It's Been a While...

It has been a while since I was able to hike with the Kaçanik hiking group.  Last Sunday was the first time since February.  It was a perfect day for a hike with sunny skies, great temps (23°c or 74°F), and a great group of people.  We hiked to the meadow I've been to before, but we walked a slightly different path.  I met some new people and enjoyed Kjani singing with his guitar.  

Our group at the start of the hike

Lunchtime with the cows

A great view of Ljuboten

Eating lunch in the meadow

Monday was a day off from school for Easter.  I went on a walk with a friend and we had coffee at a restaurant by the river.  It was another beautiful spring day, and we enjoyed sitting by the river.

The inside of the Riverside Restaurant has a rock wall

On Tuesday, Gjethi had their annual Earth Day Event.  It is fascinating to me that an event started by a University of Wisconsin -- Madison alumnus in 1970 is now celebrated here in Kaçanik with a clean-up event.  I took a class of students to help with the event.  We had to walk from the school to the Cultural House.  As we walked, students kept leaving, and by the time we got there, we had only five students.  Three students actually stayed and cleaned up litter.

Students picking up trash

Cleaning along the river

Earth Day with Meriton and Nora from school

A beautiful bird I saw on my walk on Saturday to get nettles

Creamy Nettle and Potato Soup

One euro's worth of vegetables from my favorite market

Everything is very green -- good rains and now the sun

The evening sky over Kaçanik