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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

Flowers on a ruined staircase

 

Close-up of Verbascum arcturus

 

Microcosm

 

Wind turbines above Agia Irini

 

Campanula laciniata

 

Mountain and sea

 

A fishing boat near Loutro

 

A large bush of Ebenus cretica

 

Detail of Ebenus Cretica

 

In the gorge of Samaria

 

Echium italicum

 

Minaret and bell tower of Agios Nikolaos church

 

The village of Chania

 

The centre of Glaucium flavum or yellow horned poppy

 

A field on Akrotiri

 

Chapel of Agia Irini in Sougia

 

Looking towards the East from Sougia

 

The beach of Sougia

 

June

Verbascum macrurum on the road to Sougia

 

Snail

 

Ridges of the western White Mountains at sunset

 

The summits of Strifomadi and Psilafi

 

The Kallergi mountain refuge

 

View of the White Mountains from Melindaou

 

View of the White Mountains from Melindaou

 

An alley in the old town of Chania

 

Astragalus angustifolius

 

Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek spiny spurge

 

A grave with sea view - churchyard of Agia Irini in Sougia

 

Flowering oleander

 

Impressionist grazing

 

A large cushion of Astragalus angustifolius

 

A shepherd in the Cretan mountains

 

View of Spathi in the northern White Mountains

 

Onobrychis sphaciotica

 

Arenaria cretica

 

The minaret of Splanzia, Chania

 

Megascolia maculata maculata

 

White scilla nana

 

Summertime in Paleohora

 

Anidri beach near Paleochora

 

Going fishing

 

View of Chania from the White Mountains

 

In the White Mountains

 

July

Close-up of Crepis sibthorpiana

 

A field of Cretan mountain tea

 

View of the summit of Madaki (2225m) from Katsiveli

 

Angular folds in Katsiveli

 

The south side of the summit of Agio Pnevma (2262m)

 

Summit chapels

 

Campanula aizoides below the summit of Agio Pnevma

 

Thistles in Apokoronas

 

Thistles in Apokoronas

 

The church of Agios Nikolaos in Kyriakoselia

 

The church of Agios Nikolaos in Kyriakoselia

 

Graves in the churchyard of Agios Nikolaos

 

Agave americana

 

Agave americana

 

Flowering thyme by the seaside

 

South Crete beach pebbles

 

Paleochora seen from Anidri beach

 

Full moon in the White Mountains

 

Sunset light in the White Mountains

 

Sunset light in the White Mountains

 

Lone walker in the Cretan mountains

 

Flowering thyme in the mountains

 

Cretan thyme honey in the making

 

Cirsium morinifolium detail

 

Cirsium morinifolium

 

Chania lighthouse at sunset

 

Chania lighthouse at sunset

 

Myosotis solange

 

Old harbour of Chania at dusk

 

Acantholimon androsaceum

 

August

Summer on the plateau of Omalos

 

Cypress tree in the White Mountains

 

Cretan mountain tea flower

 

Black cat and fig tree

 

The calyces of Acantholimon androsaceum

 

The northern White Mountains in summer

 

Centaurea lancifolia

 

The summit of Mavri

 

Looking east from the summit of Mavri

 

Clouds in a summer sky

 

Chania harbour in morning light

 

The summit of Svourichti

 

The summit of Svourichti seen from the North

 

Anthemis samariensis - First ever photos of a new species

 

Detail of the Chania lighthouse

 

The old harbour of Chania early in the morning

 

The old harbour of Chania early in the morning

 

The old harbour of Chania early in the morning

 

A chair in the harbour of Chania

 

Lomelosia sphaciotica

 

Pimpinella tragium subsp. depressa

 

Detail of the plateau of Omalos

 

The plateau of Omalos

 

Staehelina petiolata

 

Kakiskala cliffs on the way to Gingilos

 

Close-up of a Sea squill (Urginea maritima)

 

Sea squill near Agia Roumeli

 

The mountains south of Therisso

 

September

Café and mosque in the harbour of Chania

 

Horse-drawn carriage, Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour

 

A boat passing in front of the Chania lighthouse

 

The cathedral square in Chania

 

In the cathedral square in Chania

 

Road sign and hibiscus in the old town of Chania

 

Finix bay near Loutro

 

Sea daffodil close-up

 

Sea daffodils on Kalathas beach, Akrotiri

 

High above the gorge of Samaria

 

Afternoon light in the White Mountains

 

An E4 path marker near Melindaou

 

The village of Livaniana

 

Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Koimesis Theotokou) near Vamos

 

Rain cloud near Loutro

 

A rain cloud passing near Loutro

 

Flowers in Loutro on a cloudy day

 

Flower tip of a Sea squill

 

Goose and fishing boat in Georgioupolis

 

The path into the gorge of Samaria at Xyloskala

 

Cliffs of the Samaria gorge

 

October

The bay of Agia Roumeli

 

Kri-kri

 

The village of Loutro

 

On the E4 path between Loutro and Agia Roumeli

 

December

Back in Crete!

 

Kalathas beach in December - Akrotiri

 

Tamarisk tree on Kalathas beach

 

Falasarna beach

 

Falasarna beach in December

 

View out to sea from the coastline of Falasarna

 

Yellow rope

 

Stavros beach and hill

 

Sea daffodils on Stavros beach

 

Fishing boat

 

Reeds in a pond

 

Erica manipuliflora

 

Wild saffron crocus

 

Crocus cartwrightianus

 

Stigma of Crocus cartwrightianus

 

Gramvoussa from the peninsula of Rodopou

 

The bay of Diktynna, Rodopou peninsula

 

Arisarum vulgare - Friar's cowl

 

Early wet morning in Chania harbour

 

Early winter morning in Chania harbour

 

Christmas morning in Aptera

 

Winter morning in Aptera

 

Tree and mountains, Aptera

 

Ruins of a Roman villa, Aptera

 

Turkish castle in Aptera

 

Akrotiri peninsula seen from Aptera

 

Rough seas in Stavros

 

 

 

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