Avian bombardment of an outdoor staircase in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Moonrise above the massif called Plose. Photo taken from Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

A plastic pipe sticking out of a wall and its noontime shadow in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Airplane wing (and winglet) while flying through clouds somewhere over Germany. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Seven cyclists passing from Brixen into Vahrn, on a bike path behind a vineyard in South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Reflection selfie in the window of a train I was about to catch at the station in Franznesfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

A solar powered lantern on our balcony after dark. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

The dandelions are back. I like them. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

This guy was just walking calmly on the sidewalk. Presumably he could fly to wherever he’s going but he prefers to have a bit of a stroll, I guess. And here is ChatGPT’s comment: “That appears to be a scarlet tiger moth or a very close relative in the tiger moth family (Arctiinae). Looks like…

Remnants of a celebration on the streets of Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

On the road. In front of my house. Very mysterious. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

One end of the new pedestrian bridge across the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Three mountains. Looking northward from Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Lichen growing on a rock near the river in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. ChatGPT told me: “Typical foliose lichens expand roughly 0.5–2 mm in radius per year. If this patch is, say, 10 cm across, it could easily be 25–100 years old.” It was about 10 cm in diameter. So could be older than I am.…

I have given myself a halo and am now the saint of manholes. Also, my ears are not that big, I am wearing ear muffs. 🙂 Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

A new pedestrian bridge across the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

I decided to use this week’s photograph to recommend a book rather than post a visually interesting image as I usually try to do. So here’s a low-resolution self-portrait by webcam showing a book which I have found to be an extremely clear-headed discussion of a lot of issues swirling around in the anxiety induced…

Two construction cranes in Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

People come and go. Walking on the snow. Talking of Michelangelo. In Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Rocky cliff with a dusting of snow (and more snow falling) in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Part of the winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol, starting next week, so this is good. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.