So New, So Vulnerable Last Sunday, on our Sunday walk we were lucky enough to see this precious moment. A newly born goat still attached by the umbilical cord to its mum. We didn't actually witness the birth, but the baby goat couldn't have been long in this world. Mum was on her own in the ... [ Read More ]
A Trek Up Marathia, Zakynthos
A Trek Up Marathia, Zakynthos If you ever head to Zakynthos for a holiday and prefer a more active getaway, I can highly recommend packing your walking boots. The island isn't just sun, sea and sand, it's quite rugged and wild too. Recently, the Zakynthos Walking Group took a trek up Marathia, it's ... [ Read More ]
First Attempt At Macro Photography
First Attempt At Macro Photography Macro photography is something that has fascinated me since getting into photography. Being able to take a photograph of something that is usually too small to be able to see the detail on and making the intricacies visible to the naked eye is quite ... [ Read More ]
Blackberries On Skopos
Blackberries On Skopos For Christmas, I received a 50mm 1.8 lens and I am over the moon with it. I've never used a prime lens before, so have spent plenty of time messing around, seeing what it (and I) can do. Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed up to Skopos to blow away the cobwebs ... [ Read More ]
White Christmas In Greece
White Christmas In Greece Not many people realise that Greece gets snow. I mean proper snow. Enough snow to warrant having ski resorts. Most people think sun, sea, sand and ouzo when thinking about holidaying in Greece. Forget that skiing in the Alps piffle, head for the Peloponnese! Despite ... [ Read More ]
A Festive Sunrise
A Festive Sunrise Can you believe that it's Christmas morning tomorrow? I imagine the fat man in red is revving up his sleigh as I type out this post. I've usually got my Sunday Photo post done by now, but this week has been so manic I never quite got there. But, it's been worth it as (dare I say ... [ Read More ]
Where Does A Cat Have To Sleep To Get Some Peace?
Where Does A Cat Have To Sleep To Get Some Peace? Yay! This was the photo I had planned for last Sunday! It was tucked away in the totally wrong folder (so much for trying to be organised). Last week there was one thing after another that kept me from sharing a Sunday photo, my misfiled photo being ... [ Read More ]
A Fun Hike At Orthonies, Zakynthos
A Fun Hike At Orthonies, Zakynthos A couple of years ago we did this same hike at Orthonies on Clean Monday. It was probably the best Clean Monday celebrations I can remember and the hike was so much fun. Probably due to the fact, there were people dressed in all their finery traipsing through the ... [ Read More ]
Stuart Little
Stuart Little Not very original I know, but what else do you call a mouse? This little cutey somehow managed to wriggle its way into a tin of dry dog food. How I don't know as I thought the metal lid fits quite snuggly. I did get a proper fright when I prized the lid off, as Stuart Little ... [ Read More ]
Shelf Fungi Growing On A Tree
Shelf Fungi Growing On A Tree Our very old looking apricot tree has started sprouting fungi and very decorative looking fungi it is too. The tree is old and was probably planted when the house was built after the earthquake in 1953, making it over 64 years old. Is that old for a fruit ... [ Read More ]
Our Walk From Argassi To Vrontonero, Zakynthos
Our Walk From Argassi To Vrontonero Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed to Argassi, to walk from Argassi to Vrontonero. It's a walk that Derek, our walk leader described as a relatively easy walk of around 8km with a few steep inclines *hysterical laughter*, but well worth it for the ... [ Read More ]
50mm Or 35mm?
50mm or 35mm? 50mm or 35mm? That's been the big question of the week. With my birthday and Christmas just around the corner, my family have been asking what I would like. I decided a while back that for my next camera lens I would like a prime lens, but deciding between the 50mm or 35mm has not ... [ Read More ]
Relaxed Mum
Relaxed Mum It's not often I get a nice relaxed photo of my Mum. When she sees a camera pointed in her direction she can't seem to help posing. If I want to get a natural looking photo of her I have to be quick and get it before she notices. Last week, on our Sunday walk I managed to get a photo ... [ Read More ]
Our Walk From Porto Roxa To Kampi And Back
Our Walk From Porto Roxa To Kampi And Back In the space of a few days, the weather has gone from being gloriously summerlike to positively wintery. Don't you hate it when it does that? Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed to Porto Roxa for the start of a 9km Sunday walk from Porto Roxa to ... [ Read More ]
Autumnal Colours Of A Pomegranate
Autumnal Colours Of A Pomegranate One thing I do miss, living on Zakynthos, is seeing the real colours of autumn. We get an autumn, but it's more like a second spring, with greenery appearing again after the long hot summer. We also see flowers like crocus and cyclamens popping their pretty little ... [ Read More ]
Life’s Just Not Fair
Life's Just Not Fair Life's just not fair when you're a dog. Having five dogs in the house means we have our hands full, so it makes sense to have a few ground rules. One of those rules is no big dogs on the furniture. Not unless we let them up. It may seem a little unfair, but the bigger dogs ... [ Read More ]
A Walk From Ano Volimes To Micro Nisi, Zakynthos
A Walk From Ano Volimes To Micro Nisi Last Sunday's walk with the Zakynthos Walking Group was a 9km hike from Ano Volimes to Micro Nisi. It wasn't a particularly difficult walk, but the rough terrain made it a bit hard underfoot. Sometimes I think that walking uphill is actually easier than ... [ Read More ]
A Ginormous Spiders’ Web!
A Ginormous Spiders' Web! This week there was no competition in my mind for what was going to be My Sunday photo. Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed out for the first walk of the winter and of course, I took my camera, not forgetting my SD card this time. Let's face it though it wasn't ... [ Read More ]
Sea Daffodils
Sea Daffodils Saturdays are not my favourite day of the week. They by far the busiest day of the week for me, but yesterday I thought I would try and make the most of it. Not having a Sunday Photo in mind, I thought I would take the opportunity to take Buddy and my camera with me, to kill some time ... [ Read More ]
How Did That Get Up There?
How Did That Get Up There? Buddy loves to play fetch. Not only will he fetch, but he actually brings the toy back and will try to place it back in my hand. Unfortunately, because his hips aren't good we don't play for too long, which is a shame as he is a joy to play with. Out of all our dogs, ... [ Read More ]