This is the second in a series of collaborations with fellow blogger Orna O’Reilly of Orna O’Reilly: Travelling Italy, where we marry her original poetry with my original photos and, sometimes, vice versa. Regardless of who writes or who shoots, the end result of these creative efforts is what we’ve dubbed PHOETRY.

Next up, a settimana bianca (white week) in the Dolomites of northern Italy.

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LA SETTIMANA BIANCA

Words by Orna O’Reilly – Photos by Tom Weber

Off to the Dolomites covered in snow
Where the ski-slopes are calling, we eagerly go.
One of us skis and the other does not,
So our week and our stories will differ a lot.

The first morning dawns and the skier prepares
To head to the slopes in several layers
Of warm thermal leggings and a matching vest
To put the cold weather and snow to the test.

Feather jacket, big…