We just found out the Italian Cup, the Sailboat Regata, will be held on our lake the end of April, la-dee-da!! The place is buzzin'; trees are trimmed and cut, weeds are burned, land is cleared and leveled---and the Americans look on, astounded that so much can be done to tame the land. We pick up our jaws and go have a cappuccino!!
The official website (if you're interested) is http://www.italiancup.it/ Most of it is still under construction--how very Italian, BUT, you can get a great picture of our lake when it's full! This is our view....how lucky are we??
Yesterday they closed the dam to begin to fill up the lake--this is an agricultural lake, 6 months its a river, 6 months its a lake. Here are two pictures of the lake after one day of filling...
The lake screams "Summer" to us...ahhh, the luxury of going out without a coat, sleeping with the windows open, keeping warm without stoking the fire!! can't wait....
We have a short giro, trip, planned for the next ten days....we expect the lake will be full upon our return.
At that time, the Americans will commence the weeding and sprucing and planting the rest of the community has already completed!
The official website (if you're interested) is http://www.italiancup.it/ Most of it is still under construction--how very Italian, BUT, you can get a great picture of our lake when it's full! This is our view....how lucky are we??
Yesterday they closed the dam to begin to fill up the lake--this is an agricultural lake, 6 months its a river, 6 months its a lake. Here are two pictures of the lake after one day of filling...
The lake screams "Summer" to us...ahhh, the luxury of going out without a coat, sleeping with the windows open, keeping warm without stoking the fire!! can't wait....
We have a short giro, trip, planned for the next ten days....we expect the lake will be full upon our return.
At that time, the Americans will commence the weeding and sprucing and planting the rest of the community has already completed!
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