And you thought you'd seen the last of my Italy pix! Ha! These are shots I took stitched together by a Photoshop wiz friend of mine. He'd asked me to do this while I was there, and I think he did an amazing job with my raw photos--all the credit goes to him: [update]check 'em out again--I goofed and removed the scrollbars, which are now back so you can see the entire picture. the Dolomites + Siena at sunset + the Coliseum post-thunderstorm + Rome's Forum, from the Coliseum + St Mark's Square, Venice.

These are the Italian Alps, the Dolomites. They speak more German than Italian here, as the area used to be part of Austria.
the Schlern at dusk - again - once more - and then at dawn!
mountain meadow barn - fight the urge to yodel - a fence for what? - one more barn.
The rocks on the barn roofs are to melt the snow quicker.