"al tempo della fioritura una ragazza, sempre la stessa, va a sedersi sotto un vecchio mandorlo, e parla con lui e con il vento "
Umberto Aubry
He has been studying and collecting shells for many years. His favourite family is the Terebriadae, which he described 47 new species. He has travelled all over the world, forever in pursuit of the Terebra Which he has never found and hopes to find.