Look for the bright pink house as you enter Guzzano.
Guzzano is only 10 minutes from La Villa, on the road towards Montefegatesi. It is a beautiful little village where most of the houses are occupied full time. We visited on a gorgeous, early spring afternoon. It was a bit hazy, but the views are still dramatic.
We think this sign is asking drivers to watch out for dogs.
The tree in front of the church is going to look very impressive soon.
Now, to the geese. We came upon a flock of geese out for a stroll…and what a handsome bunch they were.
That is the boy in front, giving orders.
The girls are answering back.
He wants the grass she is eating.
He really wants it.
Let’s go this way.
No, that way.
These geese are very vocal. I wish I understood goose.
Sadly, since I was in Guzzano taking these photos, one of the female geese and a gosling were killed by a weasel. Life can be very cruel.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 
More pink! I love the pink house and the matching blossom tree in the shot below. What a peaceful, magical place.
Guzzano is one of the lovely villages nearby…..there are many.
I heard about “Hissy Missy’s” death. Weasles are more common than what we think, particularly near the river. We have at least a coupleliving in the lower area of the mill. The male – I have named him “Diavolo” – is feared by all the other animals and birds. They disappear the minute he shows up.
The geese were so lively and fun to watch when we were there. We were very sorry to hear about Hissy Missy and the gosling.
Lovely Deb – love ducks & geese especially our special white goose !! My aunt used to keep them in Sti Lanka & so have a great fondness for them – great post & see you soon
I hadn’t realized geese were so big….and noisy.
wonderful post… especially these lovely dducks & geese… Thank you, with my love, nia
These are beautiful, well cared for geese.
Just for fun, I ran the Italian on the sign through Yahoo BabelFish to translate it into English. It came out like this: “motorist who pass remembers exists also the can with a large heart like spep”. Hmmmm. Maybe it means avoid the big trash can if you’re driving by it? Especially if it has “spep”. LOL. Beautiful photos, as always.
Don’t you love these translations????
I love it when BabelFish turns out a hilarious translation like this. Sometimes running foreign words through BF works, sometimes not. (Rosetta Stone, where are you guys when I need you?)
Wow – did the geese really let you get that close?
There was a fence between the geese and us, but they are quite friendly and used to people.
All of my memories of geese include them chasing after some poor child and even one adult. That’s good they were friendly because sometimes they can be mean. Wonderful photos!
Your pictures of the small towns continue to touch my heart.