L’orto dei nostri cari amici W & S è situato tanto vicino alla città da poterci andare in bicicletta, o solo per fare una breve visita, ma tanto lontano da farmi sentire una differenza in panorama, energia e poi è in direzione Bomporto, nella zona del Sorbara che è il mio tipo di vino Lambrusco preferito.
Un giorno vi eravamo invitati per una merenda picnic, e abbiamo fatto tante buone chiacchiere, sia insieme con i vicini, anzi i padroni di casa, sia mentre W & S lavoravano – con le mani, come quelle di S che rendono generosa la terra
, through their eyes, like this caring glimpse of W's caught by Ariel's lens - growing the exquisite produce they often gift us. Last summer I even made my first tomato sauce from this delicious goods!
Our friends' lot is part of a beautiful farm held by like-minded and kind people, who have renovated their house, converting a large hall with an exit onto the gorgeous lawn into a lounge for activities and events. Chatting about this and that, I told them about my passion and experience in the field of Ayurveda Massage, and it turned out that one of these associates would like to organise moments of Wellness in the countryside to be offered to the public in Spring/Summer. I am honoured to be considered to participate in this meaningful opportunity: to greet a new season coming, and push away the pandemic and the segregation, thanks above all to vaccination, which in my opinion will give us not only physical protection but a super needed sense of self-confidence.
Then, all of a sudden, these guys showed up, reminding me of a) how much I love horses and b) how much I love the countryside and I wish with all my might that I could realise my dream creating a Centre of Communication in the Nature.
Photography by Ariel J Friedlander