For our outing today we drove up to the top of the village and parked beyond the school. Chris noted that she had seen very few children around in the village so we assume that they didn't get as long a Christmas holiday as Ontario children.
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The view from where we parked the car, looking down at the lower part of the village, Papantonio's (the supermarket) and the various restaurants along the B6.
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Looking towards the sea I assumed that this was the little chapel I visited last time I was here. Turns out it wasn't.
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Sheep and lambs beside the track.
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Lots of views: tidy fields of orchards and vines and windmills in the distance.
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Anemones stretching down the banks.
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I had assumed these were crows (a murder) but on looking them up, found out they were Jackdaws.
The Jackdaw is a small crow species that can be found in Cyprus all year
round. It is a very sociable bird, usually seen in flocks and roosting
communally on cliffs. It mates for life, nesting in holes in trees or on
cliffs and buildings. It is very vocal, often uttering a characteristic
and energetic “tchack” call. It is smaller than the Hooded Crow. from Birdlifecyprus.org
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Horses roam on the large hilltop, no fences, no gates.
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Cigi was both fascinated and intimidated when one came to say hello.
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We took the side track down to the chapel and found that a new one had been built in 2021.
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From here we could look down on the old one that I visited last time.
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The door was open and we had a look.
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The door was etched glass, with a clear glass cross.
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We walked a loop and came back to the horses. This one looks like a Gypsy Horse.
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The Gypsy Cob, also known as the Traditional Gypsy Cob, Irish Cob, Gypsy Horse, Gypsy Vanner, or Tinker Horse[1] is a type or breed of domestic horse from the islands Great Britain and Ireland. It is a small, solidly-built horse of cob conformation and is often, but not always, piebald or skewbald; it is particularly associated with Irish Travellers and English Romanichal Travellers of Ireland and Great Britain. There was no stud-book or breed registry for horses of this type until 1996,[2]: 58 but as breeders developed standards and recorded pedigrees, there are now organizations that register qualifying horses.[2]: 58 [a].
From about 1850, travelling people in the British Isles began to use a distinct type of horse to pull their vardos,
the caravans in which they had just begun to live and travel. The color
and look of the breed were refined in the years after the Second World War. From Wikipedia.
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There were about 15 horses.
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Pine Processionary Caterpillars. I remembered these from last time and knew to stay clear.
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The Pine Processionary Caterpillars live in white nests and feed on the
needles of pine trees and other conifer tree species. They are found
widely throughout Europe and are common in both urban and residential
areas in Cyprus.
In addition to the damage caused to the trees
the caterpillars have thousands of fine hairs on their back containing a
protein (thamentopoein) which can cause severe irritation, dermatitis
and in some cases an allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock) in both
humans and animals. Luckily they are only extremely poisonous whilst in
their caterpillar stage. From newsincyprus.com
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Chris and Jason took turn carrying Cigi in the "Backpack" (actually on their front)
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Just caught a glimpse of a pair of Chukar Partridge
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They are very fast. I just read that hunters can shoot them (Wednesdays and Sundays at this time of year) and have a quota of 4. They better run fast!
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We had earned a lunch out
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so we drove down the hill to Hani. Before the meal comes you always get olives, bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, lemon and an onion.
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Cigi thought the taste of the lemon
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was hilarious.
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Honey that I bought at the Monastery.
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