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View from Cima Capi to Torbole on Lake Garda . ~~~~~ Blick vom Cima Capi auf Torbole am Gardasee .

Evening atmosphere on the northern shore of Lake Garda (Trentino, Italy). The surfers have brought their boards into the dry. Most of the tourists are making their way to a restaurant. A few enjoy the silence on the shore. ~~~~~ Abendstimmung am Nordufer des Gardasees (Trentino, Italien). Die Surfer haben ihre Boards ins Trockene gebracht. Die meisten Touristen machen auf den Weg in ein Restaurant. Ein paar wenige genießen die Stille am Ufer. ~~~~~ Some minutes later

Just a few minutes earlier / nur wenige Minuten zuvor:

Tandem paragliding at Harschbichl (1604 m) near St. Johann in Tyrol (Austria) ~~~~~ Tandem-Paraglider am Harschbichl (1604 m) in der Nähe von St. Johann in Tirol (Österreich) ~~~~~ ▶️ Watch a paraglider take-off from close up: Fly With Me (1:31 min)

Tandem paragliding at Harschbichl (1604 m) near St. Johann in Tyrol (Austria) ~~~~~ Tandem-Paraglider am Harschbichl (1604 m) in der Nähe von St. Johann in Tirol (Österreich) ~~~~~ ▶️ Watch a paraglider take-off from close up: Fly With Me (1:31 min)

View to the north while climbing the Kitzbüheler Horn (1,996 m). On the far left you can see the Emperor Mountains . On the right in the centre of the picture, the less prominent summit of Harschbichl (1,604 m) with an alpine hut and the mountain station of the cable car coming up from St. Johann in Tyrol (Austria). It is a popular starting point for hikers and paragliders. ~~~~~ Blick nach Norden beim Aufstieg auf das Kitzbüheler Horn (1.996 m). Links hinten sieht man das Kaisergebirge . Rechts in der Bildmitte die wenig auffällige Gipfelkuppe des Harschbichl (1.604 m) mit einer Almhütte und der Bergstation der Gondelbahn, die von St. Johann in Tirol (Österreich) herauf kommt. Sie ist ein beliebter Startpunkt für Wanderer und Gleitschirmflieger. ~~~~~ ▶️ Watch a paraglider take-off from close up: Fly With Me (1:31 min)

Difficult to see but the harvest was taking place and the distant hum of the combine harvesters kept going until well past 11 pm every day this past week. My niece (whose home this is of course, although she has been a doctor on Lanzarote these past 5 years) says this view reminds her of Tuscany (she studied medicine on an Erasmus couse a decade or so ago in Florence, so she should know!). Except that ... the world famous impression that Tuscany is full of poplars is quite wrong! This only came about because of a famous photo of an aristocratic estate where the owner had decided to have poplars planted on his lane leading uphill to his palacio. The photo became popular, the rest is history .. and a misconception! Please, best on large and then on large again!

Saturday Self-Challenge: Bewegung