Sat 28.Jan.2023
Rhodes, Greece
Imagery - Jan 2023
January - it's here!
The month is almost gone already, but the pictures are here.
Where better to start than Moonrise at Mandraki?
And the Wood Between The Worlds (my name - after C.S. Lewis), between the medieval and modern cities here.
In medieval times, this was the glacis, a zone around the moat, stripped bare of cover.
Any besieger hoping to come within cannon's reach of the walls would be an easy target for the
defenders'fire.
Rain has been fairly scarce, but some of it has been intense. Poured down so hard that I mistook
the sound for hail outside!
Then - mere hours later - a brilliant cloudless afternoon! Go figure!
Signs of the city.
The Norsk part of town, with its subtle distinction between original and first
and genuine.
For all I know, they might have the same owners.
If you know the straight poop, feel free to tell me!
Cast thine eyes...
downward...
...upward!
Curiously, each day since the new year began, the time of sunset here has been one minute
past 5:00pm for each day of the year. E.g. on January 1, the sun set at 5:01 pm. On the 10th, at 5:10
pm, etc. Is Rhodes at exactly the right latitude for this trick? It cannot last; the rate of
change accelerates as we approach the equinox. Geography can be wierd!
Today's Bird Theme
Crow
Turkey
There was no hurry in removing this season's Xmas decorations. This pic was snapped well
after Epiphany.
Do not be hasty - that is Island Time for you!