A Spring Day in Siena

Today I took a little walk around town and took some picture of our surrounding area! The rolling hills of Tuscany are certainly nothing to be taken lightly. The view is constantly surprising me!

These I believe is Italy's version of cherry blossoms. They are everywhere here!

I love this picture because this is our main road just down from my apartment and right behind is the universita di Siena where we go to study the language.

The gorgeous red poppy is everywhere right now. On sunday they all decided to bloom throughout the country side, so now anywhere you look you will find them. I take comfort in these because they remind me of my grandma, and although she isn't with us anymore, I feel ike I have a piece of her with me in Italy. Sounds odd I am sure, but if any of you have lost someone you find joy in the the smallest things. A book I am currently read states "the true Italy is found by patient observation." I can believe this and relate it in so many ways.

To me Italy is quite the country, and not simply for the monuments but because of so much more. I love the Tuscan country side, the flowers, the smell of the lemon blossoms in Sorrento, the color of the sea at Capri (a deep and light blue, that reminds me of twilight) and of Elba(a deep turquise green), and the fact that on any given day the Sienese can be celebrating their medieval heritage. I hope I can experience more of the little things around Italy. I am a country girl and would love to see this country! :)

Ciao!