"Bad" weather can turn into beautiful skies. We have had some much needed rain. This area of Italy is often home to 50 predictable shades of blue, from the blindingly, cloudless bright sky of summer to foggy grey blue of winter, so when colours and clouds roll by and give us full-drama sunsets, the cameras come out. I already know this sky will be an Instagram star for Mantuans today and tomorrow. It was spectacular. #sunset #lapianurapadana #borgovirgilio #idrovora #pumphouse #gorgeousclouds #provinciadimantova #lamacchinafissa #50shades #50shadesofblue #poriver #porivervalley #alongthemincio #fiumemincio #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CemjPbWog4D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

There is a house there. It is called La Macchina Fissa. #ourhouse #casamiacasatua❤ #lamacchinafissa #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #clarkanthonylawrence #clarkshouse #clarksgarden #parcodelmincio #borgovirgilio #lombardia #mayinitaly #lapianurapadana (at La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdjDrR9oVFi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Dead trees are sometimes depressing, but I find this one, standing alone in fields not far from my house, one of the most beautiful trees in the area. #deadtrees #deadtree #ruralitaly #planetree #septemberlight #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #lapianurapadana #lombardia (presso Bagnolo San Vito) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT1apaFIntE/?utm_medium=tumblr