We enjoyed a late afternoon and two early mornings in the town of Pythagorio (guess what famous mathematician was born here?) when the light in the harbor was absolutely gorgeous. Each time we strolled the docks and back streets of town, and each time we noticed different things. On an evening stroll on an out-of-the-way street a local shopkeeper practically dragged me into his shop to see some swallows that had taken to nesting in the rafters inside. With very basic English he told me that they had been nesting there every year for 11 years. His wife told me that they had owned and operated that small grocery story for 61 years. I'm thinking they were at least 80. Pythagorio Harbor, Island of Samos, Greece. 27 July 2009.