getting to new heights in Macedonia.. summer of 2012

Funambulist in the garden

A fine country tweed delicately balanced high on wire in a garden.. with the help of friends as cavaleti, Anaspitos will make it safely across to... well; the other side!

back to nature

   If you went down to the woods that day, you'd have been sure of a big surprise! for a cacophany of children and friendly village folks... Anaspitos took to the skies.

a fayre old walk

What a treat, a rare old photo of Anaspitos dating back to the good old days when fayres sprung up in England's green lands throughout the summer months and it was not an uncommon sight to see daredevils take to the skies in an attempt to delight, amaze and inspire; this particular picture was taken at that BOOMing town out Winchester way!                                                                    

fast forwarding in to modern day macedonia... we catch anaspitos trotting along a little wire, en route to a construction site by the looks of things...

what a wondershow

At first glance, I was sure that i was looking at a photo of Anaspitos but a second look determined as i recognised that saucy french beret, that it is none other than Marcel Mouche of the Cirque de Mouche performing in one of his many guises for the Insect Circus in Proffessor Vanessa's Wondershow.. i seem to remember that Mouche is a distant French cousin of Anaspitos with a similar performance style.. as for the date, looking at the fronts of the sideshows in the background. it must be somewhere in the 1950's or perhaps a little earlier.

knot on chimney pot

somehow, Anaspitos mus have ascented to the rooftops of the old fire station and by my reckoning, he got up with only longjohns and a vest for morning excercise. how to see if your clothes are dry? walk along the washing line and see.

a walk in the park

This shot shows Anaspitos taking a stroll in the park, amidst giants of trees, a wire was rigged and with the aid of his trusty pole, Anaspitos is seen seemingly seemlessly gliding through the air to the safety of a plain tree.

old time music hall

was it just a stage he was going through or is this just the direction in which we found Anaspitos pointing at the time when he was spotted at the famous City Varieties hall in Leeds. either way, he has clearly not lost the balance of his legs!

life on mars.

crikey, he's in his underware... a rare shot of anaspitos, first thought to be taken out in space, it was later proven that the mother ship had landed somewhere in a field outside castle morten.... so what else to do but tie a rope on it and walk about!

full of eastern promise..

in a land of magic and wonder, here we see Anaspitos full of youthfull charm! sharing a grin with a few new friends as they congregate together upon the banks of that river most holy.. the ghats of the ganges in all their long history in Varanasi, might never have seen the likes before nor after.

greek street party

Anaspitos, as his name suggests, always spends plenty of time on the streets! here we see him entertaining a group of like mindeds.. ever cautious of rain even on the dry streets of athens, he has his trusty umbrella in hand and a glint in his eye!

intense on tents

from circus life we are told, is intense in tents but on tents in search of great views.. here we see Anaspitos on top of the world (well, on top of a big top) getting a different view of life at the invisible circus!