Words on Trees

Greece’s ‘second spring’ (or first depending on ones calendrical sensibilities) arrived in early November. We have received about an inch Continue reading →

Suddenly it is Summer

April came and went bringing with it a most drastic shift in the seasons. Now, at the end of May, Continue reading →

Λύκος του Ποιητή

It has been seven years or so since I have lived in Greece. All that time ago I went off Continue reading →

Rain or Shine

As I write this the heavens are splitting open with tremendous determination. The doors in my room rattle with the Continue reading →

As Chimney Sweepers

It is February already and true winter is circling but has not yet gone in for the kill. It has Continue reading →

Darling Buds of November and December

A person can live in a place, thinking that they know that place for a long time without truly knowing Continue reading →

Putting Plants in the Ground

All of the 34 plants we were sent by Olivier Filippi are native to regions with a mediterranean climate and Continue reading →

Green is the New Flesh

On Tuesday last week Sally and I started potting on the Amaryllis belladonna seedlings the seeds of which were sown Continue reading →