{"id":1013,"date":"2021-05-16T09:40:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paleochora-holidays.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:08:28","slug":"april-2021-showering-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harisstudios-paleochora.gr\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"April (2021) showering us \u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"aprilrain\"Oh April! What an entrance – bursting in on us in that way with magnificent crashing and flashing in a storm of storms, nothing at all spring-like for those hours. Just wish you\u2019d be more careful. I\u2019d prefer that you not knock out my satellite tv service, such an annoyance really, even if there\u2019s nothing particularly captivating to watch most of the time.<\/div>\n
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\"aprilpaleochora\"Then you kept us waiting. On the Fool\u2019s Day allowing the sky to rest low, leaving only a view of grey and keeping your great reveal until the second day\u2026.and that was well worth the incubation \u2013 out came the sun, the sky changed to blue and we could see the fruits of your storm covering the mountains, freshly glistening white again. Just seemed a little out of season to see snow at that time, though it couldn\u2019t last long with the frequent scirocco winds pulling in warm currents from Africa. The snow melting into the sea was probably what made for some extremely cold dips. Yet it\u2019s not possible to complain about any of that, your display of nature at her most exuberant, again set my spirits spinning crazy.<\/div>\n
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\"aprilskys\"I could easily have volunteered to drive to Hania and back every day of the month, not only once per week. What a spread! What delight \u2013 spring sunshine streaming through poppy petals and newly \u2018hatched\u2019 delicate leaves. Everywhere, the landscape was ablaze, beyond words\u2026.beyond any I can put together. Amazing, April\u2026..simply amazing. While driving past the ever changing spreads in countryside and gardens, I could only feel inadequate and in awe at your flair.<\/div>\n
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As the weeks passed your charm offensive escalated, giddying were the colourful arrangements and I almost succumbed. You\u2019re a temptress, that\u2019s for sure. Every year it\u2019s the same and every year I resist. How could I do otherwise? How can I say that you\u2019re the best, my favourite? There are 12 of you all offering a variety of gifts and I cannot show favouritism, it would be unfair. Wouldn\u2019t do to make others jealous! But I do take your point that whoever allocated the number of days could have been a tad more generous, that a mere 30 are insufficient. Slicing a few days from the preceding months would probably please many of us, I might be persuaded to do that, if I could\u2026..but then you might throw a few more chilly storms at us and that would not be the point of having a 40 day April.<\/div>\n
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\"aprilwonders\"I\u2019d stipulate in our contract that full on spring be provided, no more than 1 little snowy storm and only at the beginning of the month\u2026\u2026. How would that be for you April?<\/div>\n
And I\u2019d probably ask a little something else from you \u2013 that you increase the sea temperature, it was mighty chilly. Unlike later in the year\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 as I recall\u2026..gliding through silky smooth water, droplets falling from my fingers with each stroke, catching the sunlight, like diamonds falling back into the sea. Over and over again; so mesmerising, it carries a risk that I glide on haplessly, to disappear into the horizon. That\u2019s totally a summer experience.<\/div>\n
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Not so inspiring in April, the dripping water appeared more like ice crystals, barely able to leave my white-cold fingers. The deceptive blue sky and sunny afternoons lure me out into the cold sea, it\u2019s become a compulsion now, ensuring that my comfort zone is regularly given a good old shake\u2026..in order to continue releasing a more adventurous aspect!……and remind me that it\u2019s always possible to try something a bit different\u2026.my new normal\u2026\u2026small stuff though \u2013 ain\u2019t ever going to be bungee jumping\u2026.. Jeez, the very thought!<\/div>\n
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\"aprilcrete\"So, dear April, although I cannot grant your wish, you were more than generous all month long then left us with soaring temperatures and a guarantee of celebrating a special weekend in glorious sunshine as we welcomed in May. A fabulous time of May Day, Easter (Greek), Name Day (Giorgos\/Giorgia) and birthday for my young man made all the better with the relief of lockdown restrictions lifting, allowing for restaurants\/cafes\/bars to re-open, outdoor seating only \u2013 definitely not a problem given the weather.<\/div>\n
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Relief? Understatement\u2026\u2026. The vision of people out in throngs, table service, sounds of chatting and laughter\u2026\u2026 every bit as therapeutic as a country drive during a Cretan April.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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