Fritillaria graeca

801_8917 [Fritillaria graeca]

  
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on March 19, 2015

Ophrys mammosa

801_8866 [Ophrys mammosa]

Photographed in Attica (Kokkino Limanaki) on March 18, 2015

Barcelona

_MG_4508 [Barcelona]

A partial view of Barcelona taken from the first floor of Museu Nacional d' Art de Catalunya.
In the middle of the photo one can see Av. Reina Maria Cristina that leads from a huge fountain in front of the museum to two Venetian towers in the distance.

Photographed on August 25, 2006

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Tulostoma brumale

801_8719 [Tulostoma brumale]

 A rare, non edible mushroom

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on February 07, 2015

Corvus corax

CCC_4390 [Corvus corax]

Photographed in Paris on August 12, 2011

Ophrys leochroma

801_8735 [Ophrys leochroma]

 Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on February 7, 2015

A kouros

_8011950 [a kouros]

A marble statue of a kouros (a sculpture of a standing nude young man) found in Anavyssos, Attica.
It had been stolen and taken to France, from where it was returned in 1937. It is worth noticing how powerful and articulate the body is with emphasized muscles. The statue stood on the grave of Kroisos, as is indicated by an epigram on its base that says: “Stop and mourn at the grave of dead Kroisos, whom the raging Ares destroyed when he fought among the defenders.”

It dates back to about 530 B.C.

Photographed in The National Archaeological Museum in Athens (here) on January 18, 2014.

Lanius collurio

DDD_5043 [Lanius collurio]

 
Photographed at Schinias on October 15, 2014