Don’t squash that kitten
Here’s a thing. If you are putting your rubbish in the paladins at the collection points around Symi, please check first. I went up to the bins yesterday to drop off some bags and feed the cats. I always check the bins before I drop anything in, it saves the trauma of a wild cat flying out at you when it realises it’s going to have trash dumped on its head. I checked, and the bin I was using was empty because the hard-working collectors had recently called. I did that and fed the cats and then heard a kitten crying somewhere close by. Further investigation revealed two tiny things at the bottom of another bin, trying desperately to get out. They couldn’t, they were too small. I remembered Symi Animal Welfare saying that you shouldn’t touch young kittens because our scent can stop their mothers from finding them, so I didn’t do that. What I did instead was to gently tip the paladin forward, making sure that the two bags of rubbish at the bottom did not slide onto the animals. I got some odd looks from a passing couple, ‘A strange Englishman, going through the bins? Brexit must have started early.’ Eventually, the kittens realised what was going on and managed to run out and escape. I righted that bin and then heard another kitten making the same complaint and found him/her in the next empty bin along. I did the same thing, and all three were able to dash off to safety.
So, a little request there: check your paladins before dumping your trash. You don’t want to kill anything.
Meanwhile, as you can see from the photo, our cat (clearly not a kitten) spent a pleasant morning in the shade of the washing.
And, as you can also see, the taxi boats are going out. This was early in the morning, so there must have been something special taking place somewhere; one went across to Analipsis and the other out of the bay to somewhere else. One was running back and forth to Analipsis all morning yesterday.
Today, Friday, the Symi football team are off to Camber Sands, in East Sussex, to take part in a European football competition. We’re wishing them good luck. We’re also very touched by the good people of Romney Marsh and surrounding area who have clubbed together to bring them some welcome packs of towels, shampoo, soap and drinks. Let’s hope that the donators manage to meet up with the organisers and deliver them for when the boys arrive, sometimes around five pm today. When I hear how they have got on, I’ll let you know. If you are in the area, you can go and watch the games for free. I know that the Symi boys are playing in the first match at 9.00 on Saturday morning, but am not sure of the timetable after that.
