Kakheti, Georgia

Grapes up close, nearly ready for the rtveli (harvest festival)

Tamaz at the tone (pronounce that e as if it were accented, not silent), classic cylindrical clay bread oven; baked bread in the background at centre

Grape leaf in the sun

Kakheti, Georgia

Oh, the old pond and fishing hole... hot summer holidays... memories of precious youth, Tom Sawyer and Ray Bradbury

Alaverdi & Gremi, Kakheti, Georgia

Georgia's tallest church until the new Tsminda Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral was built in Tbilisi; and another famous old church of unique character, both not too far from Lali's parents' village