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| 300_6115 [Ophrys sicula] |
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Up there on the mountain…
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| CCC_9292 [Up there on the mountain] |
It was in the hot month of August when a friend of mine and I set out early in the morning to explore the mountainous area not far from the historic town of Karavrita in high hopes that, besides exploring the area, we might find a spot of photographic interest. Indeed, in the middle of the day we found this chapel standing on a high hill and overlooking a beautiful gorge below. Perhaps not of much interest to my blog viewer today but when I saw it, it triggered emotions to the blogger. It reminded me of a little song that all of us - children at Elementary school - had to learn and chant about 70 years ago [Yes, the number is correct!] I can still recite or chant it as easily as 70 years ago.
For some reason, I feel urged to remind my Greek friends of that song [in its original form] and also to render it in simple, non-poetic, English for the sake of my non-Greek visitors who might want to have a better understanding of the blogger's emotions triggered by the chapel.
Χριστός Ανέστη!
Χρόνια Πολλά!
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Onosma frutescens
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| 300_5876 [Onosma frutescence] |
A close up of Onosma frutescence
See also below for a wider view of the plant.
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| 300_5870 [Onosma frutescence] |
Both photographed on Mt. Hymittos on April 19 2017
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Anemone coronaria
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| 803_0889 [Anemone coronaria] |
Anemone coronaria comes in a multitude of colors; almost in every shade of red, white, pink, blue, violet, etc. The color above, fairly unusual to my eyes, attracted my attention, so I thought I should share it with you.
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on January 12, 2018.jpg
Anemone coronaria var. phoenica
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| CCC_6204 [Anemone coronaria var. phoenica] |
Photographed on Mt. Poikilo on March 09, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Fritillaria obliqua
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| IMG_5215 [Fritillaria obliqua] |
“The Last of the Mohicans” for 2018 at Schinias area or to put it differently the last obliqua available to anyone who would like to take a picture of it. All other plants had withered! I guess I should have been there at least 10 days earlier if I wanted to have found a better “model”.
Photographed with my mobile phone at Schinias on February 28, 2018
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Macroglossum stellatarum
I often see this day-flying moth - Macroglossum stellatarum – enjoy the nectar of Matthiola tricuspidata.
Is it a coincidence or the high quality of the nectar the moth is aware of? I wonder.
Photographed in Oropos on February 10, 2011
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