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    Laundry day on Burano

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    This washing hangs against the back wall of the island’s Church of Saint Martin. The old school of lacemaking stood behind me as this image was taken. Even these buildings could not escape being coated in pastel splendour. I ended the day with an impression of Burano that I hope will never leave me: life is truly blissful when all that needs doing is to put out the laundry. Views[217] As the day draws steadily to its close, Burano women discuss parochial matters outside their houses. Meanwhile, washing lines lean this way and that, their form echoed metres above them by communication wires. When everyone has clothes to dry, I presume the wires double up as washing lines. Views[195] Burano is famed for its lace, mostly – though not totally – produced by women. This female resident is one of a fading generation of traditional lace makers. Laundry out to dry, she hand-weaves her latest masterpiece whilst her man oversees the production, contributing his two cents. Hmm… what is the Italian for ‘backseat driver’? Views[365] The island’s elegant, pastel-coloured houses provide mental serenity and harmonise with the glorious natural setting. Sun-dappled and free from any pressure to modernize, Burano’s land forms are linked by quaint bridges around every corner, much like its noisy neighbour Venice. As I discovered yet more drying laundry, I felt like I knew the island’s inhabitants before meeting them. Views[197] Burano is a calm and sleepy island in the Venetian Lagoon. I visited in September, the late summer attracting fewer tourists. I decided an appropriate way of capturing the tranquility of the place and time was by focusing on the abundance of washing that hung beneath the first floor of almost every bright and colourful home that I came across. Views[187]
     

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