1 YEAR AGO FLASHBACK: Enter the Secret Garden. I shared this a year ago after a visit to Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum in Co. Kilkenny.

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Lose yourself in the dreamlike reflection of Český Krumlov — where the Vltava river winds through medieval magic.

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Prickly pear flower.
In the 15th century, the prickly pear arrived in Sicily from Central and South America. Among the rocks and lava soils, it found its ideal habitat on the slopes of Mount Etna, becoming the perfect match for the classic Sicilian landscape. Its symbolic fruit, the prickly pear, is the full expression of what it means to live in this land: adapting to different conditions and overcoming thorny obstacles, only to taste an unexpected sweetness.
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As we hiked along the slopes of Mount Etna, we saw several birds flying high above us. It was hard to tell what kind of birds they were. One flew over our heads, and my camera clicked. Later, looking at the photos, I saw it was a falcon holding a small mouse in one paw. The falcon had its mouth open, ready to swallow the mouse.

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A landscape painted by the Etna Volcano. Welcome, Autumn.
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At #lakecarezza 🌈 in the #dolomites, a legend lives on.
A #wizard wove a #rainbow to win the heart of a #waternymph.
She fled, and in his fury he shattered the arc into the lake.
Its #waters still shimmer with those broken colors — a mirror of #myth and #mountains.

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