over Ano Meria.
over Ano Meria.
0 2022/01/05 23:08:41
Well-used machinery on one themonia.
Well-used machinery on one themonia.
0 2022/01/05 23:10:11
Remote Panteleimonas Church has a popular patio for social gatherings. There, Mrs Z and I heard the tinkling of distant cowbells, hawk calls and goat bleats. We also saw some prehistoric fern fossils close by.
Remote Panteleimonas Church has a popular patio for social gatherings. There, Mrs Z and I heard the tinkling of distant cowbells, hawk calls and goat bleats. We also saw some prehistoric fern fossils close by.
0 2022/01/05 23:11:36
The tilted tree of Taxiarchis Church.
The tilted tree of Taxiarchis Church.
0 2022/01/05 23:17:43
Those places of private worship gave me a welcome respite from the savage winds back in '92: shelter from the storm. I recall the wafts of exotic incense.
Those places of private worship gave me a welcome respite from the savage winds back in '92: shelter from the storm. I recall the wafts of exotic incense.
0 2022/01/05 23:18:40
Wild plants and
Wild plants and
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not so wild ones.
not so wild ones.
0 2022/01/05 23:21:13
Goat gate blue.
Goat gate blue.
0 2022/01/05 23:21:47
One of the most common motifs here: a circular threshing floor.
One of the most common motifs here: a circular threshing floor.
0 2022/01/05 23:22:48
A 94 yr old Ano Meria woman died the year before my original visit. She apparently had never ventured down to the Karavostasis port, let alone traveled to Santorini or Athens!
A 94 yr old Ano Meria woman died the year before my original visit. She apparently had never ventured down to the Karavostasis port, let alone traveled to Santorini or Athens!
0 2022/01/05 23:23:49
Livestock" Folegandros was the final Cycladic isle to finally give up the sheering of sheep for clothing and blankets. It still exports 2,500 lambs to other parts of Greece each Easter.
Livestock" Folegandros was the final Cycladic isle to finally give up the sheering of sheep for clothing and blankets. It still exports 2,500 lambs to other parts of Greece each Easter.
0 2022/01/05 23:28:09
Some of the most authentic tavernas are found in Ano Meria, non moreso than Irini's Kafepantopolea. Her combo cafe cum grocery shop is a place to sample say, 'matsata', a pasta dish combined with rabbit or rooster. Hers is the only eatery open year-round in Ano Meria. We missed her in 2014, a shame. She'd been very friendly to me in '92. I remember her characteristic cackle, the gorse bush piled up outside her shop and the unpretentiousness vibe. Her grand-daughter has taken over. Mixed reviews.
Some of the most authentic tavernas are found in Ano Meria, non moreso than Irini's Kafepantopolea. Her combo cafe cum grocery shop is a place to sample say, 'matsata', a pasta dish combined with rabbit or rooster. Hers is the only eatery open year-round in Ano Meria. We missed her in 2014, a shame. She'd been very friendly to me in '92. I remember her characteristic cackle, the gorse bush piled up outside her shop and the unpretentiousness vibe. Her grand-daughter has taken over. Mixed reviews.
0 2022/01/05 23:31:10
Ano Meria is losing its old demographic, as elderly farmers pass on.
Ano Meria is losing its old demographic, as elderly farmers pass on.
0 2022/01/05 23:32:53
I was alone 99% of the time and most of those more isolated chapels cut quite the lonesome figures.
I was alone 99% of the time and most of those more isolated chapels cut quite the lonesome figures.
0 2022/01/05 23:43:48
This is a neighbour's home.
This is a neighbour's home.
0 2022/01/05 23:45:49
Margarida was 9 yrs old when I photographed her, along with a number of classmates, as they were visiting Ano Meria's Folklore museum back in '92. Their teacher Costas, gave me permission. Now she has her own daughter about the same age, Polexeni. It was a wonderful surprise during one of our seemingly endless hikes, to wander into the AKI convenience shop, to show the clerk Margarida's old photo, only to be told, "Of course I know her---she's my sister! Her house is that one over there."
Margarida was 9 yrs old when I photographed her, along with a number of classmates, as they were visiting Ano Meria's Folklore museum back in '92. Their teacher Costas, gave me permission. Now she has her own daughter about the same age, Polexeni. It was a wonderful surprise during one of our seemingly endless hikes, to wander into the AKI convenience shop, to show the clerk Margarida's old photo, only to be told, "Of course I know her---she's my sister! Her house is that one over there."
