Another Beautiful Day

Buongiorno,

Another uneventful walk up to the castle this morning. For those of you who aren't here, go to Baroque Church and imagine me looking DOWN over that church. Then imagine that I am standing almost directly above the building where I teach.

I mentioned several days ago to the students that I hadn't seen any of the guard dogs against which the signs warn, and one of them piped up that he had --apparently behind the gate. What he described sounded like a mastiff rather than a Rottweiler or Doberman. I'd imagine that would be a sufficient deterrent, sign or no sign, as one of my colleagues at Tech had two of them, and they were certainly imposing beasts.

What I have seen are cats. Lots of cats. The prevalent type seems to be a dilute tabby that looks like Furball though with shorter hair. I encountered an extremely friendly small tabby yesterday on my walk and hoped to see her again this morning. Instead, I saw a young black cat who resembles my mom's former cat Cleo. That one was a bit more skittish.

In addition to cats and dogs, the best part of my walk is the smells. Lots of honeysuckle and roses as well as flowers that don't have a strong perfume but which smell glorious all the same.

I guess you can see that my adventures are pretty tame. For insights into a different kind of adventure, go to Jay's Motorcycle Adventures .

Ciao for now.