Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Stories And Pictures

we went to Amish country with grandma and grandpa, don't know the last time i have spent so much time with them
nicole's kids came up for a day. here we have a little race, note who is in the lead
climbing on the fence. she is pretty strong and likes to work her way around
swingin on g'pa's swing set. it is holding up to the abuse
her favorite napping spot, and her best pal
watering the plants
chillin' in the pool
a little park in wooster with a cool fountain
the park also had a giant turtle to ride
generation gap
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met up with keith and sarah in buffalo and got to stop in a beautiful old botanical garden
danced the night away at gina's wedding party
ornery
the green house in buffalo was meant to resemble the crystal palace of world's fair fame
an impressive installation made of wood hung from the main room
the lighting was so wonderful, it was a great stop
eleftheria and i explored some neighborhoods around buffalo and  stumbled across this great set of buidings
and this wonderful fountain
and some great houses
we happened to find the infringement festival with great live music and a load of eccentric sights. all the streets running into the main road were blocked off by these cool statues.  

Friday, July 24, 2015

Life in Ohio: Part 1

dad's impressively painted sunflower lid
artemis and her uncle
painting with Zhora
down the slide at the zoo
circle window at the zoo
admiring the flamingos
Artemis admiring the fish
Artemis headed to help grandma in the garden
diggin in the dirt
off to help Adam to put on his new bike tires
an evening at the local rocks closed out a great day

look at that foot work. nice spot uncle

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

The Travel Blog

 travelling again. we headed off to the states, and after a stop in Munich and an extended stay in Chicago, we finally arrived in ohio.
 she was super psyched by carrying her own bag.
 classic airport ride.
 a new ride
 we found the perfect place for her to rest.
eleftheria had the perfect idea to buy small toys, and we took them out little by little. 
a downloaded video or two also helps
finally arrived with family, green grass, and a smile

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Less Blah

Happy Giorgia?!
artemis and her friend maria chillin in their ride
eleftheria, artemis, kristina and maria riding a small train around in circles
as promised
also promised
Georgia came for a visit and to play
hammocks are both cool and dangerous
looking longingly into the woods
cute
 obligatory bird chasing
the lighting was not great, but it was an important occasion. the meeting of the artemises. . .artemi . . .
the now traditional new york style brunch in athens. niko is a huge fan.
the metro is the best part of athens. oh and our friends, and georgia, okay. but really the metro is awesome.