Somehow, the group of photographers had gotten started photographing laundry hanging out to dry, perhaps because that has become such an uncommon sight in the States. We went out of our way to photograph laundry, and there was great excitement in the group whenever the "Laundry!" cry went up. I must confess that I was not much excited about laundry as a subject until I found this setting at our hotel in Montepulciano. The sheets dancing on the line had a life of their own and the bright red flowers along the railing added the perfect color foil.