Tomorrow's Daisies

It is a bright sunny day on Symi. The recent rain has swept away all the dust from the atmosphere, sharpening colours and crisping outlines. Clean white sails glide over an inky blue sea as distant flotillas run downwind to Rhodes. Some quite substantial sailing boats are cruising in the area at the moment as you can see from this dawn photo of Pedi bay. This one has some very fancy lights on the rigging - particularly striking during last night’s power cut when it was the only object visible when looking down at Pedi from the top of Chorio. Work is continuing steadily on the marina (just visible on the left hand side of the photograph) and the concrete mixers are busy surfacing the area where the utility buildings will be. The sports stadium in Chorio is also proceeding rapidly and plasterers have already started work on the internal brick walls. The angel on the mountain has been doing some wing waggling of late so perhaps the wind turbine is about to come into operation. It is certainly impressive on those rare occasions when it has been seen in motion.

Last week’s rain had the anticipated effect on the island’s vegetation and the grass is back, as are tomorrow’s daisies, forcing their way through the fallen leaves of summer drought. Symi will become increasingly verdant over the next few weeks as temperatures remain in the mid twenties until November and conditions for growth are optimal. Aubergines and peppers are ripening in the vegetable gardens in the Pedi valley and the last of the grapes hang heavy on the vines. The shops are still selling Greek plums, peaches and nectarines and long red pointy Florina peppers.

Symi is bustling with regular visitors and Georgio’s tavern in Chorio was packed with familiar faces last night, all peering at each other by torch light in the gloom until suddenly the power came back on to a round of applause.

Have a good weekend.

Regards,

Adriana