tell-tale

water, gulls, moving wooden posts, sea-spray, a growing horizon, spires, palazzi, stone, terracotta, mist, climbers, ivy, crumbling, paving stones, buildings side by side, courtyards, balconies, tiny streets with no names, damp smells, echoing footsteps, chill, shrines, churches, courtyards, closeness, small patches of sky, greyness, dogs, voices... strange water no tea, shutters, central heating, island, canals, jet boats, rubbish bags hanging from door knobs, carts, pedestrian, hush, closed on wednesdays, markets, stalls, fairy lights, enclosing coats, gloves, scarves and hats, boots, tentative concentrated sloshing... scusa, spritz con aperol, prosecco, amaretto gelato, cioccolata calda con panna per favore, echos, walking without giving way, no cats, wetness, stone, marble...