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Out of Focus :: Roman Street Art, etc.

“Canzoni belle e appassionate/ che Roma mia m’ha ricordate,/ cantate solo pe’ dispetto,/ ma co ‘na smania drent’ar petto;/ io nun ve canto a voce piena,/ ma tutta l’anima è serena;/ e quanno er cèlo se scolora/ de me nessuna se ‘nnamora…” :: “Tanto Pe’ Cantà” ~ Ettore Petrolini – Alberto Simeoni

"Monti" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
Nino a “Monti” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle

“Cicero smiled at us. ‘The art of life is to deal with problems as they arise, rather than destory one’s spirit by worrying about them too far in advance. Especially tonight.” ~ Robert Harris

"Monti" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Monti” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Garbatella" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Garbatella” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Trastevere" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Trastevere” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Roma Tre" University :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Roma Tre” University :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Campitelli" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Campitelli” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Monti" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Monti” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Monti" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Monti” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Garbatella" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Garbatella” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Cavour" Subway station Mosaic :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Cavour” Subway station Mosaic :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Ostiense" :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Ostiense” :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Cavour" Subway station Mosaic :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Cavour” Subway station Mosaic :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
"Ostiense" City Ad Board :: Roman Street Art... | photo: ©ockstyle
“Ostiense” City Ad Board :: Roman Street Art… | photo: ©ockstyle
Photography

Abruzzo Winter Landscapes

It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. ~John Burroughs, "Winter Sunshine" Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. ~John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”
Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone

Drive my dead thoughts over the universe
Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth!
And, by the incantation of this verse,
Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawakened earth
The trumpet of a prophecy! O, wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
~Percy Bysshe Shelley

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ~ Lewis Carroll Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ~ Lewis Carroll
Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." ~ William Blake Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” ~ William Blake
Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
“For the listener, who listens in the snow, / And, nothing himself, beholds / Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.” ~ Wallace Stevens San Giovanni in Venere - Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
“For the listener, who listens in the snow, / And, nothing himself, beholds /
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.” ~ Wallace Stevens
San Giovanni in Venere – Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
"Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder--no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered." ~ Candace Bushnell Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
“Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder–no matter how old you became and how much you’d seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.” ~ Candace Bushnell Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
San Giovanni in Venere - Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
San Giovanni in Venere – Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person” ~ Sylvia Plath San Giovanni in Venere - Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person” ~ Sylvia Plath San Giovanni in Venere – Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
San Giovanni in Venere - Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
San Giovanni in Venere – Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
San Giovanni in Venere - Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
San Giovanni in Venere – Fossacesia (Chieti) :: Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone
"One kind word can warm three winter months. " ~ Japanese Proverb Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
“One kind word can warm three winter months. ” ~ Japanese Proverb Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.... In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity. ~John Burroughs, "The Snow-Walkers," 1866 Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…. In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity. ~John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866 Abruzzo Winter Landscapes | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone
Photography

Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome, Italy

“Because your question searches for deep meaning, I shall explain in simple words” ~ Dante Alighieri :: All you need is… 😉

T-Shirt philosophy... Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome :: #iPhoneography ©ockstyle
T-Shirt philosophy… Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome ::
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ~ Douglas Adams

The wolf and the lamb... Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome :: #iPhoneography ©ockstyle
The wolf and the lamb… Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome ::
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“Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

Orange Dress... Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome :: #iPhoneography ©ockstyle
Orange Dress… Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome ::
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“These boots are made for walking/ And that’s just what they’ll do/ One of these days these boots/ Are gonna walk all over you” ~ Nancy Sinatra

Red Boot... Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome :: #iPhoneography ©ockstyle
Red Boot… Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome ::
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” ~ Jim Henson

Casanova mask... Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome :: #iPhoneography ©ockstyle
Casanova mask… Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome ::
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“To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.” ~ Victor Hugo

Reflections... Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome :: #iPhoneography ©ockstyle
Reflection… Out of Focus :: Window Shopping in Rome ::
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