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Photos of the day 2007

 

 

 

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January

Psiloritis seen from Agia Triada

 

Psiloritis seen from Phaistos

 

Broken object - Agia Triada Minoan site

 

Stone channels - Agia Triada Minoan site

 

Platanias beach and Theodorou island

 

Theodorou island seen from Platanias beach

 

The island of Gavdos seen from Anopolis

 

A sprinkle of snow in the mountains

 

Sheep in the village of Aradena

 

Old olive press in a ruined house in Aradena

 

Window of a ruined house in Aradena

 

Wall of a ruined house in Aradena

 

Wall of a ruined house in Aradena

 

Bacini above a church entrance

 

Fresco of Agios Alexios in the church of the Panagia, Prinos

 

Fresco in the church of the Panagia, Prinos

 

Elafonisos early morning in January

 

Elafonisos in January - photographed from the 'island'

 

Ammophila Arenaria - Elafonisos

 

Juniper tree in Elafonisos

 

The monastery of Chryssoskalitissa

 

Tigani to Balos on the peninsula of Gramvoussa

 

Tigani to Balos on the peninsula of Gramvoussa

 

The lagoon of Tigani to Balos on the peninsula of Gramvoussa

 

The lagoon of Tigani to Balos on the peninsula of Gramvoussa

 

Griffon vulture

 

The bay of Kissamos and the White Mountains

 

A crane and a boat in the harbour of Kissamos

 

Menies bay on the peninsula of Rodopou

 

A chapel and a small graveyard in Ravdouxa

 

The 'harbour' of Ravdouxa

 

Recycling - a garden gate on the peninsula of Rodopou

 

February

Cape Spatha on Rodopou peninsula

 

Looking from one peninsula to the next

 

The chapel of Agios Pavlos - with cliff view

 

The bay of Agios Pavlos and Agia Roumeli seen from Sellouda

 

In the forest, closer to the sea and Agios Pavlos

 

View from Omalos towards the Samaria gorge and beyond

 

On the road linking Omalos to Selinou

 

Pachnes and the central White Mountains seen from the edge of the Samaria gorge

 

A shrine in the snow

 

Orange trees in Crete

 

Winter sunset over the bay of Agios Pavlos

 

Valentine's day

 

Chania harbour in early morning winter light

 

Chania harbour in early morning winter light

 

The Turkish castle of Aptera (above the bay of Souda)

 

Old church building near the monastery of Gouverneto

 

The bay of Diktynna on the peninsula of Rodopou

 

A whitewashed wall

 

Euphorbia bush in the wall of a Roman building at Diktynna, Rodopou peninsula

 

View towards the East from the ruined fortress of Paleochora

 

The graveyard in front of the chapel of Agios Georgios, Anidri

 

Electric pole in Omalos

 

The 'Hand' monument in Chania

 

The road to Gramvoussa

 

On the road to Gramvoussa

 

The island of Gramvoussa

 

 

 

 

March

Flowers in Anopolis

 

Euphorbia in Anopolis

 

Ferns and moss in a wall, Aradena

 

The coast by Hora Sfakion

 

The Vardinogiannis bridge in Aradena

 

Wall of a ruined house in Aradena

 

The archway of a ruined house in Aradena

 

Wall of a ruined house in Aradena

 

Summit of Grias Soros in the White Mountains

 

Evening light in the White Mountains

 

Cistus creticus

 

A goat in Sfakia

 

The village of Maheri (or Machairoi) in Apokoronas

 

Church of the Panagia Serviotissa in Stylos, Apokorona

 

Church of the Panagia Serviotissa in Stylos, Apokorona

 

White Asphodel (Asphodelus Ramosus)

 

Sawfly Ophrys - Ophrys tenthredinifera

 

Helichrysum conglobatum on Akrotiri

 

Bermuda buttercup (Oxalys pes-caprae) in the middle of a Spiny broom bush

 

The monastery of Agios Haralambos in Frangokastello

 

The church of the monastery of Arkadi

 

Church tower of the monastery of Arkadi with the summit of Psiloritis in the background

 

Church of the monastery of Arkadi

 

The Byzantine church of Sotiros Christos in Eleftherna

 

The 'mountain' of Stavros, Akrotiri

 

Wild lavender - Lavendula stoechas

 

Spring in Crete - Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

 

Hora Sfakion seen from the road to Anopolis

 

Late Minoan necropolis of Armeni

 

Late Minoan necropolis of Armeni

 

 

April

Italian orchid - Orchis italica - viewed from above

 

Nature morte - Sheep ribcage and Asphodeline lutea

 

Yellow and white asphodels (Asphodeline lutea and Asphodelus ramosus)

 

Old cypress trunk in the mountains

 

Morituri te salutant (those who are about to die salute you)

 

White clover in an olive grove

 

White clover in an olive grove

 

Giant fennel (Ferula communis)

 

Bee in a giant fenne

 

The gorge of Samaria seen from above

 

The sea at Kera, Apokoronas

 

Orange blossoms

 

Orange blossoms

 

Silene colorata

 

Dragon Arum with sunglasses

 

Hypericum empetrifolium

 

A wooden house door in Aradena

 

The summit of Volakias (2116m)

 

View of Gingilos from the summit of Volakias

 

Poppies

 

The ferry Daskalogiannis in stormy weather

 

The coast near Hora Sfakion on a stormy day

 

Cretan Ebony - Ebenus Cretica

 

The old kalderimi crossing the gorge of Aradena

 

