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Photos of the day 2010

 

 

 

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January

Happy new decade!

 

The bay of Diktynna, Rodopou peninsula

 

Field marigold

 

Arisarum vulgare

 

In an olive grove

 

Hyparrhenia hirta in a field on Akrotiri

 

Elafonisi island

 

Elafonisi island"

 

Stormy weather in Paleochora

 

Stormy weather in Anidri beach

 

South wind weather in Paleochora"

 

Rainbow along the South coast

 

Caper flower

 

Bellevalia brevipedicellata

 

Before the rain

 

After the rain

 

Medicago marina

 

Ruta chalepensis

 

Marathi, Akrotiri

 

Olive tree in Agia Triada

 

In an olive grove

 

Stony beach in Paleochora

 

Detail of an anemone

 

The beach of Agia Marina

 

Oxalis flowers in an olive grove

 

Grazing sheep

 

Alley in Chania

 

Monastery of Agia Triada

 

Windy day on Kalathas beach

 

Young nettles

 

February

Cave chapel

 

Teucrium brevifolium and a bee

 

Stormy sea in Kalathas

 

Psiloritis

 

Peaceful sea

 

Calm sea

 

View of the White Mountains from Agia Triada

 

Monastery of Agia Triada, Akrotiri

 

Monastery of Agia Triada, Akrotiri

 

Bermuda buttercup

 

Tree spurge - Euphorbia dendroides

 

Alley in Chania

 

Butterfly Orchid

 

Tree in winter, Frangokastello

 

Inside the castle of Frangokastello

 

Above the plateau of Omalos

 

Minaret in Chania

 

Closed for the winter

 

Alley in the old town of Chania

 

Malcolmia flexuosa

 

Bullet holes in a road sign

 

Acacia flowers

 

A fishing boat enters the bay of Stavros

 

Stavros from above

 

Spring flowers

 

Cretan tulip

 

Dung beetle

 

March

Fig tree above the sea

 

Butterfly Orchids in an olive grove

 

Spring in Apokorona

 

Spring in Anopolis

 

The coast of Sfakia

 

White asphodels by the sea

 

White asphodels by the sea

 

Springtime in a cliff

 

Old olive tree

 

Old olive tree

 

Through a window at the monastery of Katholiko

 

At the monastery of Katholiko

 

Beehives

 

Ranunculus veronicae

 

Cretan cyclamen

 

Spring flowers in Anopolis

 

Two months later

 

Bermuda buttercups and Crown daisies

 

Stellaria cupaniana

 

Spring flowers in Polyrinia

 

Giant fennel in Polyrinia

 

Sheep in fancy dress?

 

Giant fennel

 

A stroll in a magic garden

 

Panoramic view from the Acropolis of Polyrinia

 

Flowering tree in Omalos

 

A field of tulips in Omalos

 

A field of tulips in Omalos

 

Wild tulips in Omalos

 

The gorge of Lissos and the bay of Sougia

 

April

View of Sougia

 

View of Sougia

 

Ancient olive tree

 

Crown daisies and olive trees, Akrotiri

 

Ready for the tourists

 

Helichrysum conglobatum

 

A street in Chania

 

Ruins in Sifaka Street, Chania

 

Sougia in early morning light

 

Orchis pauciflora

 

Cypress on the way to Gingilos

 

Burnt Candytuft

 

Onosma erectum

 

Marmara beach

 

Marble cliffs at Marmara beach

 

Fig tree in the gorge of Aradena

 

Bridge over the gorge of Aradena

 

The gorge of Aradena

 

View from the cave chapel of the Seven boys of Ephesus

 

Goat portrait

 

Evening sun from my kitchen window

 

Fishing in Chania harbour

 

The sea at Kalathas beach

 

Helichrysum conglobatum

 

Buttercups on the way to Pachnes

 

Cretan white peony

 

A feast for the bees

 

Vineyard on Akrotiri

 

Rain clouds in Chrissi Akti

 

May

Gorge of Samaria

 

Street in the old town of Chania

 

Street in the old town of Chania

 

Deserted beach of Sougia

 

Oleander bush in Agia Roumeli

 

Oleander bush in Agia Roumeli

 

Ancient bridge in Agia Roumeli

 

Bridge across the gorge of Aradena

 

The palm forest of Preveli

 

The palm forest of Preveli

 

Chania harbour in the evening

 

Over the rooftops of Chania

 

A bush of summer savory above Agia Roumeli

 

Ferryboats anchored outside Agia Roumeli

 

Dead cypress tree

 

Walking from Agia Roumeli to Agios Pavlos

 

June

Flowering thyme

 

The sea at Agios Pavlos

 

Goats watching Marmara beach

 

Beach of Kedrodasos near Elafonisi

 

Flowering thyme

 

Young male kri-kri

 

Stormy summer sunset

 

Looking East from Paleochora

 

The ferryboat "Samaria" on its way to Paleochora

 

Evening on Stavros beach

 

July

Restaurant table and chairs

 

Clouds in the White Mountains

 

Clouds in the White Mountains

 

Clouds in the White Mountains

 

Flowering chaste tree

 

Discreet beauty

 

Sedum magellense close-up

 

