Friday, June 29, 2012

All good people out there...


Waking up with good feelings about all those wonderful people out there, from all corners of the world. It makes me think of my values on this island. How they can be materialized. Not of any church institutional character. Not at all. But of incredible and non describable spiritual values. Have to be experienced. I never stop being amazed what an access I have to all this on the island. Thinking of all good people through the spirits...

TAXIARCHIS IS EVERYWHERE, IT SEEMS.




Thursday, June 28, 2012

Sígri, peace and harmony...

A trip to the very west of the Lesvos coast line has become a habit. Passing so many fantastic villages, churches, view sites and people everywhere. Always visiting Taverna The Golden Key, family and cooking skills. It is too empty right now in the village, but always leaves an imprint! An absolutely unique part of the whole of Europe, I reckon.
Instead of being baked alive in the heat out where the remaining petrified trees are, I go back to the Natural History Museum. What a gem and of such magnitude that it is hard to understand how it can be housed in such a small village. But, it is where it should be...


JUST ANOTHER FACE OF THE ISLAND OF ISLANDS.

A SWIM AND A NAP ON THE BEACH AFTER LUNCH...

GRABBING THE TOOLS FOR FOOD.


TELLING STORIES OF THE SEA OUTSIDE.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Wise men in Ántissa...

This long and dramatic trip to Sigri on the very West Coast of Lesvos. Staying in Ántissa on the way to have a frappé under the plátano tree. Meeting wise men who all had their stories to tell and one wanted to go with us to Monastério Kreokópos up on the mountain ridge. Ántissa is an oasis to stop for some cool time in the heat of the day...





HE WANTED ME TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH HIS CAP OFF.



Tuesday, June 19, 2012

A silence I touch...


Nowhere else this deep spirituality. To touch, to take in if I want to. New angles always. Will return, with more wishes. To Aghios Stéfanos. On Lesvos only...









 

Monday, June 18, 2012

Decisive polling station day...


Plenty of people from morning to night. All voting where so many things grow. The village school. Chatting in the corridors after casting of the ballot. Familiar faces and many friends. A very important day, hopefully towards something new, like a change of the paralyzing system...

LONG TIME FRIEND.

IN SAFE ARMS.

HIS SMILE IS JUST FANTASTIC. GOOD TO SEE YOU, ANDREA.

WE OFTEN MEET.

LADY OLIMPIA.

I WILL PAY A LOT FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON TODAY'S ELECTION, SIR.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Fantastic Ntina and "her" children making music...

The audience was amazed by their own projections and there were tears around. Many snap shots taken and in the shadow of a very obvious Greek drama taking place right now, this goes right into my awareness of good things in life... 


WAITING TO START.

SERIOUS FACES WATCHING.

NTINA COORDINATING.

EVI HAS HER OWN AGENDA.

SELF EXPLANATORY.


DANCING FISHES OF THE "THALASSA".

WE DID WELL.

THE MIGHT OKTAPODI. 

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Children of Lesvos, you make me feel young at heart...


School is over for this year. An annual imprint, the energies of the children of Molivos, parents, as usual mostly mothers and me, will be showered by joy.
Have a fantastic summer, kids...

WHAT ELSE BUT SMILES.

ALL AGES PRESENT.

NO TEENAGE BOYS AROUND.

HERE WE GO.

ENTHUSIASM AND EXPECTANCY.

FRIENDS WAITING FOR THEIR TURN.

FOTIS, MY FRIEND.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

An incredible friend for 30 years...


Rolf, you are simply a very wonderful friend and numerous are the trips on the island during the years that we have explored together. Even if you always find the sites of Lesvos long before I do. 
I look forward to many more talks about the secrets of this incredible island and other experiences of life as such...

JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. SINCERITY IN THE VILLAGE OF VAFIÓS.

THANKS FOR ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE VISITED THAT INCREDIBLE CHURCH AND ICONOSTASIS OF SKALOCHÓRI. HAVE LOST MICHELIN SINCE. 


LOOKING OUT OVER SÍGRI.

FRIENDLINESS AND INTEGRITY.



LAST NIGHT. GREAT NIGHT. MORE TO COME.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Back in Greece and sweater for tonight...

Landing in Athens always a thrill. Two more hours and back on the island, licking the wounds from last night's defeat, but preparing for the game tonight, hours at taverna Alonia, in the warm weather. It is magic here. Pure magic, a few days before the real drama starts. Pame Ellada...



WEATHERING THE SWEATER FOR TONIGHT.

Friday, June 8, 2012

It can be done again...


It was that unreal summer of 2004. I remember it like yesterday. Tears and joy for a fantastic effort. Tonight it all starts again. Sharing soccer euphoria with Antonis and Kostas and many others at Alonia Taverna in the village. I cannot be there tonight, but from the next game on, 
I count myself in....

IN TAVERNA VAFIÓS, HE CRIED IN MY ARMS.

JOY SHARING WITH KOSTAS.