It is not unusual, in an ancient city like Athens, to come across a cemetery with open tombs. This ancient cemetery is located in one of the most beautiful squares in downtown Athens called ‘Plateia Kotzia’ (Πλατεία Κοτζιά). The buildings at the square are neoclassical from the 19th Century and they are a wonderful contrast to the ancient grave site.
There are a few prophecies about this year from various people who are not very positive, in fact they are terrible. I think that most people have heard of them. Recently I had a dream about a nuclear apocalypse! I hope that none of those predictions and bad dreams come true and that it’s just the same scary song that we have heard for many years now. Unfortunately, humanity is extremely self-destructive and hateful; the more advanced our technology the closer we are to our complete demise. People need to change, but they need to change before it’s too late.
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”-Plato
“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”-Lao Tzu
“If the apocalypse comes, beep me.”-Buffy
Wishing everyone a happy and creative 2016!
Ευχές για ένα ευτυχισμένο και δημιουργικό 2016!
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone! Joy and peace to all in the new year!
Very commonly in Athens, whilst taking a stroll, you will come across a large angry crowd with signs, shouting and heading in your direction. Fortunately for me, this was a tiny and non-violent protest by a political party. The protest took place outside of the Bank of Greece.
No harm no foul just another photo op for me 😉
Πολύ συχνά στην Αθήνα, ενω κανοντας μια βόλτα, θα συναντήσετε ένα μεγάλο εξαγριωμένο πλήθος με πινακίδες να φωνάζουν προς στην κατεύθυνσή σας. Ευτυχώς για μένα, αυτή ήταν μια μικρη, και μη βίαιη διαμαρτυρία από ένα πολιτικό κόμμα. Η διαμαρτυρία πραγματοποιήθηκε έξω από την Τράπεζα της Ελλάδα. Καμία ζημιά δεν φάουλ απλώς μια άλλη φωτογραφική ευκαιρία για μένα.
A pink rose trying to reach the height of the pomegranate tree.
I am very impressed with Angelos’ modelling skills. Not sure if he is aware of my camera or not, maybe he is. I got a feeling that Angelo is one smart cat who knows his angles!
Clockwise from top: Miss Piggy, Goddess of Wonder ‘Pink Heart’, She-Ra, Sweet Secrets ‘Gleamie’, Cabbage Patch doll, & Wee Wild Things ‘Ruby Doobie’
My old toys
neglected
by the passage of time
once so beloved
they mourn for me.
Just playing with the hues. I prefer these photos to the original ones, the flowers look more dramatic and ‘artsy’ 😉
So many lives have been lost in the past few months from the countless deaths of the Syrian refugees in the mediterranean to the many deaths in Paris last night. Not since the second world war Europe has not had to deal with so much. We can pray and be positive that things will change and this world will become a better and safer place, but the way things have escalated I can’t help but be cynical about the future of humanity.
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