Quick blog today
I opted for the slightly lazy approach to taking photos of the parade yesterday, the March 7th parade. Actually, it wasn’t being lazy as I was still working at midday when the parade started, and I’d been at the desk since six, trying to finish off some articles for a travel blog site. I managed to get everything done in the end, even down to their finickity formatting rules, only to find the piece rejected as there were no H2 Headings – and yet there was no place on their system where I could insert them; they had missing icons. I’ve contacted them so expect I will have to redo the whole thing tomorrow. If they still reject it, I will share it with you instead. It was about Romania, but who cares?
The cat is fine, thank you for your enquiries. We are probably not taking him to Rhodes on Wednesday after all as the wind is forecast to be gale force eight (in gusts, and there is heavy rain on its way). Friday looks similarly wet, but maybe not as windy. We’ll keep an eye on him during the meantime and maybe take him over if things get worse – with the cat I mean, not the weather. You don’t want to be on any boat out there in a force eight, let alone with a heavy cat attached to your arm. In all probability, the wind won’t be as bad as forecast, but it’s still not worth getting stuck in Rhodes for two nights with a cat in a box.
It’s clouding over now, as I write, following a few days of brilliant sun and great walking weather. I managed a three-mile stroll through the Pedi valley the other day, which I will write about in more detail another time as there are some photos to sort first. I went out to see if I could see any interesting birds. I only saw a blackbird and lots of chickens. I don’t think the migrating groups have arrived yet, perhaps there will be something more interesting in a few weeks. But then again, what do I now about birds? Not a lot.
So, it’s now six and a half hours since I sat down to work and I’ve had enough of it. I am going to see what Neil has rustled up in the kitchen while listening to Evanescence, and then chill out this afternoon with some trash TV, and a good book for when the adverts come on.
