Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Random photos of our first week in Tuscany

The area has numerous picturesque hilltop towns like the one below, Montiano.



Our morning routine -- drink our tea outside where the sun warms us and the dogs wait for a piece of bread. We get our drinking water at the communal pump where you see all of your neighbors filling their bottles. Wines of region are displayed. Morellino is the predominant grape grown; it is a variety of Sangiovese. We are surrounded by vineyards, wineries, and olive groves. This is a big agritourism area.





Some olives remain on the trees after the last crush. You can see the house from the olive grove. A neighbor's sheep graze on the property keeping the grass down and giving the appearance of a newly mowed lawn. We are getting used to the sound of the sheep's bells and the shepard's motorscooter taking the sheep to and from the fields.






These are photos taken on the property. As you can see its rural, peaceful, and beautiful.




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