0 2022/01/05 23:47:21
A trio of derelict 'meloi' or windmills. Note the rusted Nazi sea-mine relic in foreground.
A trio of derelict 'meloi' or windmills. Note the rusted Nazi sea-mine relic in foreground.
0 2022/01/05 23:55:39
Yet-another remote Folegandros church.
Yet-another remote Folegandros church.
0 2022/01/05 23:57:47
One farmer with an artistic bent, created an outdoor collage art installment.
One farmer with an artistic bent, created an outdoor collage art installment.
0 2022/01/05 23:59:16
Margariada's hamlet, Analipsi, is at the far end of Ano Meria, past the final bus stop. Margarida's cute classmate, Adriana, lives nearby and has three children.
Margariada's hamlet, Analipsi, is at the far end of Ano Meria, past the final bus stop. Margarida's cute classmate, Adriana, lives nearby and has three children.
0 2022/01/06 00:00:17
Meloi gave a name to our lodgings back in Hora. More about that later.
Meloi gave a name to our lodgings back in Hora. More about that later.
0 2022/01/06 00:03:17
Rural berries, name unknown.
Rural berries, name unknown.
0 2022/01/06 00:04:15
Agali Beach is found at the near edge of Ano Meria. Its one of 20 beaches on the isle. A handful constitute the more popular, but some of the most secluded sandy cove ones are only accessible by boat tour. The bus goes to Agali, which is a fine beach, more 'resort' than the others but still without any sunbeds. The latter are considered the last straw to signal surrender to commercial tourism by many locals!
Agali Beach is found at the near edge of Ano Meria. Its one of 20 beaches on the isle. A handful constitute the more popular, but some of the most secluded sandy cove ones are only accessible by boat tour. The bus goes to Agali, which is a fine beach, more 'resort' than the others but still without any sunbeds. The latter are considered the last straw to signal surrender to commercial tourism by many locals!
0 2022/01/06 00:05:10
I rest my case.
I rest my case.
0 2022/01/06 00:10:06
Ano Meria is the best vantage point from which shutterbugs can take shots of majestic Cape Panagia, with Cape Mistrouli and its green schistose in the foreground. We'll devote a section entirely to that multi-useful slate (such as the building block slabs featured in the below shot) later on in this foto essay.
Ano Meria is the best vantage point from which shutterbugs can take shots of majestic Cape Panagia, with Cape Mistrouli and its green schistose in the foreground. We'll devote a section entirely to that multi-useful slate (such as the building block slabs featured in the below shot) later on in this foto essay.
0 2022/01/06 00:11:38
Be sure to bring a hat, sunblock, good shoes plus plenty of water on your Ano Meria hike. Oh yeah, and a camera.
Be sure to bring a hat, sunblock, good shoes plus plenty of water on your Ano Meria hike. Oh yeah, and a camera.
0 2022/01/06 00:12:13
A wild beauty pervades here.
A wild beauty pervades here.
0 2022/01/06 00:12:25
We were told that vines grew in this small valley.
We were told that vines grew in this small valley.
0 2022/01/06 00:17:34
Rugged and rocky.
Rugged and rocky.
0 2022/01/06 00:23:01
schistose. green.
schistose. green.
0 2022/01/06 00:29:29
A particularly good place to take this image is from the aforementioned Folklore Museum.
A particularly good place to take this image is from the aforementioned Folklore Museum.
0 2022/01/06 00:31:08
0 2022/01/06 00:31:22
Traditional folk art style.
Traditional folk art style.
0 2022/01/06 00:32:57
Another example.
Another example.
0 2022/01/06 00:34:49
The main parish church for Ano Meria is St Giorgios.
The main parish church for Ano Meria is St Giorgios.
0 2022/01/06 00:37:39
Its arch provides a lovely frame.
Its arch provides a lovely frame.
0 2022/01/06 00:38:30
Little Polexini. *Next: 'Ways of Knowing Folegandros--the Senses'.
Little Polexini. *Next: 'Ways of Knowing Folegandros--the Senses'.
0 2022/01/06 00:39:38
*Bonus taste--Folegandros makes its own thyme honey.
*Bonus taste--Folegandros makes its own thyme honey.
0 2022/01/06 01:27:55
0 2022/01/06 02:09:51
Check out the pair of idiots preparing for a selfie at the Panagia cliff edge. Dumb all over.
Check out the pair of idiots preparing for a selfie at the Panagia cliff edge. Dumb all over.
0 2022/01/06 02:11:06
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