Forecast uncertain. Suggestion is mostly sun and cloud with a possible shower, and that is more or less what happens. Love the skies here. You can see for miles to the west and north across the Mediterranean the shore of Türkiye can be seen on a clear day. A tall cypress tree (visible about a third of the way across the photo from the from the left) serves as a wind vane, bending east or west as the wind changes. You can also follow the movement of the clouds, but that can be confusing because, as J points out, the higher clouds are not always moving in the same direction as the lower ones.
The wind has also been busy harvesting oranges. We now have over two dozen in the fridge, almost all of them wind picked. Grapes and bananas with the morning sheep’s yoghurt are imports, but the oranges are always local, and at the moment ours. The grape season in Cyprus is over before we arrive, but the banana imports (Ecuador) are more surprising. Small, slightly sweet bananas do grow in Cyprus, though more in the South, and also in Türkiye. It’s a bit early for them now, but don’t remember seeing them here in the winter either.
Actually not much food crosses the Cypriot North/South border, certainly not in commercial quantities. Well, not legally that is. However, the day before yesterday a vehicle entering the TRNC from the South was found to be carrying 142 kilos of undeclared meat - beef stashed in six refuse sacks. Market value was estimated at 142000 Turkish lira ($4057 CAD, £2119). Seems fairly expensive - think $13 Canadian a pound - but no info on cut or quality and beef is prohibitively expensive here.
Taken pretty seriously by the law. The person arrested was released on bail, forbidden to leave the country, and required to report weekly to a police station. Also had to deposit a cash bond of TL 50,000 ($1428 CAD, £746). And provide a guarantor who would provide surety for a million Turkish lira (slightly less breathtaking than it sounds, at $28,571 CAD or £14,925). Seems he - or of course she - (no reason a woman couldn’t be hauling 300 pounds of raw meat) was lucky enough to have a friend or relative willing to ante up if necessary.
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