I’d rather be exactly where I am. I used to be a “grass is greener” sort of person, but now am content spending time exactly where I am. At the moment, I am enjoying early spring in Greece. The wildflowers are beginning to come out and we’ve been exploring the countryside.
A happy pink face growing in the ruins of an ancient tomb:
Exploring is best when not planned. A momentary choice is all it takes when you see a brown road sign that marks the location of an archaeological or historical place of interest. Recently we diverged when we saw the one for the Bronze Age tholos tomb at Nichoria in Messenia on the way back from visiting Pylos. The turn-off took us down a bumpy and rutted gravel road through an olive grove and past a fenced farmyard with curious goats and barking dogs. We parked just short of our destination and walked the rest of the way due to a rather large (non-navigable) hole in the middle of the track.
Along the dromos or long entrance way to the tomb:
Looking down, minus its dome:
A short diversion, but well worth being here.
I’d Rather Be: The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge
An Evolving Life 
[…] I’d Rather Be… – An Evolving Life […]
LikeLike
It’s all about the here-and-now, NOT where we’d rather be! I didn’t feel able to do this Challenge.
LikeLike
I also hesitated with this challenge, but it also works with the idea of being in the here and now. It is a good place to be and brings a lot if contentment.
LikeLiked by 1 person
“Exploring is best when not planned”…I would agree that this is largely true….serendipitous discoveries often have more resonance, but not always!
LikeLike
True! Sometimes you diverge on a whim and end up quickly backtracking. Planned excursions can also ‘resonate’.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It looks wonderful. And what a great feeling to be exactly where you want to be – that’s how I feel every day 🙂
LikeLike
It’s a good place to be!
LikeLiked by 1 person
The best x
LikeLike
Very nice post. The grass isn’t greener over there because we all carry some baggage and one never knows what the other has going on. Better to learn to be content in the moment and if not then it is up to us to change it. If we don’t compare ourselves to others then life can look pretty good all the time. This is not competition – its life to be enjoyed at all times. Thank you for sharing!
LikeLike
[…] the archaising form of modern Greek, and after some online discussion with a friend – thanks Daniel! – it looks like it’s supposed to mean something like ‘I cover Heinrich […]
LikeLiked by 1 person