Nearly at November
Looking at the photo taken on Tuesday from ‘Kali Strata Corner’, you might be forgiven for thinking it was taken in June or September. If it was, the one of the Kali Strata taken just after it should have included people labouring slowly up the steps admiring the architecture and keeping in the shade, but as you can see, it’s a little quieter now than in those peak summer months. A little colder too. Socks are making a comeback, as are hoodies and jackets for the evening, the balcony doors don’t stay open as long as they did, but the heaters are still packed away waiting for their annual dusting and checks before they come into service.
The duvet is back on the bed, and the blankets are in readiness for when they are needed to go on top of it, while the quilt-on-a-pole is on hand for when the cold wind blows and we hang it over the doors to stop the drafts. On very cold nights, we take it down and lay it over the blankets over the duvet, but hopefully, that won’t be necessary until further into the winter. The house faces north and is exposed on three sides, hence we feel the cold up here more than the houses facing us on the north side of the harbour which face south and have more sun. The plants are doing well, still in flower thanks to regular feeding, but the vine is starting to go off. This means, hours of regular courtyard sweeping lie ahead as the leaves drop and then, finally, we cut it back and take the debris away.
So, still getting into winter mode with Neil finishing his summer job at the bar today, possibly the weekend, maybe next week, but most likely today, and as it’s Halloween, he’s threatened to be there in costume, including skull mask and top hat. That should ensure either a lot of custom or none at all, not that there is much custom to go round right now.
