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Photos of the day 2012

 

 

 

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January

Souda Bay dawn=

 

Samaria gorge from above

 

Minoan pithoi in Knossos

 

On the beach of Elafonisi"

 

Androcybium rechingeri in Elafonisi

 

Androcybium rechingeri

 

Androcybium rechingeri

 

Coral sand on Elafonisi beach

 

Coral sand on Elafonisi beach

 

Shells on Elafonisi beach

 

Shells on Elafonisi beach

 

Sea urchin shell

 

Stormy weather on Gerani beach

 

Elafonisi beach seen from the 'island'

 

Near Chryssi Akti

 

Clouds lifting

 

Close-up of Ruta chalepensis

 

Living dangerously

 

Morning frost

 

Morning frost

 

On the plateau of Omalos

 

Frozen pond in Omalos

 

Winter view of Aptera

 

Winter view of Aptera

 

Turkish fort of Aptera

 

Turkish fort of Aptera

 

Courtyard in Aptera

 

The theatre of Aptera

 

Euphorbia dendroides

 

Olive grove

 

The 11th century chapel of Agios Pavlos

 

February

Dusky grouper

 

Chryssi Akti

 

Walking along Chryssi Akti

 

Floating on the Sea of Crete

 

Above the plateau of Omalos

 

On the road to Kallergi

 

Passing time in Chania harbour

 

The summits of Volakies and Gingilos

 

Malcolmia flexuosa

 

Geranium robertianum

 

Agia Marina beach in winter

 

Platanias and Theodorou island

 

An olive grove in winter

 

A field of daisies

 

Gerani beach in winter

 

The Platanias river

 

Eruca vesicaria

 

Venice carnival in Chania

 

Venice carnival in Chania

 

An old olive tree

 

An old olive tree

 

Agii Apostoli beach in winter

 

Shadow play

 

Orange grove at sunset

 

Gerani beach at sunset

 

The White Mountains from Kalyves

 

The White Mountains seen from Aradena

 

The White Mountains seen from Aradena

 

Storm in Chania harbour

 

March

The peaks of Kastro and Fanari

 

Morning fog in Askyfou

 

The White Mountains at sunset

 

The White Mountains seen from the Rodopou peninsula

 

The White Mountains seen from the Rodopou peninsula

 

Above Samaria - winter view

 

The summit of Gingilos in winter

 

Malva sylvestris

 

Close-up of Euphorbia characias

 

View from the acropolis of Polyrinia

 

Adonis cretica

 

Spring in Polyrinia

 

Juvenile Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata)

 

Ladybird beetle

 

Stone column in Polyrinia

 

Ruins of a Roman villa in Aptera

 

Ruins of a Roman villa in Aptera

 

On the island of Elafonisi

 

Euphorbia on Elafonisi island

 

Spring flowers on Elafonisi island

 

Elafonisi beach

 

Anemone coronaria

 

Euphorbia dendroides

 

First orange blossoms

 

Silene succulenta

 

Yellow!

 

Yellow!

 

Viola scorpiuroides

 

Cretan cyclamen

 

Jerusalem sage in Aptera

 

Jerusalem sage in Aptera

 

April

More yellow!

 

The road to Sfakia

 

Fortification wall of Aptera

 

Echium plantagineum

 

Spring in Aptera

 

Fountain in Spili

 

Chapel of Agia Paraskevi

 

Orchid close-up

 

Homage to the Easter bunny

 

Votive offerings

 

The northern tip of the Gramvousa peninsula

 

Balos lagoon and Gramvoussa islands

 

Anchusa italica

 

Crocus sieberi

 

Spanish broom and spider

 

Above Omalos on the path to Gingilos

 

The village of Meskla

 

Ophrys cretica

 

The White Mountains from Gerani beach

 

Reeds on the Platanias river

 

Crocus sieberi

 

On the road to Sfakia

 

Mountain road

 

The Ammoutsera valley

 

View from the road to Gramvousa

 

View of Balos on the Gramvousa peninsula

 

View from the tip of the Gramvousa peninsula

 

Sheep grazing on the plateau of Omalos

 

Bridge of the monastery of Katholiko

 

May

The road to Seitan Limania

 

View of Pachnes from the South-East

 

Sheep grazing above Anopolis

 

Ebenus cretica near Sougia

 

Photos of the day archive 2012

Photos of the day archive 2011

Photos of the day archive 2010

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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