May

The plateau of Askyfou seen from the summit of Kastro

 

The peninsula of Akrotiri seen from the summit of Kastro

 

The summits of Grias Soros and Svourikti seen from Kastro

 

Paeonia clusii

 

Unusual cloud in the mountains

 

Petromaroula pinnata - Rock lettuce

 

Campanula laciniata

 

Paeonia clusii

 

Goats trinity

 

Goat

 

Billy goat

 

A chapel in Agia Roumeli

 

The lagoon of Balos on the peninsula of Gramvoussa

 

The beach on a stormy day

 

 

 

June

View from above Anopolis on a stormy day

 

View from above Anopolis on a stormy day

 

The South Crete ferry on a stormy day

 

The central White Mountains on a cloudy day

 

View of the Libyan sea from ancient Tara

 

Viola fragrans

 

Sheep grazing in a wheat field

 

Sheep in the Madares

 

A sheep in the Madares

 

A koimité (sleeping place) in the White Mountains

 

The valley of Potamos seen from Petrade

 

Walking in the gorge of Samaria

 

In the gorge of Samaria

 

Acantholimon androsaceum

 

Verbascum macrurum

 

June heatwave

 

Veronica Thymifolia

 

Cypress tree (cupressus sempervirens)

 

Summer is here

 

July

The high Madares in moonlight

 

Sunrise from the summit of Pachnes

 

Clematis elisabethae-carolae

 

Sinkhole in the Ammoutsera valley

 

The Ammoutsera valley

 

Silene variegata

 

360° mountain panorama from the summit of Pachnes

 

Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. oxycedrus

 

A male goat

 

A shepherd and his sheep

 

Malotira growing on the slopes of the mountain

 

Malotira - Cretan mountain tea

 

Malotira - Cretan mountain tea - Sideritis syriaca

 

A field of dried thistles in Falasarna

 

Dried thistles

 

In the dunes, Falasarna

 

Euphorbia paralias and Ammophila arenaria

 

The beach of Falasarna

 

Sunset at Cape Spatha

 

Campanula cretica and carpenter bee

 

View of the gorge of Samaria from above

 

Limonium graecum

 

The mountain village of Lakki

 

Chania rooftops

 

Chania harbour and lighthouse

 

 

 

 

 

August

Chania harbour and lighthouse

 

Empty café terrace in Koum Kapi, Chania

 

The harbour of Chania seen from Tafos Venizelos

 

A mountain cricket?

 

A ladybird in a bush of Satureja spinosa

 

A chapel in the old town of Chania

 

Inside the covered market of Chania

 

The covered market of Chania

 

A minaret in Chania

 

A minaret in Chania (HDR photography)

 

The minaret of Splanzia

 

Lifeguard tower, Almyrida

 

Playing in the waves

 

The Madhares

 

Almyrida early morning

 

Kalyves 2007 and 1967

 

Kalyves rooftops

 

Prunus prostrata

 

A bee on 'malotira'

 

Chania rooftops

 

Theotokopoulo Street in Chania Old Town

 

The tomb of Eleftherios Venizelos above Chania

 

Sedum tristriatum

 

The Byzantine church of Michael Archangelos in Aradena

 

In a Chania alley

 

Windows of an old building in Chania

 

September

Nea Chora beach, Chania

 

Empty sunbeds in Nea Chora beach, Chania

 

August full moon rising in Paleochora

 

Old wall and Morning glory

 

A whitewashed wall and Morning Glory flowers

 

Goats resting in an excavator bucket

 

Livaniana and Marmara from above

 

The village of Loutro

 

Chapel and palm tree in Loutro

 

Broken mooring bollard in Loutro

 

The beach in Georgioupolis

 

Fishing boats in Georgioupolis

 

Fishing boats in Georgioupolis

 

In the high desert

 

Quiet morning in Loutro

 

Quiet morning in Loutro

 

Above the gorge of Aradena

 

A pine tree above the Libyan sea near Sougia

 

November

On my local beach

 

The South Crete ferry Daskalogioannis arrives in Loutro in the evening

 

The chapel of Profiti Ilias near Sougia

 

A bench in the harbour of Chania

 

An olive tree in a cliff, gorge of Agiofarango

 

Close-up of a lamp post in Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour

 

The mole of Chania harbour

 

Sunrise over Souda Bay

 

Chania harbour

 

Riverbed of the gorge of Agiofarango

 

Dry riverbed of the gorge of Agiofarango

 

Rock climbing above the bay of Agiofarango

 

Rappeling down

 

December

Matala and the Messara bay

 

Matala and the Messara bay

 

Caves in Matala

 

A cave entrance in Matala

 

A cave entrance in Matala

 

Entrance of a cave in Matala

 

Caves in Matala

 

X in the landscape

 

Siesta in the winter sun

 

Drakoulas beach near Lentas

 

Drakoulas beach near Lentas

 

Drakoulas beach near Lentas

 

Drakoulas beach near Lentas

 

Drakoulas beach - winter sunset light

 

Winter sunset on Drakoulas beach

 

Rocks and sea - Drakoulas beach

 

Cliffs in a small gorge

 

Red liff in a small gorge

 

Rough weather in Chania harbour

 

Ikonostasi of Agios Nikolaos

 

View of the White Mountains on the way to Psilafi

 

Snow-covered berberis bush

 

Snow-covered juniper shrub

 

Above Xyloskala, Omalos plateau

 

Lakki

 

Cypress tree above the gorge of Samaria

 

The harbour of Chania

 

The harbour of Chania

 

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