Hazy Days

All bright and perky and ready for business - the old taverna Merakles at the back of the harbour.

It is spider season at the moment and there are cobwebs everywhere.

The butterflies are still with us.

Symi has been engulfed in fine dust since Wednesday.  This is quite common at this time of the year as sand storms in North Africa are sucked up into the Mediterranean.  If we do get a rain shower now it will be the dreaded Red Rain.  It is not for nothing that the traditional colour for houses in this part of the Mediterranean is ochre!

One of my neighbours has a splendid apricot tree.

For those of you who have been asking me, the Windmill Restaurant in Chorio opened last night.

The island's many oleanders are particularly luscious-looking at the moment - but also highly toxic so resist the temptation to pick a posy of them for your loved one.

The hot splash of a bougainvillea and the tendrils of a verdant vine against a white wall are Greek island clichés
we repeat over and over without ever tiring of the look.

 

Have a good weekend.

 

 

Regards,

Adriana