Wanderings

impressions of athens: 

gangs of dogs, city-owned, roaming the streets

evening romp in the warm breezes on the rocky ledges near the acropolis

hike up to church overlooking city at sunset. spectacular. and then my camera died. 

and the ultimate: 

flying in, coming down through clouds to see the vast, all-white metropolis spreading before us.

dark storm front approaching on the right, puffy white clouds moving left, celestine rays pouring through onto a lone tug-boat, motionless on the pink-gray water. a visual orgasm, but too afraid to take a picture lest it jinx the plane. it's hard for me to accept glory without a little doom and gloom superstition to balance it out. 

oh well; the moment will be forever etched on my memory.