#Cats

                                                                       Have a nice #caturday.                                                          “If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”( Mark Twain ).                                                                                         Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Nasturzi.

Nasturzi.”Tropaeolum majus” (garden nasturtium) is a flowering plant in the family Tropaeolaceae, originating in the Andes from Bolivia north to Colombia. It is widely cultivated, both as an ornamental plant and as a medicinal plant. All its parts are edible. The flower has most often been consumed, making for an especially ornamental salad ingredient..This is my terrace … I do not eat them, I like to watch them!Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Pisa (Italy), Monumental Cemetery

The Piazza dei Miracoli , is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. The square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Campanile, and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) founded in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone.The structure of the Cemetery represents an oblong cloister in flowery “Gothic” style, with the aim of accommodating the sarcophagi from the Roman period, which until then were scattered around the Cathedral and reused as illustrious Pisans’ burials. The building had to be a “large and decent, secluded and closed”; the result is one of the oldest medieval Christian architectures, destined to cult of the dead.In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Source:http://www.leaningtower-ofpisa.com/monumental-cemetery-of-pisa/

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Feijoa

Acca sellowiana, (common names feijoa ) is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is widely cultivated as a garden plant and fruiting tree and It is an evergreen, perennial shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres.The fruit is edible but I want to show the beauty of its flower. I find it amazing!

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colors of autumn

<Arbutus Unedo , (Corbezzolo)Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland . The plant is very common in Sardinia, where I live.The fruit is a red berry, 1–2 cm diameter, with a rough surface. It matures in about 12 months, in autumn, at the same time as the next flowering. It is edible; the fruit is sweet when reddish, and tastes similar to a fig.Sorce : Wikipedia

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Street art in Sardinia (Italy)

In many towns in Sardinia there is a vast amount of street art, true open-air masterpieces gifted to us by the talents of the artists, some famous, some completely unknown.Some of Sardinia’s ‘murales’In these towns the walls serve as a collective memory for the community, expressing the personality and character of the people.This is photographed in San Sperate near Cagliari, the most important city of Sardinia.https://www.sardegna.com/en/blog/sardinian-street-art/Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Archaeological Sardinia (Italy)

Sardinia’s Nuraghic monuments, dolmen, menhir, domus de janas, giants’ tombs, all striking testimonials to an ancient megalithic culture, are believed to be surrounded by strong magnetic energy which influences and improves the wellbeing of body and soul. Even Aristotle reported that in Sardinia lying close to a Tomb of the Giants was a way to get rid of nightmares and obsessions. The necropolis of Sant’Andrea Priu is an archaeological site located on the south side of the fertile plain of Saint Lucia, in the municipality of Bonorva, Sardinia. The complex, one of the most important of the island, is composed of twenty domus de janas; one of them with its eighteen rooms appears to be one of the largest hypogean tombs of the Mediterranean basin. Chronologically, the complex is dated 3500–2900 BC. In the necropolis lies this Dolmen very particular form of bull ..http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/article/stones-and-water–ancient-sources-wellnessPhoto © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Pisa (Italy).Monumental Cemetery

The Piazza dei Miracoli , in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. The square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Campanile, and the Monumental Cemetery founded in 1277.The structure of the Cemetery represents an oblong cloister in flowery “Gothic” style, with the aim of accommodating the sarcophagi from the Roman period, which until then were scattered around the Cathedral and reused as illustrious Pisans’ burials. The building had to be a “large and decent, secluded and closed”; the result is one of the oldest medieval Christian architectures, destined to cult of the dead.In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.http://www.leaningtower-ofpisa.com/monumental-cemetery-of-pisa/Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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