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Photos of the day 2008

 

 

 

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January

View of the bay of Kissamos and beyond

 

Tigani to Balos and Gramvoussa

 

Clouds over Tigani to Balos

 

The lagoon of Balos

 

The lagoon of Balos

 

On Balos beach

 

Boats gathering for the Great Blessing of Waters

 

Boats gathering for the Great Blessing of Waters

 

Sailing boats in Chania harbour

 

Androcymbium rechingeri

 

Inside an ikonostasi

 

An ikonostasi on Elafonisos

 

Anemone coronaria - detail

 

Anemone coronaria - detail

 

Bermuda buttercup and the hills of Akrotiri

 

Anemone coronaria - detail

 

A tunnel to Sfakia

 

Enlargement of the road between Hora Sfakion and Anopolis

 

Fern in a wall in Aradena

 

Fern in a wall in Aradena

 

Euphorbia characias

 

Euphorbia characias - close-up

 

Coastline by Hora Sfakion

 

The harbour of Chania

 

Beginning of a storm

 

A field of anemones

 

Hora Sfakion at sunset

 

View from the 'mountain' of Stavros

 

View from the cave of Stavros

 

Stormy weather in Chania

 

View of Stavros, Akrotiri

 

February

Cypress in the White Mountains

 

Olive grove in the spring

 

Hillside above Anopolis

 

The cave of the bear - Gouverneto

 

The monastery of Katholiko

 

The monastery of Katholiko

 

The monastery of Katholiko

 

An olive grove in the spring

 

View of Souda Bay from Plaka

 

Chania on a stormy day

 

Chania on a stormy day

 

Chania on a stormy day

 

The sea front in Nea Hora, Chania

 

Valentine's day

 

Church bell tower and palm tree, Pazinos - Akrotiri

 

Oxalis pes-caprae - close-up

 

Bad weather

 

Winter days

 

View of the White Mountains from Marathi, Akrotiri

 

Lakki in winter

 

Along the road to Omalos in winter

 

View of the White Mountains from Marathi, Akrotiri

 

Northwest Crete in winter

 

The plateau of Omalos under snow

 

Xyloskala and the entrance of the Samaria gorge in winter

 

On the way to Psilafi

 

View of the Libyan sea from the White Mountains

 

A mulberry tree in winter

 

Kalderimi in the gorge of Aradena

 

March

Kalderimi crossing the gorge of Aradena

 

In the gorge of Imbros

 

In tne snow above the gorge of Samaria

 

The summit of Gingilos in winter

 

The summit of Gingilos through the clouds

 

Kalderimi crossing the gorge of Aradena

 

Beetle in a cistus

 

Almond tree in bloom

 

The road to Gouverneto

 

The path to Agios Ioannis

 

Trunk of an olive tree near Agia Triada

 

Yellow, olive green and blue

 

Apple orchard in Anopolis

 

Apple orchard in Anopolis

 

Flowers in an apple orchard in Anopolis

 

Votive offerings

 

Fresco of St. John the Apostle

 

Orchis papilionacea ssp. heroica - Heroic Butterfly Orchid

 

In the southern part of the White Mountains

 

Spring in Anopolis

 

Watchtower on the hill of Agia Ekaterini, Anopolis

 

The broken bell tower of the chapel of Agia Ekaterini, Anopolis

 

Euphorbia dendroides in Apokoronas

 

Spring in Polyrrhenia

 

Ancient threshing floor in Polyrrhenia

 

View from the acropolis of Polyrrhenia

 

Ophrys hybrid on Akrotiri

 

Lupins in Anopolis

 

Spiny broom (Calicotome villosa)

 

Carpobrotus edulis flowering on a small island

 

April

Anchusa italica bud

 

Echium plantagineum or Purple Viper's Bugloss

 

Sheep grazing on a rainy day

 

Late afternoon, Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour in late afternoon

 

The Janissaries Mosque, Chania harbour

 

The Janissaries Mosque, Chania harbour

 

Looking towards Santrivani Square in Chania harbour

 

Daphne sericea

 

A sheep in morning light

 

Prickly oak and scilla nana

 

Cistus creticus

 

Detail of a Tragopogon sinuatus seed ball

 

A field of crown daisies on Akrotiri

 

Tulipa saxatilis in Omalos

 

Tulipa saxatilis in Omalos

 

Poppies, lupins and olive tree

 

Poppies, lupins in a field

 

On the roadside

 

A mule on the way to Omalos

 

The path to Agios Pavlos

 

Cistus salvifolius

 

Crocus sieberi

 

Road from Kallikratis to Kapsodassos

 

Road from Kallikratis to Kapsodassos seen from Frangokastello

 

Figs in a tree

 

Graveyard in the monastery of Agios Haralambos in Frangokastello

 

May
       

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