Pedaling alone has become tiring, not on the legs but on the head. Thinking about what happens a short distance from us in Ukraine and what could affect us in the event of an escalation takes the place of the pleasure of pedaling. For me it's like this, I don't know for you, so I prefer a ride with friends and some light discussion about football and the surrounding area.
Then you pass in front of the VINEYARD OF SANCTIONS and you understand well that historical events and events do not abandon you, they make you meditate that today was our yesterday...
The Vigna delle Sanzioni is a monumental historic vineyard from the early twentieth century. It is an agricultural work located in my municipality, in Loro Ciuffenna (Ar), located along the ancient road of Etruscan-Roman origin Setteponti.
Overlooked by the Pieve di Gropina, its nickname "Sanctions" derives from the economic measures imposed by the League of Nations on the Kingdom of Italy starting from 18 November 1935 in response to Mussolini's attack against the Empire of Ethiopia. The issue became thorny, but, after months of international pressure, on 4 July 1936 the sanctions were lifted, the League of Nations discredited, and fascist Italy rejoiced. To remember all this, the vineyard was commissioned by the Italian government in 1936 as a manifesto of national greatness and reform.
More than 100 workers were employed in its construction: men, women and children worked every day for two years, using the mere strength of their arms, simple iron tools, boxes of dynamite, a few mules and some Chianina cows. ; a great collective undertaking of the post-war period to transform a mountain into a living sculpture.
Before closing, thanks for the contents and some photos (including the night view of the Valdarno that can be seen from the top of the Monumental Vineyard) found on Leoperseo's Wikipedia (Commons Wikimedia)
I understand your thoughts...
But we should also always focus our attention on the beautiful moments in life, our family, our friends and ourselves. This gives us strength and is good for the soul. — We will still urgently need our strength and a good, healthy soul. —— A silent greeting, deeply touched by the incredible, inhumane and very sad incidents among our neighbors in Ukraine.
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