Although the weather has cooled, it’s worth remembering that the ground is still bone dry, so be careful with naked flames and other hot things. Only a few days ago there was a forest fire over the water in Turkey. The smoke was apparent all along the coast, as you can see from this photo that Neil took that morning.
There is more cloud around at this time of year, but there are still clear skies and warmish seas to swim in. We’re still having plenty of day-trip boats coming in. I counted five yesterday and that was on the side of the harbour I could see, so I don’t know if any others arrived on the south side. The village is quiet, but it looks like Yialos is still enjoying some income, at least it is during the day. The evenings, I expect, will be much quieter.
Today, for me, is the day to return to the next book in my series and to start writing again after an enforced pause. Yesterday, I reminded myself of where I was and what was to happen next, and did some more details plotting and a little research. In this case, I was trying to find out what industries, in London, innocently used nitric acid in their processes in 1893. Quite a few, it seems. I was also looking up what kind of trees grow in Abney Park, Stoke Newington, and the hallmark for 22-carat gold, so that was an interesting morning. In other news, later today we’re raising a glass to Steve ‘Silverfox’ Fox, a dear friend who died unexpectedly last month. His funeral is today at 12.30 UK time, so here, we’ll be having a remembrance drink at 14.30. Because Rainbow is now closed, we’ll be at Lefteris Kafeneion.
