In 1986 my mother took the family on a vacation to Sienna, Italy. We stayed at a beautiful old rustic farmhouse outside of Sienna. The first morning there I woke up at dawn and went for a walk. The soft air and light sparkled. I knew I was someplace special. I left the road and explored down a path. I saw through the cypress trees and magnolias a ruin with a fresco. I was overwhelmed—tears sprang to my eyes. It was so beautiful; words can’t describe how I felt.
I have only a few pictures that I took with a point and shoot film camera.
Sherry Felix - port4u 
Nice to know about this place…
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that first is a painting!!
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Yes it does look like it could be one. Old photos can somtimes look like that. 🙂
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How very magical it must have been to wander around this unfamiliar Italian villa, and then come upon such beauty. It’s so fortunate you have a few photos to enhance your memory. Beautiful post, Sherry.
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It wasn’t by a villa. I was totally in the countryside, we stayed at a farm. When I went for a walk down the lane then into a wooded area this bit of ruin appeared through the trees as if by magic. I have way more memories than photos of that Italian summer. I thank my mother for that once in a lifetime treat.
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Memories can be so sweet and your words and photos tell us so. I understand you are afraid of going back…it is, as you say, never the same.
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Thank you Lela.
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What a wonderful experience your mother gave you.
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One of her best gifts ever.
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This looks truly a quaint place to be, very radically different from North America scene and buildings. Quite a superb trip it looks like
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It was like going back in time to landscapes DeVinci painted.
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Lovely, soft light, thank you for sharing this moment.
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Thank you. Glad you like it.
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Just lovely!
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Thank you. Yes it was – sigh!
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Both the written description and the photos of your vacation in Sienna are moving and beautiful. You were already a photographer then with your point and shoot camera.
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Thank you Linda 🙂
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Beautiful – that dawn light is so soft and gentle 🙂
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Thank you. It was like a soft caress.
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how lovely; a place I would love to go to. thank you for sharing your memories 🙂
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It was so lovely then. I would like to go back but I know it is never the same way twice.
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no, it Never Is!!
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You may have just a few pictures, but your memories are vivid
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Some images really stick in my mind 🙂
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