The end of the Indian Summer

 Sunday 18th December 


It’s a bit little bit windier today, but we still have wall to wall sunshine. I fed the cats, and checked my other friends house today, a bit of the house gets mould on the ceiling, and they wanted me to check for it, so remedial action can be taken before it gets too bad. I have managed to collect an amazing amount of metal from the scrappy site by this house, and it looks a lot better now. I am storing it in a ruin by the windmills and when I have moved it all I will call my scrap metal chap. It’s ok I am not pinching anything, everyone is happy…

Photo interlude - pretty flower we saw today.


I was thinking about the process of moving and I t’s a bit like moving a tree. When you move a small tree like a sapling, there is a good chance it will survive, as long as you keep it watered. The root system is small, and as long as you are putting it in a decent patch of ground and not bare rock, all will be well. But as the tree gets older, it has more roots and the process of digging it up and moving it, has to be done more carefully. Over time it should put out new roots and thrive. But of course the care it gets after moving and what sort of conditions it finds itself in, will determine if it does ok. So like a tree, when we move, it’s easier when you are younger, when you are older, you will to carry some of the rootball with you when you move else you won’t make it.  The root ball is like your friends and possessions. When you grow into the new environment, the new roots will be your new friends, house where you live and so on. The roots you leave behind will be your old house, jobs etc. Of course if you move somewhere like here, you will find the new environment is good and you will do well. Finally like deciduous trees, you find out in the Spring, if the tree has survived when the new leaves appear. For me it will be the same, as the winter months will be challenging.

Photo interlude views from the wall today Malliadiko beach


Today I was lucky enough to have some company for todays walk. We were revisiting Malliadiko Beach and then having some lunch at the second beach on route, Kalogeros. Before we set off, we popped into Livadi for some lunch to take with us. It was still very warm and the sheltered path we were on, kept the wind at bay. We soon got to the first beach, with its slightly darker sand than the rest of the island. We crossed the beach and climbed up to join a path that took us to the second beach. 


We soon reached the second beach, sadly there was loads of rubbish washed up on it. We had no bags so were powerless to deal with it. It will have to wait for another visit armed with big black refuse bags. It will be quite a way to carry the full bags unfortunately you can’t drive to these beaches. We perched on a couple of rocks and had our lunch. It was peaceful, no one to share this splendid beach, apart from a couple of cormorants drying themselves on a rock out in the sea. After finishing the lunch we turned back and climbed up from the beach and back the way we came.


The walk was very nice, made nicer as I had company, one of my new friends here. It is enjoyable learning about them and what brought them to this island. Later this afternoon, just before it got dark, I noticed clouds over the mountains, and the wind is going to start to pick up. It’s also going to get colder! Our little Indian summer is coming to an end. 

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