Comments on: Come here pretty thing: a preview

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:16:59 +0000

Hey R, sorry I didn’t see your comment until just a moment ago so I missed it and didn’t get it showing properly.

You’re right, this is a bird that I took a photo of in Venice and the discussion is on what little square the photo was taken in. We sat on the stoop of a church with a couple of Asian tourists and Italian people, all eating single slices of pizza from a hole-in-the-wall eatery just around the corner. I suppose as a result of the pizza crumbs, the opportunity for shade or sun in the area and the sweet little trees there, lots of little birds (sparrow apparently!) were hopping around there, in competition with the fat pigeons that’re ever present in Venice.

BTW, I envy the heatwave talk, as it’s still cold in Leeds. Always cold!

By: Alby

Alby — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:18:21 +0000

He looks pensive. That’s the way I look when I’m in the snow wearing my black coat.

By: c

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:09:14 +0000

I still think San Barnaba – but we can look at the map and decide when we next meet.
As for your excuses re the sparrow – ummm!!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 01:51:36 +0000

of course it is. stupid me. I can never identify birds… i suppose it’s just that I don’t really care enough what they’re called: they’re beautiful and cute, but I just can’t bring myself to remember what the are!

plus they’re small and normally hard to see. I have some good excuses too!

By: C

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:33:38 +0000

and that robin is actually a sparrow!!
or was it the campo in the ghetto?

By: Roshinda

Roshinda — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:40:14 +0000

Okay, i realise that i may be being really thick here- but what is Campo san Barnaba? I thought the picture was just of a sweet lookign bird, altho it is awfully cold looking for this time of year, in London the past few days have felt like a mini-heatwave! That said, it is raining now, and ive just realised you guys could be talking about italy… What are you guys talking about?!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:56:10 +0000

See I’m not sure that it is Campo san Barnaba, I’m thinking perhaps it was one bridge to the North. Perhaps that’s just me getting it wrong but… well. I mean, there are lots of positives pointing to Barnaba but at the same time the shape of the square just seems wrong. The church is all fine but the shape is just wrong!

Yeah?

By: c

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 06:47:14 +0000

campo san barnaba