No fool's day

It's for real: finally steady sunshine that has lasted so far a few days. The snow on mount Dajti has disappeared, and the flowers are blooming in town........



The city gardeners are performing their chores.......


while the children's favorite past time of slyding down from in 'pyramid' is in full swing!


Note for my non Albanian friends - this structure was originally built during Albania's dark days and named after the ex dictator. Today it's used for expos and ceremonies of all sorts. It's a cultural center, renamed after the Albanian statesman and patriot: Pjeter Arbnori, who spent 26 years of his life as a political prisoner. He was dubbed "the Mandela of the Balkans" for the length of his internment. He passed away a couple years ago and I feel privileged to have known him.