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Tag Archives: Butterflies
Symi: it’s good to be back
I didn’t manage to get the issues sorted out which prevented me coming back to Symi in April as planned but I bit the bullet, cut the Gordion knot, took the bull by the horns, and came back on 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Spring, Wildlife
Tagged Butterflies, Dragon Arum, flora and fauna, Greece, poppies, Symi, thistles, tortoise, views
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Symi: high points
Having been identified as the Third Man and knowing he was pursued by Joseph Cotton, Orson Wells took to the labyrinthine sewers with a multiplicity of escape options and made the most memorable Sewer Speech ever. Unfortunately most Hollywood villains … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged Butterflies, castles, Greece, hiking, limestone crags, mountains, movies, Symi, The Mani, tortoise, tower houses, treks, Turtle Dove, Viewpoints
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Symi: a trek to the ridge at the end of Europe
One of my favourite easier walks on Symi is to Nimborio, the original harbour on the island, and then along the narrow shingly/pebbly beach and a steep zigzag climb up the razor-sharp limestone crags at the far side to the … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Reflections, Spring
Tagged arum lilies, Butterflies, cornflowers, flora and fauna, Greece, mandrake, Oertzeni lizard, Painted Dragon lizard, photography, refugees, Symi, tortoises, wild flowers
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Greece: Kos I was there.
The plane landed at Kos airport just after 06.00. Rapidly through baggage reclaim and out into the fresh morning air after having been cooped up in airports and planes since 19.30 the previous evening. I declined to wait an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, History, Nature, Photography, Spring
Tagged archaeology, Butterflies, Greece, Kos, marble, old agora, photography
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Symi: a jaunt down a mini-gorge
The pattern of my days on Symi is different to previous years. I spend the morning doing chores around the house and writing. By midday I have had enough of both and need to get out into the mountains and/or … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Butterflies, gorge walking, Greece, Greek Islands, hiking, Nimborios, Painted Dragon lizard, Starred agama, Symi
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Symi: to the castle … with a lot of distractions
When we first came to Symi 15 years ago the castle didn’t exist. At least it wasn’t shown on the only available, very diagrammatic, walking map of the island nor mentioned in the imaginatively titled accompanying booklet ‘Walks in Symi’. … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Ag Giorgios Ftoxos, Agios Nikitas Kotika, alien images, aliens, alpine swift, Butterflies, dragonflies, Geomorphology, Greece, hochlakos mosaic, limestone, monasteries, Pebble mosiac, rock, science fiction, Symi, tear-pants limestone
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Symi: the month of the thyme
One of the things we have always loved about trekking around the mountains on Symi, is the smell of herbs. Whole mountainsides are swathed in sage, oregano or thyme. Rarely all three together except in small patches, usually one is … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Mountains, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged bees, Butterflies, flowering times, Greece, honey, Oregano, Sage, Symi, thyme, thymus
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Symi: a last look back to Spring
Time to confess. Though I have continued to write the blog posts about walks on Symi, for the last couple of weeks I have been back in Grey Britain. I returned for grandchildren’s birthdays, have been catching up with family … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Spring, Wildlife
Tagged Butterflies, convolvulus, dianthus, dragonflies, Flora, flowers, Greece, mallow, orchids, SciFi, Symi
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Nisyros: wildlife, meet the residents
In comparison with dry ‘hot rocks’ like Symi, the rich volcanic soils of Nisyros support very varied vegetation which in turn supports many species of fauna. The vegetation is largely crisped up by this time of year and so there … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Wildlife
Tagged Bonelli's eagles, Butterflies, chukkas, dragonflies, Eleanora's falcons, Greece, hooded crows, lizards, Nisyros, rock partridges, snakes, sparrows, tortoise, wildlife
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Barry's Ramblings 