Mondonico

I love pictures of people whole hardily (i thought the word was heartedly, but apparently word check red lines me!) cracking up.  We are on a much needed break, the Wilhelms invited us up to their place in Brianza.  This is the house that Francesca's great grandfather built.  He made his money in the wool industry.  It's now used by her family for weekends and summer stays because sort of in the boonies, but close enough to get some fresh air every once in a while. Trivia:  It's so lovely out here, that, well  remember Mick Hucknall of Simply Red?  He's got a winery somewhere in these parts.

Pietro, King of the Mountain.

Sophia rides her bike along the garden path.

Hunting for bugs is a favorite past time here.

Mom and Dad enjoy the view (my dad is such not an A's fan, but yet give him a free hat and that guy will be plugging ads around the world).

Max is gets on with his favorite past time, bbq'ing.  PS notice the scaffolding behind him, the Salas (Fra's parents, are having to fix the excterior of the house because a woodpecker has ruined it.  I thought they just pecked in trees, but apparently their beaks are strong enough to break stone).   It's illegal to shoot the pests, but people do anyways because otherwise it is nearly impossible to get rid of them and the early morning noise is a real nuisance.

This is the view looking at the town of Mondonico.

I want a house with a cool tower too!

After living in the burbs of Milan for so long, I've almost forgotten what a real forest looks like.

Cute little road and plus I like the simple perspective.