The canopy over the main entrance of Palermo's cathedral. Here are buried the remains of Frederick II, both Holy Roman Emperor and King of the kingdom of Sicily. This is really the real beginning of the Renaissance. He was called stupor mundi, wonder of the world. Because his influence was such that the Papal states were sourrounded, it is said that the Pope had him poisoned thus ended this glorious period and the rest is ,as they say, history. At any rate, this is a lovely Norman church and a must visit for anyone visiting Palermo, Sicily, a truly amazing city.

 Salmon pan fried with bell peppers and pomodirini accompanied with steamed brussell sprouts in a butter sauce with bacon. Just wonderful.

Memorial Day

 Celebrate Memorial Day.

 A very tasty dish. Spaghetti with broccoli in a cream sauce of butter, olive oil and parmigiano. Just spectacular in it's simplicity.

 The Verrazzano Narrows bridge connecting Brooklyn with Stated Island in NYC on a very cloudy and rainy day. Tri-X pan and a Nikon F with the 35 mm F 2.8 Nikkor lens. 

 A delicious and nutritious minestra consisting of black beans, lentils and cauliflower. Simple and very healthy. I prepared in response to a very rainy and cold weekend here in the NY area. It feels like November. A very restorative soup. 

 A lonely road on a foggy early summer morning in New England shot with my first 120 camera the original Yashika 124. The film was Ektachrome and year was 1973.