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Beauty of the Beast

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Le Madonnine

These small statues of the Madonna are called Madonnine, tiny Madonnas.  

This altar is also called a Madonnina.  They are meant to invoke protection and bring good fortune.

You see them everywhere here in Italy, embedded in exterior walls of buildings, 
 in a stone wall along a road, a single structure on a rural street corner. 

 

 I want one.

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Backroads

We took a back road yesterday from Umbertide to Magione and saw this gorgeous, castle-like structure along the way.  Isn't it lovely?  No idea what it is, but if I find out I'll update the post.  One of life's little advantages here, random beauty!

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Olive Grove

Random beauty on a foggy morning in San Martino.
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Morning Web

Random beauty in the corner of my pergola after a hard rain.
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No Complaints

.Random beauty a few minutes from my house towards Passignano.
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Cypress Trees

...Random beauty in Pischiello, Umbria.
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Panicale Pastels

Random beauty in Panicale, Umbria.
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Pink Doors

.Random beauty in Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany.
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