Day Fourteen

It's not easy to be my usual silly self tonight. But I think we need it more than ever, to look at the sky and see its beauty, its oneness, its sameness over each and everyone of us. Let us mourn, but let us not be pushed, in fear, into a dark corner. Let us enjoy all the beautiful things and people who surround us, even today.

Marisa saw the grey sky this morning and thought we're all hanging by a thin thread after all.

Marisa - Roverbella, Mantua, Italy - 7.11 am

I, on the contrary, saw the first gloriously golden morning sky of the week!

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - 7.38 am

Celenia had no words this morning, like many of us, but she took a wonderful picture of the sky over Tuscany.

Celenia - Empoli, Florence, Italy - 8.30 am

I took another picture before going to do my grocery shopping.

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - 11.30 am

Then I took another one just after lunch.

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - 3.30 pm

Gaia's sky was still grey, but she must have felt optimistic, because yesterday night she was at a concert and heard The Scorpions sing "Winds of Change"!

Gaia - Trieste - 1.50 pm

Benedetta was at Torviscosa , joining in a local cultural event, but she remembered to send in a picture of the sky!

Benedetta - Torviscosa, Udine, Italy - 2.00 pm

Celenia noticed a little, fluffy cloud, all alone in the middle of the sky.

Celenia - Empoli, Florence, Italy - 2.06 pm

Celenia - Empoli, Florence, Italy - 2.07 pm

Enrica went to visit an important church today: the Santuario of Mount Berico. The weather was nice and the sky was beautiful.

Enrica - Monte Berico, Vicenza, Italy - 3.30 pm

Enrica - Monte Berico, Vicenza, Italy - 3.30 pm

My friend Cristina, right here in Berlin, was walking through Görlitzer Park and sent me this amazing picture:

Cristina - Berlin, Germany - 4.17 pm

Gaia's boyfriend Massimo was sent to take this picture for us:

Massimo - Trieste, Italy - 4.30 pm

And Gabriella decided to share with us the beautiful sunset she was able to admire in Sanremo.

Gabriella - Sanremo, Imperia, Italy - 5.00 pm

That's all for today. Don't forget to look up, and to keep up loving, hoping, and bringing peace wherever we go.

Day Two

Ready for a GREAT Day Two?

It started at about 6.30 am, when I sleepily looked out of the window and saw the sky:

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - 6.30 am

Another Chiara took pictures of the sky this morning:

Chiara - Brescello, Reggio Emilia, Italy - 8.00 am

Chiara - Brescello, Reggio Emilia, Italy - 8.00 am

My daughter Sara hopped on a train in Milan, but a minute earlier she looked up and took a picture. It was 8.30 am.

Sara - Central Station, Milan, Italy - 8.30 am

Emanuela looked up to the sky at 10.24.

Emanuela - Cesenatico, Forlì-Cesena, Italy - 10.24 am

And a few minutes later, Cristina noticed that the moon and the sun shared the sky in Berlin.

Cristina - Berlin, Germany - 10.30 am

Gaia was on holiday today and she was blessed with a beautiful sky!

Gaia - Camporosso in Valcanale, Udine - 11.20 am

And Celenia decided to photograph the sky at precisely 12.01 pm!

Celenia - Empoli, Florence, Italy - 12.01 pm

Benedetta says that today, in Trieste, it was like Spring!

Benedetta - Trieste, Italy - 2.20 pm

And in the meantime Sara had reached her destination: here is a picture of Verona at 3.20 pm!

Sara - Verona, Italy - 3.20 pm

And since Gaia was on holiday, she didn't go to the gym, but walked around a lake instead.

Gaia - Fusini's Upper Lake, Tarvisio, Udine, Italy - 3.45 pm

I, on the other hand, wasn't on holiday today, so I went to the gym.

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - 5.30 pm

And Marisa was going back home after a long day.

Marisa - Villafranca, Verona, Italy - 5.45 pm

But she still had the strength for a night walk:

Marisa - Roverbella, Mantua, Italy - 8.55 pm

We definitely had a wonderful sky-day! See you tomorrow!

Day One

Here we are! Happy new year of sky to everbody! 

I went for a walk early this morning. I live near the southern border of Berlin: I just stroll about along a brooklet for 10-15 minutes and I'm already in the countryside, breathing the air that tastes like meadows and nature.
It was around 8.00 am, and there weren't many people around: a couple of joggers, some people with dogs, a cyclist or two. The beautiful thing is that, since it was so quiet, I could enjoy the sounds of birds chirping and calling. I saw a stork, and many ducks playing in the water. There were also many other birds I couldn't recognize, and squirrels chasing one another from tree to tree.

Obviously I took some pictures of the sky, until I realized the battery of my phone was almost out and decided to turn back.

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - November 1st 2015 - 8.00 am

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - November 1st 2015 - 8.00 am

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - November 1st 2015 - 8.00 am

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - November 1st 2015 - 8.00 am

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - November 1st 2015 - 8.00 am

Chiara - Berlin, Germany - November 1st 2015 - 8.00 am

Back home I found messages and pictures waiting for me, which made me incredibly happy!

Gabriella sent in a picture from Lecce.

Gabriella - Lecce, Italy - 8.10 am

Marisa took a picture from her window and thought: "This is the first line on the page of today!"

Marisa - Roverbella, Mantua, Italy - November 1st 2015 - 8.30 am

The picture from Emanuela comes accompanied by a quote she thought of:

[...] When each day is the same as the next, 

it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives 

every day that the sun rises.

[Paulo Coehlo]

Emanuela - Cervia, Ravenna, Italy - November 1st 2015 - 9.40 am

Cristina and her family boarded a plane in Rome this morning:

Cristina - Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy - About 10.00 am

Cristina - Above the Venetian lagoon, Italy - About 11.00 am

Cristina - Above the Alps, Italy - About 11.00 am

And Gaia had to go to work today, but took a break and sent this picture of the sky in Trieste!
 

Gaia - Trieste - 3.35 pm

Francesca sends a picture of the Swedish sky:

Francesca - Umeå, Sweden- 1.30 pm

And another picture of Trieste's sky has just come in! This one was taken by Benedetta.

Benedetta - Trieste, Italy - 12.45 pm

Ilaria & Alberto took this picture today, in the famous city of Pisa:

Ilaria & Alberto - Pisa, Italy - 1.17 pm

Thank you for making Day One a memorable one!

Waiting for Day One: -2

Today we tour Italy, thanks to many friends who sent in their pictures!

[...] watching the clouds float across the sky, 

is by no means a waste of time. 

[John Lubbok] 

Cristina is in Rome right now, and that's how the sky was there, only a few days ago:
 

Cristina - Rome, Italy - October 27th 2015

My daughter Sara has been traveling a lot, lately, and she sends me pictures from wherever she is.

Sara - Linate Airport, Milan, Italy - April 2015

Sara - Siena, Italy - October 2015

Sara - Dossobuono di Villafranca, Verona, Italy - September 29th 2015

Amalia was taking a walk yesterday, and this picture shows how brave she was!

Amalia - Colorno, Parma, Italy - October 29th 2015

Also Enrica walked under (and inside...!) cloudy skies yesterday!

Enrica - Asiago, Italy - October 29th 2015

Enrica - Asiago, Italy - October 29th 2015