One day in the studio

The post I've been working on since the beginning of March has grown rather unwieldy, and as I returned to it again just now I realized that this handful of photos taken during the course of yesterday would be perfectly happy on their own. After days and days of drizzle & dull light, I really enjoyed getting the camera out again—it felt like a true celebration, especially with the studio table 'garden' growing between my work spaces at either end (thanks to a visit to the plant market the day before). And I liked how the colors of the freesias echoed those in my cityscape behind. Once the sun had crept a little further into the room, I took a few photos of the blossoms basking in the sunlight before the flowers & accompanying greens had to be relocated to the dining table until nightfall. But in the late afternoon the sunny 'middle' became the perfect place to enjoy a pot of tea while I did a little research on these happy flowers with such an intoxicating fragrance.

I actually re-shot the last image today since the warmth from the light had disappeared by the time I finished my notes yesterday. Maybe some of the things I jotted down are readable now (the image can be enlarged by clicking on it).

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Below are a few photos of the weekly plant & flower market held each Thursday under the loggia that runs along the west side of Piazza della Repubblica. A stroll through the plant market is one of my favorite pleasures, and this past week it made for a particularly bright spot against the backdrop of too many drizzly-skied days to count. As you can see, the yellow mimosa—which has become a symbol of 'la festa della donna' (International Women's Day, celebrated on 8 March)—was still in abundance this week.

{A past Arzigogolare entry about an excursion to the plant market can be read here.}

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And now back to work on my original intro entry for March; I will post it in the next few days.

In the meanwhile, I hope all is well in your corner of the world...