Author: Angela Zafiris

Hello! I'm a Artist/Writer/Photographer who lives in Athens, Greece. I have many creative ways from writing, photography, collage art, mixed-media art and poetry. I love sharing my work with people from all over the world through my blog.

Survival/Επιβίωση

Illustration with paper ‘Survival’ by Angela Zafiris

A woman surfaces from the dark waves and reflects a lightning bolt that is about to strike her.

This life only has meaning when we give it meaning. Some say it’s wonderful. Others call it a journey. But, we can’t ignore the basic fact that life was, is and will always be about survival.

Μια γυναίκα ξαναεμφανίζεται από τα σκοτεινά κύματα και αντικατοπτρίζει μια αστραπή που πρόκειται να την χτυπήσει.

Αυτή η Ζωή έχει νόημα μόνο όταν τις δίνουμε νόημα. Κάποιοι λένε ότι είναι υπέροχη. Μερικοί τη αποκαλούν ταξίδι. Αλλά, δεν μπορούμε να αγνοήσουμε το βασικό γεγονός ότι η ζωή ήταν, είναι και θα είναι πάντα θέμα επιβίωσης.

Roses in the Winter/Τριαντάφυλλα το Χειμώνα

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Be strong and resilient like a rose in the winter..

Να είστε ισχυροί και ανθεκτικοί σαν τριαντάφυλλο το χειμώνα ..

Crimson Sky/Κοκκινος Ουρανος

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The red sky of this past November..

Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning: Red sky at night, sailors delight.

The sky was red at night, so I guess the sailors were delighted 🙂

Pink Chrysanthemums/Ροζ Χρυσανθεμο

Can you spot the hanging spider?

Groovy!

Some beautiful Pink flowers still in bloom in December. And a little psychedelic photo of a the flower in the second photo.

Beautiful Sunset/Ομορφο Ηλιοβασίλεμα

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The sun sets once again

Gratefulness and appreciation pour out from the soul

Fear and disappointment are concealed

As fires burn in the west

And snow falls in the east

A Life comes to an end

And a new one begins.

Ο ήλιος δύει και πάλι

Η ευγνωμοσύνη και η εκτίμηση εκχέονται από την ψυχή

Ο φόβος και η απογοήτευση αποκρύπτονται

Καθώς οι φωτιές καίγονται στα δυτικά

Και το χιόνι πέφτει στα ανατολικά

Μια Ζωή έρχεται στο τέλος της

Και αρχίζει ένα νέο.

‘Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star.’ Lucy Maud Montgomery

Bee Happy/Μια μέλισσουλα

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It’s these little things, like a bee resting on a leaf, that we should all appreciate. It made me smile that day. 🙂

Είναι αυτά τα μικρά πράγματα, όπως μια μέλισσα που στηρίζεται σε ένα φύλλο που όλοι πρέπει να εκτιμήσουμε. Με έκανε να χαμογελάσω εκείνη την ημέρα. 🙂

CARNATIONS & PANSIES/ Γαρύφαλλα & Πανσέδες

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“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.” Aeschylus

“Grief is never something you get over. You don’t wake up one morning and say, ‘I’ve conquered that; now I’m moving on.’ It’s something that walks beside you every day. And if you can learn how to manage it and honour the person that you miss, you can take something that is incredibly sad and have some form of positivity.” Terri Irwin

A Great Loss/Μια Μεγαλη Απωλεια

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Your soul took flight, and one day we will reunite in the afterlife..

Basil Flowers/λουλούδια βασιλικού

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The ‘basil’ plant from the Greek βασιλικόν φυτόν (basilikón phutón) and from Latin, basilius, means “royal/kingly plant”.

It is a plant that is used in many cuisines all over the world. It plays a big role in many religions and ceremonies for the dead in different culutres. In the Greek Orthodox religion, and other Orthodox churches in the Balkins, basil is used to sprinkle holy water to cleanse a home. In India it is place in the mouth to help the deceased person reach God. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks believed it would open the gates of heaven for a person passing on.

When the plant flowers you can collect the seeds and plant them in the spring.