The qual­i­fy­ing round of the paleo that I was sup­posed to see got can­celled due to rain, which is a pity because I wanted to take some awe­some photos!

I did man­age to stich a panorama of the town square however:

Panorama of Siena Town Square

In other news:

A sieve, or sifter, sep­a­rates wanted ele­ments from unwanted mate­r­ial using a fil­ter such as a mesh or net. However, in cook­ing, espe­cially with flour, a sifter is used to aer­ate the sub­stance, among other things. A strainer is a type of sieve typ­i­cally used to sep­a­rate a solid from aliq­uid. The word “sift” derives from sieve.

Sieves, yeah!