December 28, 2010 - "Riomaggiore Village Colors" This closes out my "Rainy Day In Italy" series. I had a difficult time picking only this one from the remaining collection. Additional images from the shoot are in the following gallery http://dakotacowboy.smugmug.com/Travel-World/Italy/Rainy-Day-In-Italy/14970732_7cqtkm#!i=1129590165&k=KqUQt

December 23, 2010 - "Bailing Time" This is another image in my rainy day in Italy series that I am processing. In this photo, the boatman is preparing to go bail water from the other boats.

December 19, 2010 - "Rain In Barga" This is continuation of my series from a few weeks ago that was shot on an October heavy rain day in Italy. "Barga is a medieval town and comune of the province of Lucca in Tuscany, central Italy. It is home to around 10,000 people and is the chief town of the "Media Valle" (mid valley) of the Serchio. Founded by the Lombards, the city grew as a castle surrounded by a line of walls, of which two gates (Porta Reale and Porta Macchiaia) have survived. The town was well known during the Middle Ages for the manufacture of silk threads which were exported to major centres such as Florence, its mills powered by the hydraulic power of the nearby creeks. In the Middle Ages, Lucca and Pisa battled frequently to conquer the wealthy town and the surrounding territory, and for a time Barga was part of the Florentine dominion, later Duchy and Grand Duchy of Tuscany. In 1847 it became part of the Duchy of Lucca, maintaining a certain degree of autonomy, until it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Between 1331 and 1859 Albiano owed its allegiance to the Florentine State.[citation needed] The region was part of the Gothic Line in World War II, and was the scene of fierce fighting between the Allies and Germans from October 1944 until April 1945." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - December 17, 2010