Superb! I had prepared some photos and was trying to start a post when I thought it would be good to see how my friends from afar were doing. That's how I saw this beauty! As I was writing I saw that you sent a comment, I haven't read it yet. I think telepathy works, another time I think it's a coincidence but I hope it's telepathy.
You say @fotostef had a great idea to not work and take a walk in the mountains. I think the idea is a consequence of your extended vacation. A vacation that showed you that you needed a... vacation. Because work steals you away, it rolls on and you can't stop. But it's not good, and the events after Easter I think that's what they want you to know. Besides work, you need relaxation and more time for each other. I'll tell you this, I'm an old man and I had a job in a (Greek) bank and I worked for years more than 12 hours a day. Then I realized that I didn't see how our boy grew up. I realize that I don't have many memories of our boy's teenage years, I would give anything to be able to go back and experience those times again and pay more attention, but of course, it's not possible. Sorry for talking about myself so much!
It's creepily beautiful where you walked. You manage to take such beautiful photos! I found another similarity between Romania and where you live. These "bourneles" here are called "corcodus" and are the trees of my neighborhood. The streets are full of these trees. My wife is, like you, eager to eat these fruits, she eats them even before they ripen.
Everything you've picked, how good it looks! Capers, oh what a gorgeous flower, wild fennel(I recently discovered fennel and love it), I wonder what you do with the vine leaves?
All photos of Markos, Stefanos, the dragonfly, and the spring... superb! Not to mention the view, the scenery, and the sea. I felt a bit like I was there too and seeing the sea in the distance, oh what a pleasure.
Thank you so much for what you have offered here!
Definitely telepathy!!!
What an amazing feedback dear @bluemoon, honestly it means the world to me!!!
I appreciate so much that you generously share your personal experience. I am so grateful for everything you share :)
It is so easy to get carried away by work and obligations, that's for sure. I have a busy brain, always looking for a new project, but I am a bit lazy at the same time as well, the two opposites, haha! I am sure that you will be happy to hear that since we returned I have set a limitation to 2-3 hours of farming work early in the morning 4-5 days per week :)
It is a magic place, that people have left in peace so it remains magic :)
We are always so excited when corcodus are ready, so nice that you also have them around. I guess they need some more time there till they are ripe, or maybe not?
As for the vine leaves, I am not pacient enough to make "dolmadakia"! I slice them up, add onion (preferably fresh), fennel and cumin, and any spice you like (I always use turmeric which I love) and then add rice or millet or buckwheat or whatever you want and voila, a very summery food is ready! Smells wonderfully!
The light was wonderful yesterday, I was amazed by the photos myself too, haha!
So glad you felt like you were there with us!
Same to you dear @bluemoon! You skyrocketed my good mood with this message!
Thank you! You gave me good news, first of all, that you chose this light work schedule. I, too, like to laze around, I don't seem to have enough time to laze around... because I have to work from time to time.
You're right, the corcodus is not ripe yet, it will be in two weeks.
Dolmadakia has a counterpart in Romanian, they are called "sarmale" and it is a kind of national food, the meat version but also the vegetarian one, which is made in fasting. All my life I thought it was a Romanian food and now I found out that it is Balkan and from there it came to us.
I'm so glad my message had such a good effect, glad you are well!
Way beyond good!!!
To be honest I thought dolmadakia was a national Greek and Turkish food! Learning about sarmale makes me think that our cuisine is not as unique as I thought, hahaha! Amazed once again by how many things we have in common!
I prefer the vegetarian ones, I love them, I can eat dozens of them!
Light work schedule works well, it just needs consistency and patience :)
Well, @traisto! Dolmadakia (sarma) was brought to the Romanian countries by Turks and Greeks, it's the most plausible situation (I don't know what the specialists say), anyway there were exchanges between our countries and it's very good that it happened like that. Magda too prefers no meat.
I hope it goes well with light work and maybe find best practices for good results from less work! I hope you can. I didn't manage that, although I tried.
Yes, you are right, of course they were exchanges, it would be impossible not to!
I am grateful for baklavas and chocolate and so many more, haha!
Stefanos as well prefers them without meat. So, I guess the three of us will share one plate and you will get your own, right??? :))
I have to admit that the plan has already fallen apart, haha!
But I am working on it!!! Doing better than before though, and that's a good start!
For your sake, everyone, I will give up meat, of course!
Well, I was afraid the plan wouldn't work. I saw you didn't have time for Hive and suspected you were tired.
I couldn't stick to the plan either. It's important that you saw that it can improve and ease the work that needs to be done.
Hahaha!
I am working on a new plan now (it is going to end up as a joke)! But, to be honest, I mostly dream of the sea!!! Summer forces you to be a lazy dreamer, doesn't it?
Have a lovely day!