In this summer heat, if it's not by the sea, it has to be in the shade. Spotted this lady absorbed in her book while strolling in San Anton Gardens. It was the perfect spot. Sitting quietly reading under trees some of which were planted some 400 years ago. The public gardens are part of a complex which house the official residence of the President of Malta and other private gardens. It was originally built in the early 17th century as a country villa for Antoine de Paule, a knight of the Order of St. John but was expanded into a palace following de Paule's election as Grand Master in 1623. The palace and its gardens was named San Anton after the Grand Master's patron saint, Anthony of Padua.
@casablanca thanks for your comment. I also liked how the path and figure kind of continued into a curve. I would have liked to blur the background more and used the lowest aperture I had. (BTW is Casablanca your name?)
Very summery and pleasing- but then we don't feel the heat! I particularly like the way the tree and path frame the well-absorbed reader and the arch of her back.
