Roving Pic: Lock of Love

Love. Locked.
July 2011
Photo: Scott Clark

We first noticed the locks in Florence and then we saw them everywhere a river flowed. The story goes that lovers across Italy secure their love by latching golden locks to bridges and throwing the keys into the rushing water below, locking their love together - forever. 


Maybe it was because it was almost our 10 year anniversary or maybe it was because we were in Italy, but we were suddenly in search of a lock. One finally surfaced in a city market near its now permanent location. Simple, small and shimmering in the evening lights, our lock was latched together, sealing its fate to an ancient structure and ours to each other. 


It may be a silly, superstitious tradition, but you have to admit, it's awfully sweet. Thanks for stopping by!