Author Topic: Greece autumn 2017 (Read 7839 times)

sokol · « **on:** November 10, 2017, 03:15:20 PM »

This year we travelled to Greece for the first time end of October, 15 hours driving from Southern Bavaria till the Greek border.

First place was the locus classicus of Crocus macedonicus in the Vertiskos range North of Thessaloniki but the weather was terrible in the beginning.

Crocus macedonicus

Crocus pulchellus

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sokol · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2017, 03:20:07 PM »

In late afternoon the weather get better, the days are much to short at this time of the year.

Crocus macedonicus

Crocus pulchellus

sokol · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2017, 06:51:59 AM »

The second day has started cloudless and stayed it for the whole day. So I decided to stay at the southern foothills of Mt. Olympos.

We have started with closed Crocus mazziaricus in the morning and passed the mountain from Leptokarya to Elassona.

Biotope of Crocus mazziaricus

Cyclamen graecum

sokol · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2017, 06:57:35 AM »

The view from the mountain to the east and of it were great.

Crocus mazziaricus opened a bit at Karya

Olympos seen from the south.

sokol · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2017, 07:01:35 AM »

A very nice surprice along the road, Crocus macedonicus.

sokol · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2017, 07:13:22 AM »

The next location followed soon.

sokol · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2017, 07:17:46 AM »

The last place to visit at this day was south of Elassona.

Crocus mazziaricus

Then we had a three and a half hours drive to Isthmus to meet our friends.

Gerdk · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2017, 08:58:36 AM »

Wonderful pictures - please continue! I am nearly going to be a croconut!

Gerd

sokol · « **Reply #8 on:** November 12, 2017, 09:09:47 AM »

Thanks Gerd, you can be sure I will continue.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #9 on:** November 12, 2017, 04:32:27 PM »

Stefan - very fine photos - thank you!

Gerd - there is no finer calling than to be a croconut !

There is more to life than narcissus in Jerez, eh?!!

Gerdk · « **Reply #10 on:** November 12, 2017, 04:54:31 PM »

Quote from: Maggi Young on November 12, 2017, 04:32:27 PM

Gerd - there is no finer calling than to be a croconut ! There is more to life than narcissus in Jerez, eh?!!

-- of course, Maggi, you are right! But honestly - does a life without narcissus makes sense?

Gerd

Maggi Young · « **Reply #11 on:** November 12, 2017, 05:05:01 PM »

Quote from: Gerdk on November 12, 2017, 04:54:31 PM

-- of course, Maggi, you are right! But honestly - does a life without narcissus makes sense?

Gerd

Now I think about it ...... perhaps not!

Yann · « **Reply #12 on:** November 12, 2017, 10:51:43 PM »

great report Stefan

sokol · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2017, 05:02:22 AM »

Our friends arrived 2 hours later at the meeting point and then we were 4 for one day.

Next morning we discovered Merendera attica just 50m off the car by chance.