These buildings have seen so much—so many lives have passed through those streets and paused under the eaves, so much history has lived within their walls. They haven't changed and they never will and our stories and secrets will become a part of the brick and mortar. This quaint Italian town, the proud city of Siena, feels timeless because though old, these buildings are ever alive.

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Sorting through old files to save on a hard drive, I found the photo above of buildings in Siena, buildings that I walked past every day for a summer. It is striking to me, and somehow slipped through the cracks before. And now it reminds me.

How I loved this timeless city.

Tartuca fountain

fiori all'Orto botanico (flowers at the botanical garden)

Torre del Mangia

buildings surrounding the Piazza del Campo

le colline toscane (the Tuscan hills)

This double exposure! Ah! This was such a joy to find in with the other photos. Most of the time, I wind the camera after taking a photo, but every once in a while, I don't wind it, which sets it up for a double exposure. I usually don't remember that I've done that, so when it happens, it's always exciting to see how it turns out.

I think this one is particularly lovely with the pattern of the base of the Eiffel Tower intersecting with a hint of some Parisian buildings.

It's interesting to look at these, as they have a grey tone to them. Holga cameras work better in bright sunlight, but these just reflect the grey, rainy weather that was present when I was.

I love that one of the weeds lining the side of the road, which we would strip clean of its seeds as we passed on our way to or from the bus stop, made it into the photo.

double exposure!! mountains and the light streaks in the left part are cars driving by my apartment captured with long time exposure.