Blessing. Cretan food and People.

When it comes to summer vacation, 

Creta
is my number one on the list. 

 

Since 2005, when I visited the island for the very first time

 not even one year has passed without me

swimming in its deep, wild seas

wandering around its picturesque little villages with the extraordinary names

meeting the locals and hear the most weird stories about people and life

making new friends while choosing the sweetest watermellon

connecting with animals and nature while walking along its gorges

dancing in the naughty and playful sounds of lira

drinking crystal clear alcohol in tiny small shots till blindness

eating the real taste of every ingridient

filling my lungs with air without acidity

living pure life. 

I trully hope someday to call this everyday life. 

For Antonella and Creta I love, for its blessings. 

p.s. Photos taken by Olympia and Antonella, one night full of flavors and laughters. 

Summer Love

Every summer I do realise how much love a man can give to nature.
I get curried away staring at the sea,
listening to cicadas's resistant songs,
loosing the horizon's line from my sight,
feeling the hot sand into my toes
tasting pure summer flavors.

This is what I call a summer love.
Deep green, crunchy and breezy cucumber.

The picture is taken from my new friend Effie P. a brilliant photografer, in our trip to Parga.

Fresh Fruit

Since I stoped fitting in my swing- which was handmade, by my grandomther- the only thing that I still enjoy at my village is spending time wandering around nature, but mostly in the garden. At this summer's crop I picked up juicy plums, flowers and as many mosquito bites I could...

Από τότε που σταμάτησα να παίζω στην κούνια μου, επειδή πια δε χωράω- και ας ήταν  χειροποίητη από τα χεράκια της γιαγιάς μου- το μόνο πράγμα που μου έχει μείνει να απολαμβάνω στο χωριό μου είναι να χαζολογάω τριγυρίζοντας στα χωράφια και στον κήπο μας. Μαζεύοντας τη φετινή σοδειά, αποκόμισα... φρέσκα δαμάσκηνα, λουλουδάκια και πολλά τσιμπήματα από τα κουνούπια, που τόσο εμφανώς  με αγαπάνε...