The Last Red Poppies

The spring flowers are dwindling as the weather turns warmer and drier. The daisies are turning from yellow to gold and the last red poppies are nodding among the stones. With the rising temperatures the insect life is hatching, bringing with it increased bird and lizard activity. The row of electricity poles from Pedi to the top of the Vigla is now gleaming with three strands of bright copper wire so that particular project is well under way, as is the undercover sports stadium in Chorio. Down in Pedi there is no movement on the marina project and yachts are swinging at anchor as they have always done. A vast armada of Russian yachts passed through last night, much to the surprise of the only taverna open down there which ran out of food.

The island is slowly becoming busier as gulets and small cruise ships call in at weekends and yachts stop off on their way from Turkey into the Aegean. May the first is a bank holiday in many European countries, including Greece, and many French and Italian holiday home owners have taken the opportunity to come across to Symi to enjoy their houses and prepare for their house parties in August. Although there is still the possibility of occasional showers, the weather is becoming more conducive to external painting and decorating. Many foreign property owners take delight in donning their oldest clothes and trying their hand at a little whitewashing or gardening as an escape from the gloom of the global economic crisis, bird flu, swine flu and whatever else the media would like us all to be worrying about.

Have a good week, and enjoy the spring sunshine wherever you can find it.

Regards,

Adriana