This was a very difficult theme for me. I searched through all of my Hawaii photos, beach photos from both Italy and Hawaii, and sunset photos. I just couldn’t decide on which one to use. Instead, I decided to go with a photo of the Bollente in the Piazza della Bollente in Acqui Terme in Piemonte, Italy. The water that comes out of the Bollente stays at a constant temperature of 75°C or 167°F.
Piazza della Bollente during the day:
The Bollente at night:
For a moment, I thought about posting the following photo as my main “warm” photo, but then decided I better not. I was afraid all my friends dealing with the cold weather right now might throw a few shoes at me for posting this photo of snow.
Snow day at my school on a warm winter day in Hawaii.
shave ice & gelato 
Wow, that is warm! Beautiful pictures! Have a great weekend!
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Love your photos…
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Hi Girasoli, great theme photo selection of the Bollente. Neat how the steam is coming out! I like your snow photo too! I hope it lasted long enough for the kids to have a lot of fun with it!
Have a great weekend Girasoli!
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That is incredible! How gorgeous that fountain is! My hunt is up please come and visit
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That snow photo is hilarious!! Does the school district really pay for fake snow to be brought in??
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Wow — the water comes out that hot naturally?
I posted a “warm” too. Please visit, and enter my contest while you’re there. Thanks.
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Beautiful shots! Well done for the theme!
I live in Southern Cal. we have snow days at school too. WELL DONE! FUNNY!
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I’ve never seen a fountain like that with warm water! Interesting!
But I loved the “also ran” photo of the snow day in Hawaii. I understand why you didn’t pick it as your PhotoHunt photo, but I’m glad you shared it with us!
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Aloha!!
Nice photos! Haven’t been there but live in Hawaii where you know it can get “warm”. I posted my own “warm”…stop by & visit http://upcountrysmiles.com
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Beautiful photographs for the warm theme and I had to laugh at the one you almost used of the snow day in Hawaii. Too funny.
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HA! I’m soo glad you chose the photos you did:-) M.
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I hope no kids will try touching the water from that fountain! :P
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Great fountain photos! And the Hawaii addition was adorable too!
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Lovely photos… nice take. Have a great week ahead!
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Girasole,
Your photos are spectacular! Thank you for sharing them with us.
I love the one of the fountain and the mist rising from the water. So lovely…
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Beautiful photos, girasoli.
LOL at you changing your mind about your”warm snow” photo for the fear of shoes coming your way.
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Thanks everyone! The water that comes out of the Bollente is from a hot spring. According to everything I have read, it is always that hot. Napaboaniya, I would hope that kids would not touch the water either! I never thought of that before.
The PTG at our school paid for the snow. We’ve only had it once (so far) because it was very expensive. We ordered 3 truck loads. The younger grades got to go first so we had nice fresh snow. I posted more on the snow in another post…click on snow under my category list to see more photos (including a snowman).
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Great interpretation! Why didn’t I think of that? I have lots of Bollente shots, too.
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Isn’t the Bollente impressive? We loved watching people line up with their jugs to take some of the precious mineral water home with them.
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The photos of the fountain are very cool – love way the steam looks! And the Hawaiian snow “storm” is hilarious. I bet the kids really had fun! We have some snow in the forecast today but it’s looking like it might end up being rain instead. Hope you’re having a nice weekend.
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Great photo choices! And I adore the idea of a snow day at your school. What fun!
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We remember that fountain, too. It was an excellent choice for your “warm” photohunt.
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Wow I’ve never heard of a hot spring fountain before. Great take on the theme!
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jan, I was surprised you didn’t. I even checked first in case you did post it before posting my PhotoHunt post.
Jerry, it is. I was amazed at how popular the springs are.
Annie, it was very warm in the summer :) Many were amazed, some think still today that that is what snow is like, and all had fun. I was disappointed we couldn’t do it again (although certainly understood with the economy and cost).
Amy, thanks. Most kids don’t own mittens, so they wore socks on their hands. A letter was also sent home to parents saying that covered shoes must be worn for their child to participate.
Marcia, didn’t know you have been in Acqui Terme.
jams, glad I was able to share something new with you and thanks.
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Really fabulous photos. :)
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