Wandering, dogs and things
I thought I’d share some weekend photos today, then realised I didn’t have many. Oops. We were in Yialos on Friday, but I was so wrapped up in a morning out to the big city that I forgot to take many photos. Mind you, it would have been the same kind of thing as always: tourists walking around the harbour in large groups, views from Pacho’s and later, Meraklis where we stopped for lunch. The view from the inside of a taxi afterwards and then a few shots at the Rainbow Bar.
Actually, that’s what the images are, apart from the taxi. We were joined at the bar in the afternoon by ‘Arab’ as his name vaguely translates to. He’s a goat-dog who works out on the mountainside with his boss, but who likes to take time off to wander the village and greet everyone. On Friday, he decided to hang out with us. He was a bit hot and bothered, but we gave him plenty of water, and he was happy to rest in the shade, ignoring the ginger cat doing the same thing across the way.
I often see Arab on my way up the hillside when I go that way, and on more than one occasion he had guided me safely through a herd of oncoming goats, overtaking me and then walking in front until we’ve passed through the throng before running back to make sure they are behaving behind me. Nice dog, and no, we don’t want one. He’s housed, cared for and looked after but does like to wander the streets so don’t be alarmed if you run into him.
So, dog-day done, it was home to batten down the shutters against the wind. It’s been cooling and blowing away the humidity, but the house is now littered with dead leaves and other things blown in from afar. When it’s windy (it was only up to force 5) we end up with lots of purple bougainvillaea flowers in our sitting room, and there’s isn’t such a plant for miles, so I always wonder where they come from. (I say ‘miles’, you know what I mean.) Thus, Sunday is to be a morning of housework, sweeping the courtyard and inside, hoovering and other joyous activities. I have made a head start; I cleaned a window on Saturday.
