The storm has gone: Piave river, where we returned to see if actually “The storm has gone” (1). You will certainly remember the devastating flood in November 2018 and the death of millions of trees in the mountains in Northern Italy
In the immediate following weeks, groups of volunteers cleaned the coast of Jesolo as results of the fury of the storm reached the seaside. A group was also guided by @ermest After a few months we went along the Piave to check the situation. To be precise between San Biagio di Callalta and Ponte di Piave in the province of Treviso.
Apart from some minor parts, the place is clean. The fury of water can still be noticed by some details such as the piled grass and unusual objects that remain “perched” on the branches. There are some plastic objects but they are really a small part.
For the rest the landscape has a lunar aspect and in some ways looks like a labyrinth. It seems indeed that “the storm has gone” and Piave river is quiet again
Light plays strange games, just as weird objects we found in twilight. They almost seem to have become part of the natural landscape. Let’s put it in this way, Nature will always prevail on the human being …
Thank you for these beautiful pictures and this iconic posts. Piave for us has historical importance, especially after the Battle of Piave. For those who don’t know it seems difficult to associate your images with a battle.
I still remember that when our teacher at school was getting angry she started to sing “The Legend of Piave”.
yes, you are right! it is so obvious for us the role of the river in FWW (100 years ago) that I keep forgetting writing about it! There is something here Ebbrezza Wine Meet up Recap
and in one of the picture (the one with the bridge) there is the Italian Flag and the shape of Alpini Corp hat.
“l Piave mormorava calmo e placido al passaggio
dei primi fanti il ventiquattro maggio;
l’esercito marciava per raggiunger la frontiera
per far contro il nemico una barriera…”
We are waiting for the rain too.Oddly enough it hasn’t rained for a long time after the storm. And if it doesn’ t rain I can’t find “carletti” “bruscandoli” ecc. ecc.I don’t even know their names in Italian!
