Annalia S.'s photos with the keyword: morning

Along the Arno River, downstream from the city, on a misty winter morning. I liked how the mist softened colors and made for a perfect background for the tree silhouette. In the Pip: people (and a dog) take morning walks along the river despite the humid weather; in the distance, almost hidden by the mist, the newly refurbished pedestrian bridge that connects the Isolotto area to the Cascine Park.

Riding through the Isolotto open air market in the morning, I noticed an elderly vendor downloading her produce crates from her car and stopped to ask to take a picture of her beautiful fresh zucchini flowers. She seemed very pleased that her freshly picked production had caught someone's eye. In the pip: the stacked crates creating a colorful geometric pattern. A little extra for those of you who like to cook just below: my Grandma's Margherita's recipe for fried stuffed zucchini flowers. Ingredients: fresh zucchini flowers, anchovies preserved in oil, cheese (any non-seasoned cow milk cheese, like fontina, that will melt when heated), flour, water, beer (optional), frying oil. Clean the flowers well with a damp cloth (no washing), leaving a bit of the stalk. Inside each flower place a little cube of cheese and a third or half of an anchovy (depending how salty you like your food). Fold or twist the flowers closed and dip them in a lightly salted batter of flour and water (if you want the fried zucchini to come out fluffier, prepare the batter a couple of hours ahead of time and mix in some beer, leaving it outside the fridge. If you need to make them gluten free, use rice flower for the batter, adding an egg and skipping the beer). Deep fry the flowers in oil until golden and serve hot. Enjoy!!!

Long morning shadows, fences and railings on a colorful building on my bike route to work. In these these trying times, I thought a bit of color might be helpful... Here's wishing everyone a HFF and a nice weekend!

Sunbeams, shadows and reflections as the sun peeks over the neighbourhood roofs in the morning. I really need to clean this mirror better, but the wipe streaks made for an interesting effect ... ;) I think it does better on black.

On a hazy morning with still waters, this gentleman was enjoying playing with one of his dogs on the banks of the Arno River.

At the Cascine park, birds line up on a power line so as to catch the warm sunlight as soon as it peeps out of the clouds.

Morning comings and goings on the Santa Trinita Bridge, under the watchful eye of the statue representing Summer. The bridge, originally build from a design by Michelangelo, was bombed during WWII and painstakingly rebuilt afterwards. The four statues (representing the four seasons) were also fished out of the river and reinstated at the heads of the bridge. For years, Spring's head was believed lost but was eventually retrieved in 1961.