‘Back to Reality’ by Angela Zafiris 14 x 11 inches on canvas.
Back to the harshness of reality, but the daydream is better. For us creatives it’s a necessity, and no one can convince us that it’s wrong.
‘Everything starts as somebody’s daydream’.- Larry Niven (American Writer)
The gemstone pearl is the birthstone for the month of June. It was a popular gem among the royals throughout the ages. Pearls are the only gems that comes from a living sea creatures like the shelled mollusk. The pearl is considered to be a naturally beautiful since the gem doesn’t need to undergo any changes in order to reveal its beauty.
“And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!”-Revelation 18:16
My semi-stray mackerel tabby named ‘sneezy,’ she sneezes a lot like me. She’s very intelligent and follows commands and she even follows me around like a dog! I find that cats are very misunderstood animals they’re not that aloof; it really depends on the breed of cat.
My cherry tree has finally blossomed. What delicious cherries it produced! Better than those sold at the supermarket 😉
The poppy flower is found all over the western mediterranean and Asia. They harvest in the late Spring and early summer. These flowers are symbolic of sleep and death; and in the Greek and Roman myths poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Another interpretation of the red poppy is the promise of resurrection after death.
Οι παπαρούνες μπορούν να βρεθούν σε όλη τη Δυτικη Μεσόγειο και στην Ασία. Θερίζουν στα τέλη της άνοιξης και στις αρχές του καλοκαιριού. Αυτά τα κοκκινα λουλούδια συμβολιζουν τον ύπνου και τον θάνατο. Στηv Eλληνική και Ρωμαϊκή μυθολογία οι παπαρούνες χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως προσφορές προς τους νεκρούς. Μια άλλη ερμηνεία την παπαρούνα είναι οτι υπόσχεται την ανάστασης μετά το θάνατο.
Even in death red roses are beautiful..
Ακόμη και στο θάνατο είναι όμορφα τα κόκκινα τριαντάφυλλα ..
‘The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.” – Samuel Smiles (Author)
The ‘tourell Pentelli’ built by the Duchess of Placentias. Ο Πυργίσκος Tourelle της Δούκισσας Πλακεντίας στην Πεντέλη.
It was built in 1846, but the construction was never completed. Χτίστηκε το 1846, αλλά η κατασκευή δεν ολοκληρώθηκε ποτέ.
When I took a photograph of this building I had no idea what the history of the building was. I decided to do a little research and was really surprised by what I found out. The building that I photographed is the ‘Tourelle Pentelli’ or ‘Pentelli Tower’ and it is located on Mt. Pentelli northeast of Athens. The construction on this building began in 1846, but there were many mishaps and it was never completed. The buildings’ purpose was to house the personell of the Duchess de Plasisance (1785-1854). It was one of many buildings that Sophie Barbé de Marbois, Duchesse de Plaisance constructed in Athens. Most Athenians in the 19th Century and up until 1950, only knew her as the Duchess of Placentias and they had no idea that she was American born. The Duchess was born in Philadelphia, USA and her father was a French Consul-General in the U.S. She was a great supporter of the Greek war of Independence, so she arrived in Greece in 1829 to help out. She was very philanthropic and was much talked about at the time. She died in May of 1854 at the age of 69 and she is buried near the tower. There is a metro station in Athens named after her. The station is located on the land that once belonged to her.
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
The beautiful Mount Pentelicus (Pentelli), with its monasteries and luxury homes, is located northeast of Athens. It is from this mountain range that the ancient Greeks extracted their white marble to build the Parthenon and other temples in Athens. The weather that day changed abruptly, but I was able to sneak in a few photographs before the rainfall.
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