Sardinia 2008

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@Lori
It's nice to see that you like the pictures. Sadly I couldn't catch the "real" green of those agile runabouts. In nature they're even a tick more green, more intensive, really nice.

@Stefan
Excuse me, next time I gonna first post something like that :

[lestat]

Very nice photos. Hope you enjoyed yourself.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

a wonderful set of photographs indeed!!! that one fly that you showed and said was always eating something... that is called a robber fly! One of my favorite insects, I actually had one as a pet as a kid. Yes they are quite the hunters! They usually catch their prey in midair... but they're not picky!

[ssssnakeluvr]

a wonderful set of photographs indeed!!! that one fly that you showed and said was always eating something... that is called a robber fly! One of my favorite insects, I actually had one as a pet as a kid. Yes they are quite the hunters! They usually catch their prey in midair... but they're not picky!

Robber flies are neat....I have found some that are over an inch long!!! oh, that first 'dragonfly", the blue and black one, is a damselfly, similar to dragonflies, but smaller bodies, wings held up behind their back instead of out by their side. we have some cool ones here in Utah that are a sky blue!! neat little bugs!!

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@lestat
Yes, it was just amazing. Never had holidays like that before. I (we, the first 5 days I was alone there) had a house at "the end of the road" far away from the next village. There is just nothing that bothers you, exclusive of wild animals. The water suply is based on a cistern system (out of a tarn) and the electricity comes through solar energy. An interesting thing on it's own for me. Ideally for a simple life and slowing down. Just a dream for me, just what I needed. But why am I talking again, decide on your own, here some shots of the house:

Have a look at the upper rocks on the right side...



...there I'm standing by taking this picture:



Front:



A lovely done place behind the house:



And the following view by sitting on the terrace:

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@Shannon
Very nice, thanks for telling me how those guys are called. I thought it is a robber horse fly (just "Bremse" in german), but didn't find anything with that name. So I thought I have a name in my head that doesn't exist. Puh, so I was not completely wrong...very calmative

@Don
Very interesting too, didn't know that they have their own name. But I think I knew what kind of blue ones you mean, we have them here in switzerland too. Down there on Sardinia they had another blue, more dark, or were almost completely black.

And to get an end, here a last picture of the most affected one:

[ssssnakeluvr]

those are some beautiful lizards....what kind are they??

[anji1971]

Wow, what a great set of pictures!!
One day, I must see Sardinia. My best friend is from Italy, and she raves about the beauty of the place so often. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!