Rock arch on the way to Gingilos

 

Rock arch in the White Mountains

 

Chapel in an olive grove

 

The plateau of Omalos in summer

 

The plateau of Omalos in summer

 

Bearded vulture

 

The plateau of Omalos in the evening

 

Sunset from my kitchen window

 

View of the village of Laki

 

In the gorge of Agia Irini

 

Plane tree in the gorge of Agia Irini

 

Plane tree in the gorge of Agia Irini

 

Sun in the gorge of Agia Irini

 

In the upper part of the gorge of Figou

 

Flowering thyme

 

The port of Souda

 

The mosque in Chania harbour

 

The Chania lighthouse

 

Evening light in Chania harbour

 

Rock arch in the White Mountains

 

August

Rock arch in the White Mountains

 

Between three summits

 

Rough country above the E4

 

Night in the Cretan mountains

 

Night in the Cretan mountains

 

Prayer flags on the summit of Pachnes

 

Summits of Troharis and Thodori after sunset

 

After sunset

 

Night view from the summit of Pachnes

 

Paleochora, eastern side

 

Rooftops of Paleochora

 

Old door in Paleochora

 

The sea near Marathi

 

Souda island

 

Hidden cove

 

Sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

 

Hidden cove, Akrotiri

 

Souda island

 

Dawn in Chania harbour

 

Before sunrise in Chania harbour

 

Early morning in Chania harbour

 

Early morning in Chania harbour

 

Early morning in Chania harbour

 

Early morning in Chania harbour

 

The Maritime Museum in Chania harbour

 

Loutro from above

 

Loutro from above

 

The southern White Mountains seen from Anopolis

 

Olive grove in Anopolis

 

Ancient cypress

 

September

Ancient cypress

 

The survivor

 

Dancing cypresses

 

Ancient cypress

 

The ferryboat in Hora Sfakion

 

The grave of Eleftherios Venizelos

 

Chapel of the Prophet Elias

 

Inside the chapel of the Prophet Elias

 

Church of the Panagia Serviotissa

 

Noontime in Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour through a hole

 

The village of Livaniana

 

Autumn evening at the beach

 

Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour

 

Chania harbour

 

Falasarna beach

 

Ancient harbour of Falasarna

 

October

Sea squills in the ancient harbour of Falasarna

 

Sea squills in the ancient harbour of Falasarna

 

Stavros beach, Akrotiri

 

Sunday at the beach

 

Theodorou island

 

On the beach in Sougia

 

On the beach in Sougia

 

Storm clouds over the church of Modi

 

Chania sunset

 

The bay of Stavros

 

The bay of Stavros

 

The bay of Stavros

 

The summit of Mavri

 

Evening on Gerani beach

 

River reeds

 

Sfakia view from the fort

 

View of Loutro from the sea

 

Loutro at the foot of the mountain

 

The gorge of Aradena

 

Griffon vultures

 

The gorge of Eligias

 

Ferryboat near Agia Roumeli

 

Leaving Agia Roumeli

 

November

Along the coast at sunset time

 

Fishing boat at sunset time

 

Autumn in Crete

 

Small beach on Akrotiri

 

Small beach on Akrotiri

 

Going for a swim

 

East view from Paleochora

 

An alley in Paleochora

 

Falasarna

 

Rock samphire

 

Flowering heather

 

Ikonostasi - Roadside shrine

 

Early morning in Hora Sfakion

 

The path between Sweet Water beach and Hora Sfakion

 

Sweet Water beach from the sea

 

Small chapel in a cliff

 

Fresco in the chapel of Agios Stefanos

 

German war cemetery in Maleme

 

German war cemetery in Maleme

 

German war cemetery in Maleme

 

Stairway to?

 

Chapel of Agios Spyridon

 

Chapel of Agios Spyridon

 

Kedrodasos

 

Kedrodasos

 

Kedrodasos

 

Juniper tree in Kedrodasos

 

Sprouting Sea squill

 

Two cats in Rethymnon

 

One cat in Rethymnon

 

December

Mother and kitten

 

Young goat in a cliff

 

Young white goats

 

Arisarum vulgare - Friar's Cowl

 

Chrissi Akti beach in December

 

Dried sea daffodils on Chrissi Akti beach

 

The monastery of Chrissoskalitissa

 

The monastery of Chrissoskalitissa

 

Olive tree at harvest time

 

Life in a windy place

 

Tigani to Balos

 

Stormy weather

 

Snowy landscape

 

Olive branch in the snow

 

On the road to Omalos

 

Roadside shrine in the snow

 

Orange orchard after the rain

 

An orange after the rain

 

Chania harbour in the morning

 

Androcymbium rechingeri

 

Entrance of the Cave of Agia Sophia

 

Stalagmites in the Cave of Agia Sophia

 

Chapel of Profiti Elias in Anidri

 

The sea at Kalamaki

 

Sunset in Konduras

 

Church and graveyard in Anidri

 

The old path across the gorge of Aradena

 

Cat in an olive grove

 

Field marigold

 

Photos of the day archive 2012

Photos of the day archive 2011

Photos of the day archive 2009

Photos of the day archive 2008

Photos of the day archive 2007

Photos of the day archive 2006

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