giardino calante

So, the story goes something like this:

"The Doge (Mocenigo) needed a church so as to be able to have a monumental tomb built for himself, the church (San Staë) needed a saint so as to be able to be built, the saint (San Eustachio) needed a miracle so as to be pronounced a saint, the miracle needed a stag in order to be seen, and we built the garden for the reindeer."

This makes me want to wear a crown of feathers & twigs, drink a glass of goat's milk and then run naked through a field of flowers.