Spring is splashing cheery colours across the garden. Billows of almond blossom drift on the wind and blazing nasturtiums scramble wherever they can find a purchase. An army of snails is munching its way through the lettuce patch and the coriander is in flower. The hoppers are hatching in the hollyhocks and the lizards are starting to stir in the stone walls.
Down in the harbour a cold northerly breeze has sent the clouds packing and the gulls are riding on an inky sea. It is chilly now but in a month the first tourists will be heading our way – and in a few weeks we should start packing away our winter waterproofs.
Wednesday is Dodecanese Day and a local holiday. Shops and businesses may be closed but it is worth coming into town for the parade. Speaking of things being closed, the local OTE office is shut for a month and it is necessary to go to Rhodes to pay telephone bills (unless one belongs to that happy minority group who manage to receive the bill before the due date, in which case it can be paid at the post office). The technicians are still on the island, it is just the administration side of the operation that is on holiday.
Have a good week.
Regards,
Adriana
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