Everybody shut up, the artist is about to say something:
“This dog was voted the most beautiful dog in all of Siracusa! Isn’t he beautiful? Bellissimo!” Here’s a closerup of his work. Clicky
View ArticleApparently I only take pictures of the Virgin Mary now
From that big cathedral in the middle of Siracusa. And another
View ArticleFisherpeople!
by Mike I like this photo a lot. It’s taken from a platform of rock from which you can look back at the town. Treatment definitely inspired by this guy.
View ArticleItalia Uno!
Messing around with video. The song is “Rill Rill” by the Sleigh Bells. A special message for my friends: WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE SLEIGH BELLS? YOU LET ME DOWN.
View ArticleOrange Trees Abound
by Mike Azure says I need to write more about where I actually am, so here we go: I’m in Taormina, which is a very touristy-for-a-darn-good-reason town that rides a mountain ridge – as if it were on a...
View ArticleSambuccino
by Mike At 9:30 on Christmas morning I sat in a piazza with bells ringing. Octogenarians wearing black trickled down the narrow side streets toward me – toward the cathedral – for mass. It was sunny...
View ArticleScooter time
by Mike It was so fucking great to get back on a scooter today – I went high into the hills at the base of Etna and then coasted back down all the way to the sea. Higher on the mountain the churches...
View ArticleRiguardo al Peccato
by Mike There I was, minding my own business being judgmental about all the other tourists, and I walked past a guy I’d seen a number of times before on the street – he was a street performer, one of...
View ArticleIf he’s Jesus he’ll do this anyway
by Mike Ok, it only took me about 24 hours, but I got it – he looked at me and said, “I’m looking at the sinner.” Before I put all the pieces together I was planning on handing a piece of paper to him...
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