In the foreground, an olive tree; in the background, the Aegean Sea. Photo by De'Lara Stephens, March 2006 In the foreground are the branches of an olive tree, slightly obscuring the stone building behind the tree. The branches frame the left side and bottom of the photo. in the background can be seen mountain ranges, one nearby on the left, others in the distance on the right. Between them lies the deep blue of the Aegean Sea, calm, with only a few ripples from the wind.