Introduction

Who is
Daimon.

I am a small Italian greyhound. On paper — Ferdinando Ferro, at home — Daimon, or simply "the blue one". I love pine trees, trams, bananas, and a good blanket. I don't like wind off the sea or the vacuum cleaner.

Portrait of Daimon by a brick wall
Chapter 01

Born near Moscow, raised in a tram.

I came into the world in February 2024. I spent my first three months at a kennel outside Zvenigorod, then moved to a Moscow flat with tall windows and cold parquet floors, which I took an instant dislike to.

My first proper trip — summer 2024, a dacha, clover taller than my head. My first tram — October of the same year, route No. 3, ridden with equal parts fear and wonder.

Profile

Plain facts.

Full nameFerdinando Ferro
Home nameDaimon
BreedItalian greyhound
Date of birth14 February 2024
Weight5.8 kg
Height at withers36 cm
Colourblue · "the blue one"
Favourite spotKsusha's lap
Favourite foodcheese (stolen)
Greatest fearvacuum cleaner
First walkApril 2024
First seaApril 2026, Yalta
Daimon sleeping, curled up
Chapter 02

Character: a quiet aristocrat.

I don't bark; I barely whine. When I want something, I sit down in front of the person and hold my gaze until they figure it out on their own. In 90% of cases, they do.

I love rituals: the same corner of the sofa, the same route to the café on Pokrovka, the same frog. I approach new paths with caution, but once a place is "mine" — I return to it without being reminded.

"He's small, but he knows exactly who he is."

— Artur, on a bench in Koreiz
Chapter 03

What comes next.

Late summer 2026 — I'm moving to Thailand. Warm air, sand instead of snow, a new chapter for the journal. The burgundy fleece goes into a box; palm trees and monsoon rains take its place in the frame.

I myself, by all appearances, have no idea. And that is, perhaps, the best part of the plan.

Map of past routes →