Temperature 19 today. As usual, warmer in the midday sun. Although tomorrow is the winter solstice, so sunlight somewhat abbreviated obviously. Nine hours and forty-seven minutes of sunshine today. That’s the theory at least, somewhat modified by our living on the northern slope of a mountain. The sun disappears probably close to an hour earlier than the theoretical 16:38. Call it sunset or just hiding.
The man down the street - he who regularly picks and eats the low hanging unripe figs on his walks often brings out a chair and suns himself on the side of the road, feet up on the stone wall. His garden is pretty shady, well designed for summer lounging, but in winter the sunshine is all roadside so he’s frequently out taking advantage of the warmth, sometimes with a radio on his lap as he follows a football match. A good spot for drying a pair of boots or some clothes as well. Fortunately nothing particularly attractive on display as the first time I saw the small assortment I assumed wrongly that he had, as is sometimes the local custom, set out a few unwanted garments in a curbside swap arrangement.
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