Yet-another remote Folegandros church.
Yet-another remote Folegandros church.
0 2022/01/05 23:57:47
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
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
This is a neighbour's home.
This is a neighbour's home.
0 2022/01/05 23:45:49
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
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
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
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
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
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
Goat gate blue.
Goat gate blue.
0 2022/01/05 23:21:47
not so wild ones.
not so wild ones.
0 2022/01/05 23:21:13
Wild plants and
Wild plants and
0 2022/01/05 23:20:35
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
The tilted tree of Taxiarchis Church.
The tilted tree of Taxiarchis Church.
0 2022/01/05 23:17:43
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
Well-used machinery on one themonia.
Well-used machinery on one themonia.
0 2022/01/05 23:10:11
over Ano Meria.
over Ano Meria.
0 2022/01/05 23:08:41
Prickly pear is more common.
Prickly pear is more common.
0 2022/01/05 23:07:34
On some of those long footpaths used by hikers, the smell of pig shit is unavoidable.
On some of those long footpaths used by hikers, the smell of pig shit is unavoidable.
0 2022/01/05 23:06:28
Still life of old objects.
Still life of old objects.
0 2022/01/05 23:05:21
As above.
As above.
0 2022/01/05 23:04:20
Not to forget the farmer's true friend and mouse-catcher. It seems that Folegandros is known as 'the cat isle' by animal lovers (versus Santorini being 'the dog island').
Not to forget the farmer's true friend and mouse-catcher. It seems that Folegandros is known as 'the cat isle' by animal lovers (versus Santorini being 'the dog island').
0 2022/01/05 23:03:08
Doo-hickey door 'B'.
Doo-hickey door 'B'.
0 2022/01/05 23:01:32
Autumn pomegranates. Off-season produce can be quite rare here and folks await the weekly ship delivery. There is also a water supply ship that delivers to this dry island.
Autumn pomegranates. Off-season produce can be quite rare here and folks await the weekly ship delivery. There is also a water supply ship that delivers to this dry island.
0 2022/01/05 22:59:11
Cacti and shrubs sometimes can be found in ravines here.
Cacti and shrubs sometimes can be found in ravines here.
0 2022/01/05 22:58:11
something more superstitious? This over-dried beetroot was matched elsewhere in Ano Meria by clumps of drying flowers and herbs. Maybe they were intended as natural barometers, like their counterparts in southern France?
something more superstitious? This over-dried beetroot was matched elsewhere in Ano Meria by clumps of drying flowers and herbs. Maybe they were intended as natural barometers, like their counterparts in southern France?
0 2022/01/05 22:55:49
The graceful folk architecture of Ano Meria's scattered chapels creates a pleasing geometry. I love the artful hard edges and soft edges. Here a detail of one belltower base.
The graceful folk architecture of Ano Meria's scattered chapels creates a pleasing geometry. I love the artful hard edges and soft edges. Here a detail of one belltower base.
0 2022/01/05 22:49:32
Farm decor or
Farm decor or
0 2022/01/05 22:49:01
This newbuilt round structure is a traditional 'limonata', a circular 7' shelter designed to protect lemon trees from the hard winds of winter.
This newbuilt round structure is a traditional 'limonata', a circular 7' shelter designed to protect lemon trees from the hard winds of winter.
0 2022/01/05 22:44:34
Hanging garlic wreath--a natural drying process seen all
Hanging garlic wreath--a natural drying process seen all
0 2022/01/05 22:43:38
Ano Meria got style.
Ano Meria got style.
0 2022/01/05 22:42:44
Echevaria aeonium succulent.
Echevaria aeonium succulent.
0 2022/01/05 22:38:54
Goat-gate one.
Goat-gate one.
0 2022/01/05 22:37:55
In the rugged stoneland of Ano Meria, skales would disappear without their boundary 'louria' fences. The farmers who tend to them are known for riding their mules and donkeys side-saddle. Tough as tanks those survivors with sandpaper palms, who still place a huge premium on retaining precious soil within those louria. Just think of their arduous uphill-downhill toil, long exposed to the ruthless sun and ceaseless wind, year after year.
In the rugged stoneland of Ano Meria, skales would disappear without their boundary 'louria' fences. The farmers who tend to them are known for riding their mules and donkeys side-saddle. Tough as tanks those survivors with sandpaper palms, who still place a huge premium on retaining precious soil within those louria. Just think of their arduous uphill-downhill toil, long exposed to the ruthless sun and ceaseless wind, year after year.
0 2022/01/05 22:30:00
Ancient 'skales', hillside rows of tumbling terraces that have grown wheat and barley (for cattle) for centuries.
Ancient 'skales', hillside rows of tumbling terraces that have grown wheat and barley (for cattle) for centuries.
0 2022/01/05 22:21:14
Everything is recycled, nothing is wasted. One older woman created baskets from old plastic bags.
Everything is recycled, nothing is wasted. One older woman created baskets from old plastic bags.
0 2022/01/05 22:19:36
Oxen, mules and donkeys have long made for crucial farming assistants, without whom...
Oxen, mules and donkeys have long made for crucial farming assistants, without whom...
0 2022/01/05 22:18:06
Lemon trees would be shredded as soon as the first winter storm arrived, so a clever problem-solver created a good remedy.
Lemon trees would be shredded as soon as the first winter storm arrived, so a clever problem-solver created a good remedy.
0 2022/01/05 22:16:00
Ano Meria. Folegandros has a public bus, rare for such a small isle. The vehicle travels the single, spinal road from Karavostasis port (the sole harbor) up through hora then onto Ano Meria. In February '92, that bus was shut down for over a week, due to an ongoing windstorm, maybe the Meltemi? The concern then was that the powerful sea-wind gusts could possibly tip the bus over as it traversed the more exposed sections of the road, as shown above top right.
Ano Meria. Folegandros has a public bus, rare for such a small isle. The vehicle travels the single, spinal road from Karavostasis port (the sole harbor) up through hora then onto Ano Meria. In February '92, that bus was shut down for over a week, due to an ongoing windstorm, maybe the Meltemi? The concern then was that the powerful sea-wind gusts could possibly tip the bus over as it traversed the more exposed sections of the road, as shown above top right.
0 2022/01/05 22:11:55
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