From these mist-shrouded hills, far from the corridors of power, perhaps a revolution of perspective begins. Not one of violence or upheaval, but of remembering: that human scale matters, that beauty and functionality need not be at odds, that communities can thrive by working with nature.

Shishimai (獅子舞) The lion dance performed at New Year celebrations in Japan is believed to ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune to homes and businesses.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection… Rabindranath Tagore

"I Laugh When I Hear That The Fish In The Water Is Thirsty"

As global temperatures continue to climb, the water cycle grows increasingly erratic. The monsoons that Bangladesh has depended on for centuries become unpredictable. Too much water, too little water, water in the wrong places at the wrong times.

November 29, 2025 marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People a United Nations annual observance commemorating the 1947 partition of Palestine, which led to the Nakba and Israel's violent colonisation. Thousands of Italians took to the streets in solidarity with Gaza.

• International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Femicide remains a crisis in Italy. As of mid-November 2025, at least 76 women have been killed a woman every 3 days. 94% of victims are murdered by current or former partners #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen

• It's that time of the year. Many thousands of birds wheeling through the sky above Rome at sunset prepare to roost together for the night, providing both breathtaking aerial displays and a public nuisance in the form of noise and bird droppings. A starling flock like this is called a 'murmuration'

Hampton, Bushy Park, London and Soulmate Colin Stout

A Day in the Life of London

• «ReArm? Not in my name» ROME, ITALY - MARCH 15, 2025. “No to rearmament”: Thousands marched in the capital to say no to the European Union rearming itself, no to a common defence, security lies in the repudiation of war.

« It takes several places in itself to keep any chance of being yourself. » Jean-Bertrand Pontalis

“She left me, and I stay’d alone Thinking over every tone Which, though silent to the ear, The enchanted heart could hear, Like notes which die when born, but still Haunt the echoes of the hill...” Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Thousands rally in denunciation of Gaza holocaust on 01/25/2025 in Rome. The sooner everyone stops supporting this insane, murderous society and starts insisting that normal human values prevail over the insane forces that keep it going, the sooner there can be peace in the region.

NEVER FORGET! The delusional criminal, psychotic zionist troglodyte soldiers, purveyors of a new holocaust, looting and wearing women underwear and dresses belonging to displaced or killed Palestinian women.

Suburbia

• ...verso le quattro del pomeriggio c'era calma e sole dietro al Quadraro i prati erano deserti. da Pier Paolo Pasolini - Meditazione Orale

Guido Guidi

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Rome, Italy, November 23. Hundreds of thousands of women, men, and families took part in the national demonstration "Disarm the Patriarchy" in opposition to patriarchal violence against women.

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The water seller, a tourist in the winter sun and the Trajan's Column