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 ]
Kiliomenos-The First Walk Of The Winter
Kiliomenos-The First Walk Of The Winter A sure sign that the summer has drawn to an end is when the Zakynthos Walking Group starts to hit the trails again. For the last couple of weeks, Sunday was the only day of the week when I didn't have to work or do any running around, and I was sort of ... [ 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 ]
Zakynthos Town At Night
Zakynthos Town At Night It's been a rather photoless week for me, not for any particular reason apart from not having had the time. It's at times like this I realise that there is no such thing as having too many photos backed up as there is always a photo or two to fall back on! This photo of ... [ Read More ]
St. Dennis Firework Display, Zakynthos, 2017
St. Dennis Firework Display 2017 It's been an age since I've published a mid-week post, I have the ideas, just not the time. This post has been on the almost ready list for the past three weeks now and I am so chuffed to have finally put it together. August 24th is the day when Zakynthos ... [ Read More ]
Where Horses Trot
Where Horses Trot Back in August, I had an unexpected day off, so what did I do? With camera in hand, I headed down to Lagana/Kalamaki beach to see what I could photograph. I wandered around the sand dunes, snapping random things that caught my eye trying to practice using different focal points ... [ Read More ]
My Mum
My Mum This week I have decided to share a couple of photos of my Mum. They aren't the best, but they do capture the spirit of Mum nicely. She's feisty, cheeky, naughty and 70. She has a heart of gold, is a natural born feeder which probably comes from her Greek side (me and my sister should, by ... [ Read More ]
Never Mess With Fireworks Unless…
Never Mess With Fireworks Unless... It's safe. Is there such a thing? I hear you ask! It's been a few weeks and while I have missed taking part in 'My Sunday Photo', I have enjoyed a few weeks of a go-slow on the blog. So much so that I may just go into a rambling overdrive and we aren't talking ... [ Read More ]
All Was Not As It Seemed
All Was Not As It Seemed Last week I shared photos of the dogs lizarding, saying that the lizards were far too fast for them to catch. This week My Sunday Photos are of a lizard that wasn't quite so fast. Don't worry they aren't gruesome! Lizards have remarkable survival tricks. The one that ... [ Read More ]
Yay!.. The Sunrise!
Yay!..The Sunrise! At long last a My Sunday Photo that went to plan! I'm so used to not getting my planned photo that I'm not sure what to write now I've got it! In a way, this photo wasn't as much of a challenge as the bumblebee as I am usually awake before the sun rises and it's so hot at the ... [ Read More ]
Leaving Zakynthos On A Ferry Boat
Leaving On A Ferry Boat It's been so long since I wrote a blog post I may just have forgotten how, so do bear with me! At the end of March, a few of us from the Zakynthos Walking Group packed our bags and headed over to the mainland for a weekend of walking. It was a fantastic weekend away and of ... [ Read More ]
A Hike To Panagia Skopiotissa Monastery On Skopos… And Beyond
A Hike To Panagia Skopiotissa Monastery On Skopos... And Beyond The Zakynthos Walking Group did this walk up to the Panagia Skopiotissa Monastery on Skopos a couple of weeks ago. It was the same walk we did two years ago on New Year's Eve, but it was much warmer this time. It really was a glorious ... [ Read More ]
Daisies, Daisies…
Daisies, Daisies... Spring has to be my favourite season. It's when nature starts waking up from its winter slumber. Everywhere you look there is are signs that winter is over. Trees are starting to blossom. Flowers are starting to bloom. Even lizards are starting to make an appearance. It's ... [ Read More ]
An Orchid With Character
An Orchid With Character You wouldn't know it now, but a couple of weeks ago we thought spring had arrived. Temperatures were up, skies were blue and the flowers were fooled. The spring flowers are still blooming and the birds are still flirting shamelessly albeit in the rain, but spring seems to ... [ Read More ]
Vrachionas, The Highest Point On Zakynthos On A Very Dull Day
Vrachionas, The Highest Point On Zakynthos This was a hike we did to the top of Vrachionas, the highest point on Zakynthos. The views, you can imagine, are quite something, on a clear day, but we didn't venture up on a clear day. We ventured up on a cold, grey day. In fact, I took very few photos ... [ Read More ]
Greek Hospitality At It’s Best
Greek Hospitality At It's Best The Greek people have long been known for their hospitality. They will happily invite you into their homes and feed you until you can eat no more. Having spent many a school summer holiday in Greece, I have childhood memories of being fed weird and wonderful foods by ... [ Read More ]
The Intrepid Explorers Go Cliff Climbing At Agalas, Zakynthos
Cliff Climbing At Agalas Just as our legs had finished recovering from scaling the hills of Kiliomenos, we got 'sprung' an even more challenging hike. Last Wednesday the Intrepid Explorers went cliff climbing at Agalas. Okay, okay, so it wasn't so much sprung on us, we knew what we were in ... [ Read More ]
The Cliffs At Agalas
The Cliffs At Agalas This week's mid-week walk had us climbing down the cliffs at Agalas. It was a steep climb down, as you would expect a climb down a cliffside to be, but as always it was well worth it. If we thought the climb down was hard, the climb back up was doubly so. But I think you'll ... [ Read More ]
Scaling The Hills Of Kiliomenos
Scaling The Hills Of Kiliomenos Last week the Intrepid Explorers were caught out good and proper. We met up with Derek, our walk leader just outside the village of Kiliomenos, for what was supposed to be a six-kilometre hike. We have learned that most of our walks are 'six kilometres' and 'easy to ... [ Read More ]
The Only Way Was Up
The Only Way Was Up Last week's mid-week walk found us clambering up the side of a very steep hill. In fact, I think it was one of our steepest hikes yet, if not the steepest in sections. It was a springlike day and much warmer than we anticipated, but that could well have been the climb making us ... [ Read More ]