Saturday, February 7, 2015

Greece is Beautiful


I think it’s time that all parties on all sides of what has Greece in the forefront of world news step back and take a breath.  A deep breath.  Everyone’s running so hard in so many shifting directions that it’s nearly impossible to figure out who’s saying what, when, or where.  So far, that’s yielded up a feeding frenzy for the planet’s media, and celebrity style coverage for many of the players, but––short-term maneuverings aside—no apparent progress on resolving very serious issues with very serious consequences for a lot of innocents.


So, how about if we forget about all that for today, and take a look what it is about Greece that makes that land such a special place in our world…all courtesy of the lens of artist Barbara Zilly.

In the heart of Athens...










Civilization's Heritage...












At Delphi, the navel of the ancient world...






A place for a bit of modern partying...






Places for pensive moments...




A modern day pensive thinker on the streets of Athens at the foot of the Acropolis...


May the week bring good news.


Jeff––Saturday

15 comments:

  1. Beauty is truth. Thanks Jeff and Barbara.

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  2. Beautiful pictures, Barbara -- you have an artist's eye. And so nice to be reminded that there is another side to Greece other than the politics!

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    1. Yes, Zoe, Barbara the artist sure has an eye for beauty in all her choices.

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  3. Thanks Jeff and Barbara. Yes we need to step back sometimes and ask how important these things will be in 1000 years.

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  4. I'll let you know when we get there, Michael.

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  5. Beautiful photos and a great reminder of what has drawn us back time and time again to Greece.

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    1. Yes, and it's during times like this that we all could use a reminder, J&J. :)

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  6. Well, I can't speak to ALL of Barbara's choices (this is my one day out of the year when I swear off all snarkiness...), but her photography is certainly wonderful! Layer after layer, ten thousand layers deep, and deeper still grow our roots.

    Yes, I know, Jeff, "it's getting deep in here..."

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    1. Well, speaking as one of Barbara's choices to all of you, EvKa, I can't wait to see how creative she can be with the subjects she finds in Portland.:)

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  7. These are worthy of a book. Really wonderful. I feel like I just took a trip.

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  8. Thanks Jeff for letting me re-live our trips to Greece. Hopefully, you will be part of the next trip!

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  9. Truly gorgeous! I will get there some day...

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