Ruins in Spring

 The Temple to Poseidon in Spring. 

Or what little remains of a  village and temple complex after 4,000 years. I don't know how much remained after 4,000 years but the worst destruction didn't come from earthquakes or wars but the last 200 years of 'civilisation'. Any decent building material, granite and marble, was dragged away to be used to build ship owners mansions on Poros and other islands. 

Flowers amongst the ruins

Not as many flowers as I expected. We've had plenty of rain and there's lots of growth but not the variety. 

No red anemones, poppies, chamomile or yellow daisies. Lots of little white flowers which look like chamomile but without the smell. Clumps of dark purple grape hyacinth and a cover of a more delicate little white flower. The yellow flowers are sorrel. 

My 'throne'. 

A place to rest after a walk around the ruins

I sit here and ponder

And wonder about ancient times 

Some sort of pit

Possibly the foundations of a store room

The entrance to a grove of pines which mark the site of the Temple. Nothing left in there to show it's former glory 

The only standing wall

What's left of the market place

Some digging is done by  Swedish Archeologists every summer.

There is a map now at the entrance giving an idea of what was once here and where

Entrance is free and the gate is never closed