Laveno - Italy

Laveno-Mombello is a small town in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Varese. 

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,991 and an area of 25.9 km². The municipality was formed in 1927 to encompass the previously separate centres of Laveno, Mombello and Cerro. The name of Laveno comes from the Latin word "labes", that means "landslide".

It is common thought that the name comes from the Roman general Titus Labienus, but actually just the main road of the town, via Labiena, is named after him. Titus Labienus is considered responsible for naming Mombello too, after a battle against the Gauls ("mons belli" means "war hill"). 

A different interpretation says that the meaning is "monte bello", that is "beautiful hill". In the 19th Century, Laveno Mombello was home to important ceramic industries. Today, it is a port town that connects the province of Varese with Verbania and the famous Borromean Islands across Lake Maggiore.

This picture were taken from the docks of the gorgeous view of the lake.

Tonale - Italy

The Adamello-Presanella Alps Alpine group is a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group of the Eastern Alps. 

It is located in northern Italy, in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: Adamello and Presanella. 

The Adamello-Presanella Group is separated from the Ortler Alps in the north by the Tonale Pass; from the Bergamo Alps in the west by the Oglio valley (Val Camonica); from the Brenta Group in the east by the Campo Carlo Magno Pass and the river Sarca; to the south it continues towards Lake Iseo.

This picture represents the Mount Presanella (3558 mt).

Sugar - Close Ups

First attempts to make some close ups pictures. The subjects are big white and brown sugar chunks.

Light Trails

This is my first attempt to catch a light trail by night.

Hope you like it.

Wolvie