Dawn in Le Marche

The winter dawns are so much clearer than in summer. I never knew I could see both the Gran Sasso mountains 100 km away in Abruzzo, and the Sibillini Mountains (the two highest ranges in the Appennini at over 2000 M), from the window of my study.

The far far far away peak of Gran Sasso, ski slopes above Ascoli Piceno, Monte Ascensione, the Sibillini mountains and the tree in my garden

Detail of above

Dawn and cloud over the Val d’Aso, looking toward the sea