Last night she did not appear after the usual dinner at the club. We therefore thank the professional photographer who sent us this snapshot (we are still verifying the source) for accomplishing a lifetime feat: capturing in a single, unrepeatable photograph the extremely rare landing of an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri, also known as βwhat is it doing here?!β) ...and at the same time the passage of the notorious Befana in the skies of Montalcinello.
A scientific, historical, and meteorological proof βοΈ of how times have changed: once the Befana brought coal to warm us in Montalcinello, today with the heat revolution πΆπ΅ the Befana of Montalcinello flies lightly with her cloak, among the houses and the old doorbell, she brings a gift that is truly beautiful. In the darkness of the silent night, she slips between rooftops along the mysterious way, with starry eyes and a playful laugh, she leaves a trail that seems fabulous. Oh, in 2026 she will arrive, a surprise that no one will imagine! π΅πΆ
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