La Bella Figura, appearances, figures prominently in every aesthetic decision here in Italy , from apparel and shoes to interiors and cars, and equally important are facade and landscape filled with vibrant flowers.
In spring, the recently severe dark grey hillsides turn into soft contours of light green. The wildflowers go, well, wild.
And, having spent the winter in damp dark cellars, near warm water pipes, nurtured well away from the cold, every spring, on balconies and from beneath many a windowsill in the city, to every corner of the yard in the most remote areas of the countryside, against every hillside, vivid color springs.
In every form, sinuous, sensuous, fragrant, voluptuous, voluminous, soft, colorful, waving gently in the breeze, the ultimate in Bella Figura, in spring, alongside every brilliant flower imaginable, the laundry comes out to dry.
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