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The Sawyer's Daughter's avatar

Beautiful. A joy for the eyes and one's inner ear!

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Dr Vicki Connop's avatar

Oh how lovely 💚 My sister-in-law is from Umbria and she married my brother in Assisi. Many years later, I also married my husband in Città di Castello in the Umbrian hills 😊 Such a beautiful part of the world.

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Jeffrey Streeter's avatar

Beautiful, Candace. I have fond memories of Assisi from a visit many years ago in June. It was the only place which was at all crowded - Umbria seemed almost deserted otherwise. Although since I was living in Shanghai in those days, probably everywhere seemed a little quiet in comparison.

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Switter’s World's avatar

I once overheard a couple of American tourists in Amsterdam talking about their visit to Italy and especially Rome. “A lot of really old stuff there.” Indeed.

A drive through the Italian countryside by an over traveled person like me makes me yearn for a place more permanent than the strip malls and suburbs of my home country. You caught the essence and I felt a little vicarious homesickness. Ancient Assisi, where once, a young man gave up a life of privilege and started a movement that continues to this day to help the poorest of the poor.

Thank you, Candace, for sharing your visit.

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Greg Wheeler's avatar

Beautiful message and art.

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Rea de Miranda's avatar

Another beautiful work of art, Candace!

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Aussie Jo's avatar

This was so lovely

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

the bridge between heave and earth. How beautiful. And your story reminds me of the last time we visited the Bay Area in California where my husband's relatives live. It was last spring and I was surprised to see how many people had planted stands of cypress trees as privacy screens or sound barriers for their next-to-the-freeway properties. They were lovely and so elegant in a city that has hard edges and uninspiring architecture.

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Marlee Terry's avatar

Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks, Candace.

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Gardening with Charla's avatar

Enjoyed this immensely - beautiful

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Joanie Madsen's avatar

What a beautiful way to describe the cypress tree. We have many here on the island where I live. I will ponder them differently now. Bridges between heaven and earth. Xo💚

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Emily Geleske's avatar

What a wonderful way to honor this beautiful area. Your essays always inspire me. ❤️

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Nicole Goott's avatar

Everything about this is gorgeous.

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Susan J Tweit's avatar

What a lovely paean to those cypresses, Candace, and their distinctive green marching across the Umbrian Hills, providing a "bridge between heaven and earth"! Thank you for the gift of your art, your perspective and your terraphilic love for this world. Blessings!

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Kimberly Quinley's avatar

love this so much! AND Amy sent me photos of you with your littles and her with "our" littles! SO FUN!

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Lischer Tracy's avatar

Best thing in my inbox today

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