It's time for another Italy Photohunt! Please note that we've changed the guidelines a bit.

Here are the guidelines: You select one of your own photos to post that in some way utilizes the topic. Use the topic as a concrete prompt, or find a novel approach. Each person, just one post/photo per thread topic, (or two if you must)please. Photos should be resized to be no wider than 600 pixels. Too-large photos slow down the loading of the thread, and will be deleted. Read about how to post a photo in a thread, here. If you have an idea for a photo hunt topic, contact one of the Mods to offer the suggestion instead of beginning another thread.

Posting photos in the thread gives your permission for SlowTrav to eventually move the photos over to Photohunt albums in the Slow Photos site.

This week's prompt is "Senior Moments" (Thanks to Judy for the prompt idea!)

You're encouraged to describe your photo--where you shot it, details of what you were doing or what was going on, etc.

I can't remember which photo to post---
This is my uncle with a few of his senior friends--in Jelsi. I love this old photo.

Fishermen of Aci Trezza.

A carriage driver 'reading' the newspaper on a sunny Florence afternoon, in front of the Du-O-mo...
Alessandra and I were on our way from the GTG to the Disney store to buy a treat for her kidlets and we spotted this man, sleeping over his newspaper, then waking himself up, sitting upright...only to slide down in his carriage seat again as he drifted off to sleep.

"No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap." ~ Carrie Snow
Brenda

Along the coast of Puglia, near Ostuni. It's the Ape that came to mind from the prompt.

Watching the setup of the restaurant below. Rome, Italy

June 2005 In the piazza in Umbertide, Umbria

This is one of my favorites. It was taken on our recent trip to Venice while we were having lunch on the Campo Santa Margherita. We rented an apartment nearby and loved the neighborhood. While the Campo is decidedly working class, this lovely lady was wearing her best as she sat reading her newspaper one afternoon. My guess is that she never goes anywhere without being properly dressed. As wonderful as she is, for me the dog just makes the shot. These are the little things that make me fall in love with Italy in general and Venice in particular all over again.

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Posting photos in the thread gives your permission for SlowTrav to eventually move the photos over to Photohunt albums in the Slow Photos site.

Wow, I really don't like the idea of relinquishing control over my photos in that way. I don't think I'll be able to post in the Photo hunts with that condition

Every morning, the gentlemen who run the fruit shop in Piazza Sant'Egidio in Trastavere set up for business. We were amused to see the elderly gentleman arrange the displays every morning, and then his son rearrange them as soon as his father had gone off for his cafe. The father would then move everything back. Ah, kids.

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Originally posted by Janet:

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Posting photos in the thread gives your permission for SlowTrav to eventually move the photos over to Photohunt albums in the Slow Photos site.

Wow, I really don't like the idea of relinquishing control over my photos in that way. I don't think I'll be able to post in the Photo hunts with that condition

Janet, we've enabled anti-leaching on SlowPhotos so the images can't be copied. In any case, let's discuss your concerns via PM, OK?

On my last day in Milan in August 2007, I walked over to the Parco Sempione, behind the Castello and found this dance tent that had been set up. There was a couple of DJ's playing music and lots of people were dancing, mostly all older people. This older lady in the center, with the vivid red hair, was really getting down by herself to a boogie-woogie song . She was so enthusiastic and energetic, I had a really great time watching her! Plus, she really resembled my Italian grandmother - well, except for the red hair...

Tery

A long-standing question of seniority in Venice.

Our neighbors, Franco and Carlo, assembling our wood burning grill. the top part is being suspended by a belt from Franco's tractor. They are discussing how to procede.

...and a slightly younger senior supervising the final assembly (yeah right)..

A group of men at passeggiata time in the main piazza in Ostuni (in Puglia). I always wonder where their wives are. Home preparing dinner I guess.

Vicenza dialogue:

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During our October stay in Venice we went over to Burano. As we crossed one of the bridges, I looked down and saw this gentleman making toy gondolas. BJinNM

Experience is important at Arnaldo's Restaurant in Rubiera.

A woman goes about her day with the men playing cards in the background. This photo was taken in the peaceful village of Monte Castello Divibio, located 12km northwest of Todi.

Okay, I might as well jump in with both feet and resize and collage it. These are my - Wendy -"senior moments" images, shot this Oct..

The top two images were taken at the chestnut sagra in Strove. A hamlet near Monteriggioni and Siena. I wonder what she is seeing through her wizened eyes? And the men ....

The bottom two were taken around 4:30pm, while we were walking on the walls of Lucca. This gentleman was in a group of six or seven sitting on a wall. He was clearly the top guy in the group, can't you tell. All the men with him seemed to love him and aplauded him when he posed for this image. The ladies, well they are old friends sharing their "senior moments" together.

