Fri 15.Nov.2013
Rhodes, Greece
A lazy Autumn. How long since I have posted any pictures? Maybe just a lazy wanderer.
Local Flora
The third or so storm of the season moved through last night. Torrential rain of
near-tropical volumes. The thunder was not fully Wagnerian yet, but it is working
its way in that direction. The season is yet young.
The medieval city streets are not made for that kind of downpour. The square and
street out front were rivers, the narrow streets nearby even more so. Water got in to
the kitchen in the pub here, and left the owner a bit of a mess when he opened this
morning.
Up On The Hill
at the Ancient Acropolis.
It is a hike up there; I don't do it every day.
I'm told that this kind of torrential downpour has only become a regular thing
in the last few years, that rain traditionally here is less intense. Island memories
carry feelings well, but I'd like to see actual records too. They must exist.
By the end of today, the sky was all but cloudless again, with a lovely golden
light on the walls and the Grandmaster's Palace at sunset. Not even enough clouds
for a real sunset in the usual sense. Give it until New Year's for that one.
Each time a storm like this passes, the day and night temperatures are a few degrees
lower after than they had been before. I have probably worn for the last time the short
pants that I got last Summer in Croatia.
No photos from yesterday's Thursday market - it was too cloudy. The plums have
gone the way of the seasons. I had to try four vendors before finding grapes
firm enough to buy; end of their season too, apparently. But the clementines are
finally here in force, and one vendor had edible mandarins already. Between them,
those little orange citrus balls are one of the joys of Winter on this island
between the worlds.
The fountain near the entrance to Mandraki Harbor
If I knew the way...
