life 