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| Olives ready for picking. |
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| An untidy pine tree on the road up the Vigla. |
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| Not much happening in Yialos |
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| Once upon a time someone very houseproud painted this electricity meter to match the doors and shutters. |
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| School children gathering before class. |
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| There is too little soil for much to grow on these slopes but the trees have revived in the rain. |
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| Closed until the spring - Katerinettes and neighbours tightly shuttered against the winter storms. |
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| Squeaky clean - the Kali Strata stones look scrubbed. |
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| Whimsical colours and random steps on the Kali Strata. |
We had
heavy rain on two consecutive evenings and the Kali Strata has been scoured
clean of the summer’s dust and accumulated cigarette butts.
More rain is expected this week and the sun is only putting in brief
appearances between rolling cloud banks. Temperatures are still mild and
relatively warm but as so much of the island is now in shadow the puddles
linger on and damp is starting to penetrate the old stone houses. It is worth lighting the fire to dry things out, even though it is by no means cold at present.
The rain is
swelling the olives on the trees and the citrus trees are recovering well from
the summer drought. The conifers on the
hillside above the Pedi Valley are covered in cones and the evergreens are
well-washed and putting on new growth. Wild cyclamens carpet the
shady areas and ferns and moss are sprouting from the dry stone walls.
Down in the
harbour it is very quiet indeed. The
hotels and tourist businesses are closed until the spring and there are few
people around. The next ferry coming into
Symi will be the Blue Star Diagoras on Wednesday morning, bringing post and
provisions. The fresh stuff that arrived
on Friday’s boat disappeared in a flash on Saturday morning. At this time of the year everyone factors the
ferry schedule into planning the week’s shopping – there is little point in
looking for bananas 3 days after the last boat came in!
Have a good
week.
Regards,
Adriana
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