Back in the States

I'm back in Baltimore after a long and productive summer in Athens. Even though I spent most of my time buried in the Blegen Library, I actually had a fair amount of travel time, and am grateful to have seen so many old and new places. This photo is one of my favorites from the summer. In May, I was in Santorini for all of a day. When we arrived, it was cloudy, moody skies that threatened to rain - but then the sun peaked through, and it cleared up. That ship in the distance is no small boat. The vastness of Greece continues to surprise and delight me everyday.

I'm editing photos from this summer and uploading them to flickr for safekeeping in between packing like mad. I'll move all of my things into storage in less than a week, and in less than two weeks, I'll move to Los Angeles for the year. Another peripatetic adventure awaits!