Because why

Often I do wonder why my humans want to turn a wild wood into a garden. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Once There Was a Christmas Tree

Maybe the most ecological way to make a chair from a tree is to cut off dead branches. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Lullaby

It is quite natural for you to take a nap when everyone else is up and about. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Earth Day

Today was Earth Day and everywhere there were solemn speeches about the urgency to protect the environment. Hence, the best thing is to hope that tomorrow will be another day. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Ways to the Sky

Bare outlines like trees against clouds. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Time in Time

At this point Augustine of Hippo’s words come to mind: “Hence it is as impossible for what is future not to happen, as for what is past not to have happened”. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Dismantled

Dismantling a bike so that it may fit in an evening bag involves removing handlebars, pedals, and front wheels, and then reassembling it again — hopefully in compliance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Chit-Chat

After dinner, the host (Aramis) usually invites his guests to sit up late talking about the “Two Chief World Systems”. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

The King’s Banquet

Breakfast is at eight o’clock, lunch is served at noon, and dinner at six. Feast with the best, and welcome to Aramis’ house! Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Take-away spaghetti

Matilde, who is not only a dancer of great distinction but also a passionate believer in preserving the cultural heritage of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”, doesn’t usually turn off her camera even while at home on Easter holiday from her university studies in Bologna. And just to make sure no one misses her homecoming, Aramis gallantly took her place at the eating table. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

To Then and Back Again

What does it matter that Christmas time has gone away if we can get it back again? Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Family Matters

Indeed, the ritual of unwrapping Christmas gifts is strictly a “family affair”, and can be very cathartic as well as emotionally poignant, no matter whatever your age is. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

A Waiting Game

And now, finally, the giftmaking rite that makes Christmas a soulful waiting game we’ve played many times before, and hopefully we’ll play many times more. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Like leaves on autumn trees

Because it was Christmas Day, the dead leaves were turned into gifts. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Glass Half Full

Because it was Christmas Day, the noon dinner included two fingers of red wine into the chalice. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

A Line

Because it was Christmas Day, there were not only biscuits and dry pastries, but also almonds and walnuts. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Winter Holidays

Matilde, a bright dancer of Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”, just returned from her university studies in Bologna to spend holidays with her family, just in time to immortalise Christmas Day in her black and white pictures. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Solaris

And finally washed clothes were laid out to dry on the wire lines like rafts on the water. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

Studying Abroad

And that’s also how a student-tenant spends her “student life abroad” when she isn’t studying or attending online classes. Photo: Matilde Guerri.

A for Andromeda

Like an alphabet, clothes and towels are hung out to dry on windowsills and balcony ledges. Photo: Matilde Guerri.