René's old blog
Whatever I feel like posting, whenever
This site goes back some twenty-five years, so it is bound to be full of stale links and irrelevant information. It is, at best, updated irregularly.
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We’ve had a good deal of fog this winter, but still no snow. These photos are from the St. Mark’s and Riva dei Sette Martiri in Venice.
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Saint Mark’s evening fog
Saint Mark’s square on a foggy evening around Christmas
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas God Jul Buon Natale
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War in Venice
Warship moored in central Venice
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Another foggy day
Another foggy day in Venice with interruptions of public transport
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La Ruvida
Today we went rowing in Venice. Is a hard job, but somebody’s got to do it.
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Schizophrenic coloured cat
Weirdly coloured cat at Forte Marghera on the mainland near Venice
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Misty day on the Certosa island
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Foggy days in Venice
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Kingfishers
Every once in a while we spot a kingfisher when we’re paddling around in Venice and surroundings. This year it has happened surprisingly often, and as a first I have managed to get some photos with the waterproof compact cameras…
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Burano at high tide
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Walking on water
I never really liked spiders, but I met this fellow in the lagoon today, and a couple of his mates, and while I knew some small animals can walk on water, I’ve never seen anything like it before.