It’s Saturday, and so here is a small collection of photos for you. I took these while out on a walk on Thursday in the valley. There are several more, and I will put those ones up over time. Yesterday was Independence Day in Greece, a bank holiday, and that came after the name day of Evangalismos where lanterns are lit around the harbour and up the slope towards the church at Harani; it all looked very pretty from up here on the hill. I only had my underwater camera to hand and so the image here is pretty ‘skata’ but you can make out the lanterns along the quayside and up the slope towards the church, and also around the clock tower in Yialos.
Friday, for me, started with a wonderful attack of vertigo which had me bouncing around the house from wall to wall, holding on to whatever was to hand when needed, and basically putting paid to any thoughts I had of getting anything constructive done for a while. But still, here are some images of flowers and things seen on my walk. I am no plant expert and so cannot give you the names of what I saw, but hopefully you will get some idea of the kinds of wildlife we have here on Symi at this time of year. For more information and a reliable guide, you need to consult the experts, and I once again direct you to the useful blog and catalogue that you can find on Symi Flora and Fauna here.
Enjoy the wildlife photos (click one and a viewing box should open so you can click through them all one at a time) and have a good weekend:
