Tag: Symi's Second Spring

After the First Rains

Last weekend, on Saturday 15 October, Symi had the first rains that triggered the start of the island’s ‘second spring’. Heavy rain was forecast but fortunately missed us. Symi received about 15 mm over a 24 hour period, not a lot but enough to get things growing. Parts of Crete, on the other hand, received heavy down pours that triggered flash flooding with cars washed into the sea, significant damage to property and tragically the loss of two lives.

Early germination in the Pedi Valley.

The combination of rain and sunshine has brought up the first flush of green. Seeds are germinating. The locals are digging over their vegetable gardens, ready for the first plantings of the new growing season.

Lettuce or onion sets? Watch this space.

Even the ants are busy, preparing for the winter ahead.

An ants’ nest in the Pedi valley. They are dragging various seeds to the outside of the tunnels. The edible bits are removed and the husks are then deposited outside again. This can be very annoying as they can systematically harvest a field of newly planted grain and cart it all away!
The obligatory kitty cats of Symi photograph. Nicholas spotted this feeding station in Chorio recently.