“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” – Alexander The Great
“Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and we’re tired of hearing promises that we know they’ll never keep.” – Ray Davies
“If I lived my life over again, I would stay in the countryside. I prefer the countryside—the milking of the cows and the sheep.” – Alfred Di Stefano
I was taking some photos at a place called Planetero in the Pelponnesse, when a very friendly dog demanded I take a profile shot of him. Judging by the photographs he is a a natural model. Then his friend came along and asked for a photograph too. 🙂
Έβγαζα μερικές φωτογραφίες σε ένα μέρος που λέγεται Πλανητέρο στην Πελοπόννησο, όταν ένας πολύ φιλικός σκύλος απαίτησε να του τραβήξω μια φωτογραφία με το προφίλ του. Αν κρίνουμε από τις φωτογραφίες είναι φυσικό μοντέλο. Έπειτα ήρθε ο φίλος του και ζήτησε επίσης μια φωτογραφία. 🙂
Nothing is more valuable than your freedom.-Angela Zafiris Greek-Canadian philosopher Immortal ;)))
Τίποτα δεν είναι πιο πολύτιμο από την ελευθερία σου.
“Well of course I’m swimming. The beach isn’t only for humans!”
“There must be food in the sand. Humans are pigs!”
“Ahhh so relaxing!”
“Us birds need to relax too”.
At the beach you will see various animals from dogs to horses, pigeons to pelicans or swans etc. But, what about a pig?
The little girl in the photograph is the owner of this cute little pig named ‘Aris’. She that said she acquired him for 50 bucks from the U.S and that he doesn’t grow very big, so he makes for a perfect house pet. 🙂
“Do not disturb”.
“Hello, stranger”.
I haven’t seen owls in years. Pretty cool!
“Did I give you permission to take my picture?”
“Slow and steady wins the race”. Aesop
“Αργή και σταθερή κερδίζει τον αγώνα”. Αίσωπος
‘Hi, can we come for a visit?’
‘Oops you caught me!’
This one is on a mission.
These little kittens payed a visit to my backyard. They’re cute, but I can’t feed them all. Luckily, their mother didn’t neglect them and she collected them later.
Αυτά τα μικρά γατάκια επισκέφτηκαν το κατώφλι μου. Είναι χαριτωμένα, αλλά δεν μπορώ να τα ταΐσω όλα. Ευτυχώς, η μητέρα τους δεν τα εγκατέλειψε και τα συνέλεξε αργότερα.
Unfortunately, stray cats and dogs are common sight all over Greece. These photographs were taken on a mountain just west of Athens. During the drive through the mountain I noticed many dogs, some like the ones pictured above, that didn’t look like they really belonged there; they were most likely abandoned by their owners. These strays seemed so foreign to this environment in comparison to the other dogs there that were a lot more wild than these friendlier ones. On the positive side, there have been some changes made in the past few years by Greeks. The mentality is a lot different, as people have become more sensitive towards animals and there are more cat and dog owners than ever. However, the financial crisis has been a major set back for those who want to help the animals and the government isn’t doing enough as other issues take precedent over the stray animal population.
Click here to see the people who are taking action and you can adopt a pet if you want 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/Greek-strays-up-for-adoption-217166981719549/timeline/
‘Slow but steady wins the race.’ A quote from my favourite childhood fable ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ by ancient Greek storyteller Aesop. In the fable, the humble slow-moving tortoise wins the race when the arrogant fast-moving hare seemed like he was sure to win. This is a great moral lesson in humility, something that is missing in our modern times.
This black friendly stray dog followed me all the way to the shore and to my surprise he decided to take a little dip. It was a really hot day so I can’t blame him!
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