Thoughts on the Weather

We have moved on to Agrigento and the cold, wet and windy weather has come with us. It feels so much like the weather we get in the UK that I am constantly surprised at all the exotic vegetation. I am talking of palm trees, cacti and birds of paradise plants. I suppose the difference between here and home is that the temperature in Sicily never gets low enough to damage them. All the same, you do worry for all the oranges and lemons that you see on the trees at this time of year. Strange that they should should be ready for harvesting in the middle of winter when most fruit is ready at the end of summer.

Despite the low temperatures, every restaurant seems to have an annex on the pavement, enclosed in plastic, and furnished with a patio heater or two. I’ve come to the conclusion that these are to enable people who want to smoke, and a lot of people do, to eat and puff away at the same time.