AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
Even if you can’t shape your life
the way you want,
at least try as much as you can
not to degrade it
by too much contact with the world,
by too much activity and talk.
Do not degrade it by dragging it along,
taking it around and exposing it so often
to the daily silliness
of social relations and parties,
until it comes to seem a boring hanger-on.
Constantine Cavafy (1863-1933)
Translated by Edmund Keeley
and Philip Sherrard
Bitch, tolle Fotos. Die Ziegen sind schön. Das kleine sschwarze >Zicklein wirde ich gern mal knuddeln. Und dann die Olivenbäume - einfach nur schön.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Abendgrüße schickt Dir
Irmi
Yes, Greece is beautiful. I am fascinated by your pictures, dear Monika. I enlarged the first picture to look at this little brown baby animal. Among adults he or she looks a little big lost but protected, I think. And trees are so beautiful and different. And the last picture made me envious of two girls in the water. I even could smell the water and feel how warm it is.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent pictures!!!! Loving them a lot.
Many hugs and summer wishes to you, Monika!!!
Great images Monika! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIch wär jetzt gern im Meer.
ReplyDeleteLG Sabine
Very nice photos, Monika! Yes---Greece is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots, Monika!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki;
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Once again your photographs make me dream...
ReplyDeleteAnd Kavafy's poem is so touching.
Have a beautiful day.
Costas
The nature of Greece is superb. If people knew they would swarm in to visit the country, all year round!
ReplyDeleteyou chose the "it" of Greece:)
ReplyDeleteliebe Monika, welche schönen Fotos und Gedanken,
ReplyDeleteja so sollte es sein....
die Tiere, die Ziegen, die Bäume, das Wasser
ich kann nur auf Deutsch sagen: ferne Oliven, ein Traum…..
ganz liebe Grüße von Jasmin
Lovely place, no?
ReplyDeleteYou brought good images
Καλωσόρισεςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςςς
ReplyDeleteΠΟλλα πολλά φιλιάαααααααααααααααααααα
Oh yes, beautiful indeed ! These photos remind me very much of our time in Rhodes last year - the goats early in the morning, the olive trees, the beautiful beaches and warm (and VERY buoyant) water ! And your photos on your previous post were magnificent - esp. that sunset !
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support and encouragement Monika.
Beautiful Greece, beautiful words, beautiful Monika!
ReplyDeletewonderful photos, dear monika!
ReplyDeleteand great poem of symbolism.
looks like you had a lovely vacation.
big hugs!
betty
Die Ziegenherde und die alten Olivenbäume, so hab ich Griechenland in Erinnerung.
ReplyDeleteDanke für dein Vorbeischauen,
Bis bald, Uwe-Jens
WUNDERSCHÖN!! Poli kala!! S'agapao Hellas!
ReplyDeleteIch bin der größte Fan deines Landes und fliege am Dienstag wieder für 2 wunderschöne Wochen "nach Hause", in mein geliebtes Griechenland!
Ganz liebe Grüße, filakia polla!
Susaki
Lovely pictures and appropriate text to go with it.
ReplyDeleteSusaki.
ReplyDeleteJedes Wort von dir zeigt deine Liebe zu Griechenland.
Ich sende dir ebenfalls polla filakia!!!!
Monika