We've been having more and more snow this week. It's a good thing; adding to the available water for summer and to me it's just very pretty. But then I'm not having to drive too much in it.




My cousin François had a post about the Venice Carnival on his website lately. He had these pictures in his post and I thought they were so beautiful.




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Aren't these costumes just so decadently gorgeous? I can't imagine how enjoyable it would be to wear something so elegant. You can read more about the Carnival in Venice here and here.

Basically, the carnival of Venice, or Carnevale di Venezia in Italian, started around 1268 and went through years of subversive behavior and today is mostly put on for the tourists.

I'd still go. It's Italy for crying out loud! One could always drink the wine and eat the food.