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Krk’s last Giants

In the forests of Krk, some old sessile oaks are hiding, surprising the wanderer with almost mythical appearances.

Autumn turned out to be a wonderful time to explore the island of Krk by foot and bike – comfortable temperatures, no people and differentiated sceneries due to the absence of steel-blue-sky-only weather. I took my bike and found a bounty of paths, much more challenging ones than I was used from home, as interim…

Morning Clouds

Pastoral Idyll

2nd Generation

These olive trees started as single stems, but after many decades the original tree died and the shoots took over, growing in a circular shape around their origin.

The Olives of Desire

Unlike the last years, decades even, we were in Krk in late autumn only – being empty-nesters makes us independent from school holidays. And I enjoyed the island much more this time, especially the lower, softer sunlight and the differentiating colors of the foliage. The old olive gardens in Krk are stone-walled enclosures, providing a…