Erma

A sweet little creature that I found several months ago deeply scared, hidden in a thorny bush. I took her in and now she is a dear companion.

new friends with environmental sensitivities

This is one of the rewards I received, with my partners, for conducting an online seminar related to web2.0 tools in environmental education. The appraising comments of the participants were the greatest reward for our effort to make the seminar meaningful, valuable and constructive.
Add to that, sweet Anastasia gave us a crocus plant each, with special plant pot, reminder of the seminar's topic.

Ο παππούς μας ... μια σκονίτσα

Κυριακή βράδυ πέθανε ο μπαρμα-Σταύρος. Κοιμήθηκε ήσυχα ήσυχα. Δε δυσκόλεψε κανέναν. Άραγε χάρηκε τα γεράματά του; Εμείς προλάβαμε να τον χαρούμε;

"Αλέξη, Αλέξη, είσαι μια σκονίτσα στα μάτια του Θεού..." έγραψε ο Μαξίμ Γκόρκι στο βιβλίο "Τα παιδικά χρόνια". Πόσο ασήμαντοι είμαστε, εμείς που νομίζουμε ότι είμαστε σημαντικοί.

The first snow

...and apparently the last for this winter.
A quiet peaceful night, I looked outside! Unexpected, silent snowflakes kept dancing around until midnight.