This is the small temple of Diana in Villa Borghese, circular in shape, dated 1789, wanted by Marcantonio IV Borghese and built by Antonio Asprucci. It is dedicated to Diana, goddess of hunting and Moon, as we can see from …
Music under the trees
This picture was taken in the public garden of a small Tuscan village called Laterina. I am under a huge, and wonderful cedar that the locals affectionately call “the Alberone” (trad. Big Tree). Its branches form a monumental, articulated, and …
A shelduck visits the pond
This shelduck (scientific name Tadorna ferruginea) is one of the temporary guests of the Villa Borghese pond. In some periods it makes its appearance, the picture shown here was taken in October. The shelduck is not generally sedentary in Italy, …
Lake Garden’s Entrance Arch
ROME – When you pass through this door, you are leaving the city to enter an enchanted world, Villa Borghese Lake Garden The Lake Garden (in Italian: Giardino del Lago) is a specific area of Villa Borghese, it is separated …
Bardic Harp
I spend some beautiful afternoons by the river with this little harp a friend’s gift. It is a bardic harp, or a small Celtic harp. This laptop harp has 21 strings. It is a very pretty, decorated harp. Especially in …
Celtic Harp
This is my main harp, it’s a 34 string Celtic. Celtic (or lever) harps, like most kind of harps, come from diatonic system, meaning that the playing sequence of the strings give origin to a tonal scale. My harp like …
Torrents and Rivers
Rivers and torrents are perfect scenarios to integrate the sound of the harp with that of nature. I play near rivers especially when I’m in Tuscany. I bring with me my little bardic harp. I love to get close to …