I hope this works, Rob has to pick his own

I want to thank Dgassa for the idea of using Picasa - it worked, obviously, though I still can't e-mail people.
And, thank you Bob (the Navigator) for posting the collage style uploads. It allows for a theme within a theme. I like it. Thanks

While I was sitting on a park bench in Verbania this adorable couple stopped to look at the lake. After a few minutes they strolled off again, hand in hand...

A couple of years ago, in Spring and Summer, I would walk every morning from Piazza Signorelli, where my shop is located, to the end of the Parterre, the public gardens, in Cortona.
Every morning I would be greeted by the smile of this gentlemen, in the main street.
Always at the window. I knew he had Alzheimer and his name was Giovanni. I didn't know anything else about him.
One morning he was at the bar with a lady that was always with him, he had a huge photo album.
He showed me his pictures. A younger version of him and any possible celebrity, Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Haudrey Hepburn, many politicians, Pavarotti, and many many others.
Somebody told me he had worked in Cinecittà, but I had never believed it.
And yet here he was, showing me a previous life of fame and fortune that was still there in those pictures and the gentle child he had become.
I have never seen him again.

These two gentlemen were riding about on WWII bicycles and wearing feathered helmuts; part of a cultural day in Bologna. I had started off the day feeling at loose ends, and it turned out to be one of my best days. I enjoyed watching these fellows, as well as a puppeteer and some fold dancers.

Manager/owner of Valzani Chocolates in Trastevere section of Rome.
GREAT tortoni (sp?) (nougat) candy and chocolates.

This is a picture that has stuck in my mind since we took it in Orvieto in 2005. We were at the weekly market with its wealth of vendors - and tucked in a corner was this vecchia donna with gnarled fingers, waiting to sell what was clearly the bounty of her kitchen garden - a few heads of lettuce, some herbs, swiss chard and a few leeks -- and some lovely pink roses.

At the piazza in Modena. Going on nearby the day we visited was a festival for "golden agers" -- in Italian "Gli Oltri Anni."

- Roz

This shot was taken not far from the Colosseo. We decided that this gentleman was a professor on siesta, soaking up the sun as he napped.

This sweet lady showed us her garden here in Anghiari, which she took care of all by herself.
She didn't want to be in the photo, but she peeked out of her door as I took the picture; you can just see her on the left.

These are really great shots!

I love LynK's of the men playing cards--with one of the sleeping in the back.

jan

This picture was taken a few years ago in Deruta. It appears as though one woman is wondering whether she should open her umbrella while the other woman considers the thought of returning home to fetch her umbrella as it has just started to slightly drizzle.

Peter

This man, an olive grower from the mountains above Pisciotta, only shared my path for a moment, but he didn't want me to miss out on the just-roasted chestnuts in the bag he was carrying. He also explained that his olives were much better than the ones that grew closer to the sea.

We were in a Naples museum and I saw this out one of the windows. I had to ask for permission to retrieve my camera to take this picture from an upper window while promising not to take any pictures in the museum.

Bill

This was a shot taken of the race car drivers from a race that had concluded in Volterra on May 1, 2005. We were surprised to see the age of the drivers....

This is the gardner at our villa in Montisi. In this little space he managed to grow all the herbs, artichokes, squash, flowers, and roses you could want.
He obviously tended them with love.

There are some absolutely wonderful images here. I can feel the life in each of them

Doug, were they ralley drivers?

Peter, your image was perfect, in every way. I like the B&W. When was it taken?

I think these "photohunt"s are terrific. I hadn't participated, but I sure enjoyed looking at all of the first 5 hunt/threads.

About LynK's picture, I think the man on the left edge, seen from the back, is the newsagent I've known since 1972.

Wendy & Rob,

Yes, they were the Rallye Drivers!!! They were so 'full of themselves' that cannot be caught on camera. They truly impressed us and made both Judith and I feel at home... they were our age!!

There's hope for us yet!

Bugalu,

Great shot... I love the focus on the flower with the softer image of the master in the background.

Excellent take!

Wendy--the picture was taken on May 2, 2002 in Deruta on a rainy day. The two women appear to be having a "senior moment" at the same time; e.g., an instance of momentary forgetfulness or confusion that is attributed to the aging process. This is the definition which I have found in many sources. I have them all the time.

Thanks for the compliment about the picture.

Peter

Thanks to all for the "senior moments" photos. We all take these types of photos to capture the essence of the people and to remember that the older generation is still cherished in most cultures. Having benefit of actually seeing many of these situations in our travels they brought back fond memories. Thanks for giving me a "senior moment"

Hi Andrew, That photo taken in Umbertide captures a lot for me. The man across the table looking at your friend has a gesture and expression that reminds me so much of my father-in-law, who died some years ago. Even though you can't see his face, the body language of your friend appears to me to be so calm and collected. Can anyone zoom in on his cards and tell what he's holding?
Lyn

seniors in Pienza