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80 years ago on this day, in 1943, my father was born in glasgow. this weekend the family is gathered in cornwall to celebrate this wonderful man.

more seals, this time grey seals at godrevy point #fauna #kernow #cornwall

cornwall was a riot of spring flowers, including a patch of early purple orchids #flora #kernow #cornwall

evening sun, storm clouds gathering #athens #greece #hellas s

going for it #graffiti #athens #greece #hellas

gorgeous ceramics by lillianlykia inspired by security netting & ventilation ducts, at bernier eliades gallery #contemporaryart #athens #greece

took the tram to the end of the line & spent the afternoon swimming off the rocks #athens #greece

from the acropolis, looking down #athens #greece

some faves from the archeological museum, all dating from 4,000BC to 300BC #relics #athens #greece

in athens when you want to build but there's an ancient little church #architecture #athens #greece

a shrine to asclepios, circa 350 BC #relics #athens #greece

pilgrimage to the acropolis museum by bernard tschumi (2009), which brilliantly mirrors the acropolis floating above it #architecture #athens #greece

jaw-dropping view over athens & the saronic gulf from mount hymettus, including the acropolis 15km distant #hiking #athens #greece

empty plot #athens #greece

this is it, the central point of the athenian democracy; the place where themistokles, perikles, demosthenes & numberless other orators made their case to the gathered citizens; how humbling to stand here & reflect on what they achieved together #relics #democracy #athens #greece

out of all the archeological artefacts I've seen in athens, my favourite is this entire painted room from the island of thera; which was buried under metres of volcanic ash in the eruption of 1,600 BC, then painstakingly excavated in the 1960s. its depiction of a mountainous land

dawn departure from the piraeus #intransit #athens #greece

change of scene, our house for the next two weeks on the tiny island of kimolos #kimolos #greece

delicious after-work swim at rema #kimolos #greece

twilight in the ruins of the 17th century venetian castle #kimolos #greece