Cretan critters

forgot to blog about the fantastic beasties of Crete, but there were plenty. There was your regular beach bum



fleeing from the sun was sergeant Pooper



and the David Bowie of cats



plus this guy you wouldn't want to mess with



lest you'd wanna end up looking like this



then there was the Tom Cruise of crickets



who says hi, by the way



the insects were impressive, not just by size, but also because they made it all the way to the middle of the ocean. This is a mosquito from below in the sea



and we had a brief visit in the blue sea by the blue dragonfly, who sang about how Mrs Blue Dragonfly treated him badly



but i was most impressed -perhaps slightly obsessed- by the swallows, who did this low flyby thing





maybe to practice ringing the doorbell of the ENT when they have trouble swallowing



and then at the end of the day they came to the pool for a dip



fantastic place, Crete, with some fantastic beasties.