Speechless divinity...

It made me speechless for an hour or so. The "new" Αγιος Νικόλαος in Petra. The restoration of the ceiling is finished and the "ship" is extended with 90 cms. Somebody told me. It just happened. It is still with me. Only on Lesvos...

Irregular

Brothers in a way

Fingertip feeling

The Boss

My world outside

Many to ligth candles for. Every day.

επανένωση=reunion is happiness...

Ioanna and I have known our Dutch friends Henny and Fred for more than 11 years and always met them on our island. We have been inseparable friends during all this time. They are as much a part of this island as anything or anyone I know. Always returning! But private reasons have prevented them to come for the last two years, but we exchanged hundreds upon hundreds of sms messages during the absence! Now time for another imprint that will never leave me, to see them again!

Lesvos makes remarkable things for many people and for many reasons. One is for celebrating a reunion. What could be better than that.......

Good old pal, Fred the friend

Meeting smiling Henny, always leaves the best of feelings...

Just as friendly as his face expresses

Never say no to an ouzo

Nature's friendly gesture...

I am down to Delfinia beach today. One of many times before. But  this time it is different. If your eyes are always used to look for an imprint of some kind, you usually do not look at what you have already seen a thousand times. Mistake! I have seen this lodge before, where i think Antonis from Delfinia keeps a lot of garden tools or whatever, so I never pay any attention to it, but this morning it is just there. A total tranquility of three simple things, a tree, the lodge and the sea. Nothing special. Just here. A simple composition... And the sea comes up on the beach like velvet. Cooling my feet like a friendly gesture...  

And, believe it or not, with an Iphone "camera". Colors absolutely genuine...

I will let it be a symbol for a wonderful weekend

Skala Sikaminias....trying to avoid the commercial....

It is pretty! It is famous! It is quaint! It is charming! And it is getting a bit too commercial. At least for my taste! But when I left the most standard photo points, I found some other focuses. You see what you see, right? But I forgot to take some shots of the lady up the road, just outside of the village, who weaves woolen carpets that I have several of in the house. Must remember to do that next time! A warm person with a pride of her work that she deserves. She told me that I have no free time in the Winter....bless her!

Cleanliness is next to Godliness...

Two more of all these wonderful friends on the island! Always loveable and full of fun and a smile whenever you go into that hot sauna of their working site! Yannis and his wonderful delivery vehicles. He and Mersini and Angela and the son are running the shop. A small room and tight with machines of different kinds and humidity from steam!

09.00am-05.00pm and 07.00pm-11.30pm, which makes it more than 12 hours per day with these working conditions, Spring, Summer and Autumn, every day, except half the Sunday... who said Greeks do not work!!!

Private people in the village and surroundings, smaller hotels and pensions are their major clients! 

I am a very particular man when it comes to ironing shirts. I do not leave them to just anyone, but Mersini! You are my match!...       

The Rolls and with a kranos on! 

Angela! With a smile from that sauna! Thank you!

Short distance runner!

How many times did you open that tumbler door???

A smile from Kalamata!

Noone else will know what we talked about! But ain't she sweet?

Ladies only...at first...

I am down for dinner at Alonia. Rather noisy in there, I think. Many voices from women. The upper department of Alonia is booked, for a ladies out and NO men are allowed and no photos... Well, I manage to take some anyway, in very gloomy light and that is not what phone cameras are for. A lot of hush, hush and a lot of dancing and it is not just water on the tables. After two hours, Lefteris and Antonis bring out the "champagne" and the ladies are happy. All of a sudden, some new signs of contact from a few ladies, who want us to men to come and enjoy their party.

 On Lesvos, ouzo makes miracles... 

A rather freaky project...

There had been so many churces to visit and take pictures of, and chapels and candles and holy figures and so much seriousness, so I was looking for a project. I had no idea about what. One day on my way to Aghios Rafael, I just saw something strange, while driving my motorbike. A modern bus (OK, everything is relative...) right in the middle of a field!!!! Who puts a bus in a place like that? Who even gives it a thought and for what purpose? Lesvians!
Ha, and I found another one the week after. Then I asked all the taxi drivers I know, to tell me if they found another bus in a similar "situation". Did they or did I? You will see... meanwhile, enjoy "allez et retour"! Only on Lesvos...

In the middle of a farmer's field...seen from the highway!

Came a bit closer and found this!

The other side of the bus. The way a bus should look like.

AC

A bit schizoid with it's double personality...

I got the feeling that the driver might be out for a coffee or something and would soon be back!