Looking down to Yialos from The Viewpoint

Just before reaching the ridge, another great view down the valley to the harbour

On the final leg back to Yialos, Nimborio Bay always seems especially blue and inviting

This is the time of year when tortoises are most in evidence in the mountains, rustling through the vegetation as it starts to crisp up

Butterflies take advantage as the oregano comes into flower

… opening their wings if the wind isn’t too strong

In places a few dog roses are still in flower

At this height there are not many daisies but a few are still in flower, these known by many names including ‘edible chrysanthemum’

… while convolvulus creeps everywhere

A few eye-catching splashes of colour as poppies survive though most are now looking a little worse for wear

Probably the most dramatic are the great spathes of the Dragon Arum.  Shame they smell like rotting flesh.

But they manage to look very statuesque

Thistles, better able to withstand the blistering heat of summer, are starting to come into flower

Snails gather in high rise tenement blocks before they disappear in the summer heat.