Monday, 13 February 2017

Hike up to Sommocolonia

Saturday was a nice dry day, so we decided on a hike up to the hilltop village of Sommocolonia, the first village we walked to back in the summer of 2012.  The spring flowers are coming along slowly - we saw hellebores, snowdrops, crocuses, snowdrops and celandines all making a start.

Quite a stiff climb - we're a bit out of practice!

Sommocolonia on its ridge
Still a wintry feel to the paths

The old road still mostly intact - a pleasure to walk on
Stinking Hellebore - Helleborus foetidus - the robust, and apparently wrongly named, cousin to the commoner green hellebore ...
Green Hellebore - Helleborus viridis - occurs abundantly in the woodlands here
Snowdrops, but no snow this year ...
Looking East long the ridge - the Appenines looking more distant than they actually are
Perfect wood stack seen on the way down

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  1. La Serra di Barga13 February 2017 at 12:45

    indeed, a perfect woodstack...

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    1. Tusker13 February 2017 at 13:51

      We have enjoyed this woodstack, or its annual incarnation, for five years now. It must make them weep to have to burn it!

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