Spring is in the air
You’re going to have that song on your mind all day now, aren’t you? “Spring is in the air, every sight and every sound…” Wrong song? Mixed them up? Ah well, you’ll have two annoying tunes to get rid of now. Still, it’s a lovely day here on Symi (March 7th), and I’m just back from a short walk up a slow hill, hence the photos.
I was out just before eight and, at first, couldn’t remember why the school was closed, the playground was empty at pre-school, time and there was no drop-off taking place. Then I remembered it’s March 7th, the day the Dodecanese islands were liberated after WWII, and there is a service followed by a parade down in Yialos. I passed a couple of army trucks heading down the hill, the soldiers in the back suited and suitably booted, but otherwise, it was quiet out there. A few farmers at work on the hillsides, shepherds and goatherds and their dogs, wandering sheep and goats, and spring birds back again. Swallows, the coal tits I saw in a tree – impossible to photograph, and the cyclamen coming out all over the place. Here are a couple more shots for you while I get back to work.
