I walked a couple of kilometers today.
From the village called Kavran to the nearest stretch of coastline.
The day was cold but sunny.
The wind was pretty strong. Especially along the seashore.
The overall atmosphere was bright, fresh, and uplifting.
It wasn't a long drive from my hometown to Kavran. Only about fifteen kilometers, something like that.
On arrival, I parked the car behind the last houses on the outskirts of the village. It was a nice spot with a great view of the misty horizon and the sea. From there ...
... I walked uphill to the Church of St. Jerome. This is the only church in Kavran. It was built in the 18th century on the site of an older one from the 15th century.
This circular manhole was photographed on the ground behind the church.
There was a bus stop at the crossroad near the church. Here you can see a detail of that little plexiglass shelter. After this shot ...
... the walk continued downhill ...
... towards the sea.
I passed by an old bunker that nowadays shelters various party remains. Empty bottles. Used condoms. Stuff like that.
Swallowed by dense vegetation, the thing is barely visible from the road.
A bit later ...
... I passed by this isolated house, built on a nice scenic spot along the road that leads to the sea.
While I was slowly approaching the coast ...
... this iconic signal pole was appearing and disappearing from view.
The road was long and I was slow.
The sun was shining, the wind was blowing. The weather was extremely nice.
Here I passed by a highly decorative wheel cap displayed on the shrubs.
I was almost there when this photograph was taken.
Here you can see a silhouette of some resilient plant that grew in between the coastal rocks.
Here you can take a wider look at the scenery.
I took plenty of photographs while standing there, more or less in the same spot in front of the pole that signals dangerous rocks near the surface.
The waves were rolling.
In this GIF you can see them moving.
A bit later and about fifty meters further ...
... I reached this calm inlet that looked and felt considerably different.
Here you can see the trees on the hill across that little bay. In the following photograph ...
... you can take a look at some houses on the same hill.
I spent some time sniffing around and searching for details in this area.
Here you can see one of the plants that grow on small patches of soil trapped in the holes on and in between the rocks.
Plantago subulata is the name of this species.
Here you can see two plants near each other. One of them is Limonium cancellatum. I wasn't able to identify the other one.
Here you can take a much better look at the Limonium cancellatum plant.
A meter or two further I found these two colorful pieces of something that looks like terracotta or something like that.
I had a good half an hour of fun in that inlet ...
... and then ...
... my focus returned to the waves and foam.
The salty air was a joy to breathe.
Here you can see the higher rocks on the stretch of coastline a kilometer or two from where I stood.
With this photograph ...
... the walk continues uphill.
Back to the village. The vegetation was uniformly green along the road. Almost completely so.
I found only a few small patches of brown foliage.
Half a kilometer from Kavran I photograph this long drystone wall.
A bit further, when I zoomed in, I noticed the church tower peeking at me above the trees.
This transmitter tower was photographed from the same spot. The thing grew on the distant hill to my left.
When this photograph was taken ...
... I was in the village again. Someone turned a simple wheelbarrow into a decorative element with some aromatic and succulent plants growing in there.
Here you can see the Cherry plum tree that grew in between two houses. It was covered with lovely white flowers.
A bit further, while rambling around ...
... I same across these Daffodils.
They are a very photogenic bunch.
While following one of the narrow streets around the center of Kavran ...
... after taking this shot ...
... a black dog appeared from somewhere.
The dog followed me for a minute or two and then disappeared.
On the way back to the car, I saw a nice collection of tractor gadgets.
They were nicely arranged on the lawn behind one of the houses on the outskirts of Kavran, across the street from the church.
And that's it. Soon I entered the car and drove away.
AS ALWAYS IN THESE POSTS ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MY WORK - THE END.
