Blue & Yellow on Crete
We are back from our 2+-week trip to Crete and very glad to be back home in Montana, with our own bed, our animal companions and the delayed spring we have grown used to in our Rocky Mountain abode.
Crete was absolutely awesome -- what a beautiful land with many stories to tell! The weather was perfect ... the wildflowers were at their amazing colorful peak, the light was totally different from the light I am accustomed to in Montana and the people and food were great!
I didn't shoot as many photos as I wanted to -- didn't have much time for such pursuits, and the ones I did shoot are mostly the flora of Crete. (I was there on a work trip and for a spiritual retreat, so I was more focused on that rather than taking artsy photos.)
I'll be posting more photos from Crete for a few days, so check back if you are interested!
Part of the set, Crete.
Comments and faves
butter in the sun, Linda's Many Muses, roamin, REN.63 (renata albuquerque), and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.
butter in the sun (74 months ago | reply)
beautiful simplicity of composition and color!
Linda's Many Muses (74 months ago | reply)
You're in Greece??
Swoon.
MaureenShaughnessy (74 months ago | reply)
Hi Linda, I was in Crete ... we just got home yesterday. I'm glad to be back and will definitely be returning to Crete soon. It was awesome!
brilho-de-conta [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
this blue heaven!!!
Tampen (74 months ago | reply)
Ah, that Aegean blue....
MaureenduLong (74 months ago | reply)
You're back, glad it was awesome!
JuliusTheCat (74 months ago | reply)
This is a nice capture!
DimTim [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
Two weeks already!... it is good to have you back with your Flickr friends.
BlueBetween (74 months ago | reply)
welcome home!! I'm glad you had a great trip - look forward to more of your photos... oh, the blue blue skies...
akiruna (74 months ago | reply)
Hello you're back, how blue can blue be yes. I look forewards to see your flora pictures!
lawatt (74 months ago | reply)
so clean and simple -- beautiful image!
Bitterroot (74 months ago | reply)
Wow! Welcome back! What a beautiful, elemental shot.
Églantine (74 months ago | reply)
Keen to see the flora shots!
This is a beaut!
*CA* (74 months ago | reply)
From one awesome light to another, eh? Glad you're glad to be back.
FFEEDDEE (74 months ago | reply)
nice view!
why don't you post it in the Crete group??
bye
www.flickr.com/groups/75701747@N00/
MaureenShaughnessy (74 months ago | reply)
Thanks, FFEEDDEE, I didn't know there was a group about Crete. I posted a few.
Thank you to everyone else for all your comments!
vagabondfcr (74 months ago | reply)
Wonderful. It is peaceful and a great place for a spiritual retreat. I've glanced through the series briefly, will come back when I have a chance to linger.
Harsh J (74 months ago | reply)
thats a real well shot sky pic!
StillWaiting (KareemNegm.com) (73 months ago | reply)
instant fave!! i love the composition and tones.. bravo..
jaxxon (73 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous composition. Congrats on the wonderful trips!
monoglot (70 months ago | reply)
Hey MR, this is the interestingest photo on Flickr with the rather interesting tag elemental! Please consider adding it to The Interestingest!, a new Flickr group. Thanks!
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Seen in a tag search. (?)
I, Puzzled (62 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! This image is currently one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 27 April 2006 (A year ago today!). (It is on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
MaureenShaughnessy (62 months ago | reply)
@ Puzzled, thank you for the invite. Do I have to tag the photo with any special tag?
Toyman's TOY ROOM [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm am a friend for a new group called Pergola, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group
www.flickr.com/groups/pergola/
_Dimitris_ (34 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Europe on Flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
johnj1963 (33 months ago | reply)
Lovely! Which part of the island was this in?
MaureenShaughnessy (32 months ago | reply)
Hi John, thanks for all your comments and faves. Looks like you had a lovely stroll through my images. :-)
I shot this near Rodakino, Crete. Have you been there?
johnj1963 (32 months ago | reply)
Hello Maureen. Yes, thanks for the opportunity to dream while I strolled - even if just for a little while! I have passed through Rodakino several times over the past 20 years, traveling along the south coast of Crete - usually to or from Plakias. That part of the world is my favourite retreat from reality. I too love the light and the stories which breathe through the land. The people are still so genuine and rooted in values which have disappeared from most of Europe. I shall return to your photostream to have another stroll when time permits but thanks in the meantime!
MaureenShaughnessy (32 months ago | reply)
you're very welcome, John. see you around.