17945. Breakfast: buckwheat porridge with grated apples, peaches, bananas, cherries, strawberries and cranberries
17945. Breakfast: buckwheat porridge with grated apples, peaches, bananas, cherries, strawberries and cranberries
17946. Post office in Selo - it is open on workdays from 8 till 11 a. m. Next to it there is also a nursery (Ambulanta) with a nurse present on workdays; a doctor calls once a week.
18003. Nada poštarica / the post office manager
17947. The Cardinal, Argynnis pandora, in full splendor
17948. Long shadows of the morning sun over the beach at Uvala Draževica
17952. Still-life of sea urchins (Echinoidea), beadlet anemones (Actinia equina) and limpets (Patella sp.)
17953. 7-arm starfish, Coscinasterias tenuispina
17954. Royal cucumber, Stychopus regalis
17955. 6-arm starfish, again a Coscinasterias tenuispina
17956. A cautious and well adapted to stone patterns fish from the genus Gobiidae? adapts to stone colour easily, and is always on alert
17959. Small side-beach in Uvala Draževica, comes in handy when the main beach is already taken
17961. Old engraving-like rock structure on the shore
17962. Sailing boat at sea ...
17963. ... and entering the Stupica vela bay
17964. On the beach
17965. Packing to leave the shore
17966. Ticks, here is a male member of the Ixodidae family, about 5 mm long, are abundant, though no large mammals were seen on the island. Luckily they are large and can be easily spotted on light-coloured clothing such as beige jeans in the picture.
17967. Densely populated bottom of the Stupica vela bay - nautical tourists still prevail on the island.
17968. Breakfast: Bulgur and quinoia with grated apples, peaches, bananas, cherries, strawberries and cranberries
17970. White mulberry tree at the middle of the Selo hill road
17969. White mulberries are deliciously sweet, a real treat for the palate
17971. Cleopatra butterfly, gonepteryx cleopatra
17972. Wheel of pillars as the window in St. Mary's church at the graveyard
17973. On the lower road from Selo to Stupica vela a side road forks right not far away from the Kućišta ruin, it leads to a construction material dump. On the southern side of the dump a trail can be seen which leads to the sea - it is marked by small stone pyramids. The shore is rocky without any proper beach but still attractive to walk above it. The picture shows calcite crystals flown amidst more compact calcium carbonate stone.
17974. At the bottom of the bay, at its northwestern side, the shore makes considerable cliffs
17978. Water carved a stone to a skull-like form
17986. The bay, view south-south-west
17987. Green oasis in the stone
17990. Kućišta ruin by the road Stupica vela - Selo
17989. A spider, maybe an Araneus angulatus, or maybe not, made a net in place that once held the house door.
17996. Coffin trolley on the street in front of the now unused Zadružni dom / Communal House; part of preparations for the Mare Mrvica (82) funeral, to take place at 6.30 p. m.
17991. Big agave in the garden, Selo center
17992. The school on the hill above Selo has a new roof and windows; for the children when the island will be populated as it once was - it is a good place to live and make a living.
17993. The fleet of the Žirje fire brigade in the school yard
17994. ... and it's rear view
17995. Quite a few new homes are being built on the hill between Muna and Selo.
17997. White-specked scarab, Cetonia aurata, on the table
17999. Old pier in the port ...
17998. ... is always busy, boat repairing and renovation is in full swing, of course at a moderate, reasonable pace.
18000. Vlado
18001. Vlado on the lower balcony of his house - the apartment to rent is on the first floor.
18002. Lunch: baked potatos and tomatos, bean salad with homemade cheese from Šibenik, garlic, maize bread, honey, compote and bulgur with quinoia of breakfast
18004. Ferry Krčanka (female inhabitant of the island Krk) is just departing, landing ramp will soon be completely lifted.
18006. On the right side: islands Hrbošnjak and Mažirina, southeastern tip of Žirje
18008. Island Kamešnjak veli at the entrance to the Kakan - Kaprije islands channel
18009. Islands Hrbošnjak and Mažirina from the ferry
V - Three islands SE of Žirje: Gušteranski, Hrbošnjak and Mažirina
