Teaching shortcuts to locals!

I'm happy to say I'm getting to know my new neighbourhood pretty well. I was chuffed to be able to show my friend, born and raised in Monopoli, two shortcuts on our last evening together in the centro storico!

Art or broken?!

This little fellow sits outside a front door on one of my favourite shortcuts.  I don't know whether his owner knows he's lost his head, but he always reminds me of Homesense's new section where items bear stickers declaring them "less than perfect".  I've seen grand ceramic horses' heads with an ear broken off and wondered who on earth pays good money for them!  Perhaps this lady gives them all a good home!