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What's up? With the second round of elections Greece re-elected the New Democracy party with a safe majority.
The day ended in thunderstorms and heavy rain. It was so nice, maybe the last time for many months, to go to sleep listening to the rain beating on the tiles. Today of course is a sunshiney day but very humid.
Good for my nasturtiums. The tomatoes didn't get battered and the pumpkin plants grew an inch overnight. All's well in the garden.
We are still getting dust clouds though the rain this time seems to have been cleaner and washed away the orange streaks on the car. The last dust cloud covered most of southern europe and even reached the Carribean. I sometimes wonder how much sand is actually left in the Sahara.
Almost the last of the roses but they seem to have revived with the rain too. The plant behind it is a bougainvillia. The no-thorn variety
Oregano
We have been given bunches and bunches by neighbours and I have a thriving pot of oregano in the garden.
These bunches are hanging out in the shed to dry
The last of the rugs have been washed, hung out to dry on the garden gate and are now stored away till November
The water pipe down the side of our road broke for the umpteenth time. At this spot the pipe has broken 3 times in the last few months. It usually takes them 3 weeks to get round to fixing a leak.
This is not just a leak! We put this video on instagram, facebook and sent it to the Mayor. the 'gang' was here before 8 the next morning to fix it. But I wonder how long it will hold.
Water, water everywhere it seems. Your plants look quite lush and green.
ReplyDeleteWe used to suffer from that red Sahara dust when we lived in Tenerife. That gritty stuff blew in and got everywhere, even with the doors and windows closed.
The garden is very green for this time of the year. The nasturtiums are hanging on for dear life. I drench them at least once a day
DeleteThose Bougainvillea make me think of the Algarve. I am hoping to get there again later this year or early nextyear. We love the place. It's paradise on earth like Poros.
ReplyDeleteMost bougainvilleas here are huge. This some sort of a mini. Aren't the colours awesome. Beauty of the med
DeleteOh summer and a fountain as well.
ReplyDeleteWhen the grandkids were younger they would have loved running in and out of that fountain !
DeleteThat is one serious leak!
ReplyDeleteIt started off in the morning as a fierce bubbling and then really escalated
DeleteI read somewhere that in the UK about 40% of the water is lost to leaks and burst pipes. With only 60% left, it's not surprising they charge so much for it.
ReplyDeleteOn this island I bet the loss is more like 70%. The crews are always doing major repairs
DeleteMy Aussie mind is screaming nooooo. Wasted water. I don’t know what your water levels are right now. Hopefully the job is done right and it’s good for a long time. Fingers crossed
ReplyDeleteYou can never have too much oregano
I just found another four bunches of oregano k has strung up outside. We sure have plenty
DeleteHere, too, it was the last rain. I already miss winter.
ReplyDeleteSo do I Yael. At least in the winter we have variety. Sunshine And rain
DeleteThat rose is beautiful - and we are jealous of the fresh/drying o regano. We are not however envious of all that dust - or of the job of beating and washing it out of all the rugs every summer.
ReplyDeleteThose rugs get really dusty but this year they were full of (dyed) blonde hair too. Most of them don't mind a good scrub thank goodness but I see it's becoming the trend to get them picked up, cleaned and stored for the winter
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