Pictures from Harvard

Harvard's Main Library
A View of the Square


The Other Side

The Classics Building

A Jolly Squirrel

Χελώνες

Who knew that there were wild tortoises in Greece? The skylakia found a poor tortoise and were tossing it about when I came back from my walk today. I grabbed them by the scruffs of their necks and quickly stuck the tortoise in my bag. Another one that had also suffered the same treatment was lying on the grass a little further. While both had scratches to their shells and gnaw-marks, they seemed to be fine for the most part. Some of the girls came and looked and there was much picture taking.

Since our skylakia are very sweet but rather energetic, I decided it would be best if the two tortoises were brought far away from them. So after a brief visit to our room, I took them out to a field but not without taking some pictures first

Φωνές by C. Cavafy

Ιδανικές φωνές κι αγαπημένες
εκείνων που πέθαναν, ή εκείνων που είναι
για μας χαμένοι σαν τους πεθαμένους.

Κάποτε μες στα όνειρα μας ομιλούνε
κάποτε μες στην σκέψη τες ακούει το μύαλο.

Και με τον ήχο των για μια στιγμή επιστρέφουν
ηχοί από την πρώτη ποίηση της ζωής μας-
σα μουσική την νύχτα, μακρινή, που σβήνει.