I could work from home in sweatpants and slippers, I suppose…nah!

Today, Ed is mostly wearing…

@Ross said in Iron Heart Japan Fit Pics - and other great images from Japan…:

Not sure I can pull that one off quite so cool…

@Denman-John - they are the Viberg Service Boot BCT in HRWN Oak Chromepak - on the 2030 last E fit, to be precise. Lovely boots - recent purchase, so very few miles on them so far, but will be my go to for the coming months.

Just prior to the party, my wife and myself spent a week in Italy - Tuscany and Liguria, to be specific.
We haven’t visited either of these regions previously, so we decided to bear the crowds and largely seek out the ‘greatest hits’ the area has to offer - hoping we’ll get the chance to go back in the future to get off the beaten track.

We stayed in Florence (Tuscany) for the first few days, which is a wonderful place to wonder round, see the sights, people watch, and generally eat and drink well.

Ponte Vecchio:

Piazzale Michelangelo (view from):

Opera Duomo (inc. view from the bell tower):

Piazza Santissima Annunziata:

Piazza Signoria:

We spent a day out visiting Pisa (see the tower, move on, type of place):

Then on to Lucca which is a beautiful walled city from the Renaissance era with a circular central piazza:

We then stayed a few days in La Spezia - ultimately, this is a fortified port town, but was a nice base for a few days:

From La Spezia, we visited Porto Venere:

We then spent a couple of days visiting the villages of Cinque Terre, although the weather restricted walking the (somewhat perilous) trails between the villages:

It’s definitely a tourist hot spot, so not for everyone, but we had a wonderful time there.

I’ll add a separate post in the next day or so with thoughts and recommendations based on information we were provided and/or gleaned from the week, in case anyone is travelling in the area.

Contemplating whether to go 666 or 777 when the ducks restock…
IHSH-303

Hope you’re well, Reuben. @neph93

Oh, and I forgot the @endo homage in our Florence apartment building!

Good few years back now, but I unexpectedly saw a barn owl when out taking some landscape photos one evening. The camera was not set up for a movement shot, and the lens was less than ideal in terms of focal length (so this is a significant crop), but I was so pumped for seeing the bird, let along getting any kind of shot of it…

Of course, the crew were the true stars (along with all you partygoers), but a special shout out to the wider team, as the food, beer and music were absolutely spot on too.

Thanks guys. My brother lives in an area where they have re-introduced the Red Kite (not far from @ARNC) and they are regularly seen scanning the ground at low level looking for an easy meal…

@endo @Matt - I thought of you both when I saw that pink tee! Well, maybe that one for @endo and the full length self portrait for @Matt - you know the one!

There’s some very cool tees there @Matt - and some very cool bands too…surprisingly UK-centric.

@GraemeE - honestly, I completely missed that, but yes it is. To be fair, he didn’t get much (if any) screen time, and we weren’t the closest…

Caught the last few minutes of the Seth Meyers HBO Special last night - Dad Man Walking. I will definitely go back and watch the whole program…

I wasn’t in the buying market, but didn’t see anything to give me pause for thought.
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@Matt - unfortunately not. We did have a gawp at the merch, but no photos (or purchases).

Woodland Dor Beetle

Bit difficult to photograph on the woodland floor…

Finally my turn to see Nick Cave yesterday evening…just superb.

The first rule of Restock Club….

I’ve been looking at the Olights primarily for dog walking duties. Just bamboozled by the myriad of models and versions available…

@weftyarn was super helpful when my wife and daughter visited Munich earlier this year. I’ll see what information would be relevant to add here - they were visiting the new arena at the Messe for a concert.

EDIT - congrats Andrew @ARNC !