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Another list

— there are two words that are much more interesting in Italian than in English – the Italian for sunflower – girasole, and the Italian for snowdrop – bucaneve
— girasole literally means – turns with the sun
— bucaneve literally means – cuts through the snow
— and staying with the theme that some things work better in their Italian versions; I like Sececa’s quote on fortune/luck in its Italian translation. La fortuna non esiste: esiste il momento in cui il talento incontra l’occasione. (fortune or luck don’t exist: what exists if the moment when talent meets an opportunity) 

— don’t know if I’m remembering right, but it seems to me that other years, the bucaneve were already out by now
— and when the snowdrops do come up, there are never as many as I thought I planted
— in Europe, you can buy snowdrop plants and that way you know where to put them in a garden
— winter will be done in 23 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes and 19 seconds
— February has been a volatile month – we’ve gone from temps in the 60s to temps in the low teens
— it’s hard to believe that spring is closer than it’s ever been

– the image above was taken by Gabriele Bistoletti
– the featured image for this post is from online