In Cyprus, during mid-Februry, for around two weeks, the hills are alive with Almond blossom.
It was fairly wet and windy at that time, so I took the opportunity to head up the road to a local village, Episkopi, where the hills surrounding the village and river valley take on an ethereal beauty.
Swathes of Almond blossom cover the hillsides. It is a glorious time to walk amongst the groves, small spring flowers popping through the undergrowth.
As we are now under curfew on our small island, like many all over the world, it’s time to review my walks.
I hope you enjoy my Almond blossom photographs… stay safe, my friends…
Travels in the Middle East and beyond 
Lovely blossoms these are, Vicky
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Thank you, Hammad. I hope you are staying safe…
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Beautiful photos. Must have been a wonderful walk.
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Thank you, I.J As we cannot go out walking now except for a quick round the house, it’s nice to look back to the almond blossom days…
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I understand, but my remark was about the time that the photos are from.
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some stunning pictures, Vicky. You are lucky. You are lucky to stay in Cyprus? Is Covid scene bad there as well?
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Hello Arv, Thank you. Yes, I am in Cyprus since early February. We are under curfew since 2 days ago, but I have been avoiding socializing since my return as I was watching it all in China with dread when I was in the Middle East . Cyprus is a small island , with good hospital care but the spread is overwhelming …. I hope you are staying safe in Jaipur…
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You are in a beautiful country. We have a couple of cases here in the city. I’m completely home bound for almost a week. Thanks for the care, Vicky.
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I see India is now in lockdown, staying at home is the right thing to do, not easy but it’s the way to stay safe… take care, Jaipur, Jodphur and other exciting places in Rajasthan were next on my travel list, I have utterly loved my India visits and your region was my next desire and I was going to get in touch with you about meeting up in your home town to see if you would consider hosting me for a local walk around … let’s hope we can still do that in the future, Arv, stay safe…
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Ps, the post would have been “Walking with Arv” !!!
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I know things are not as usual but I’m happy to accept your offer, Vicky. Whenever you are in this part of the world, I’ll help you in every way I can. I’ll be happy to show you around. Please stay safe in the comfort of your home. Take care.
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Be safe, Vicky.
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And you too, Mick…
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Such gorgeous trees! Thanks for the photos.
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Thank you very much!
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so beautiful! i hope you’re safe there on your island.
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Thank you, Grace… stay safe too…
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Lovely set of images. We were in Cyprus in late February and quite enjoyed our time there. Keep safe. (Suzanne)
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Thank you , Suzanne. I’m glad you and enjoyed the photos and also your trip to Cyprus. Sadly missing my little exploring excursions at present but it’s time to stay at home… stay safe too…
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We can at least still walk the neighborhood, but that’s about it. At least spring is starting to show it’s face, so I guess we can at least enjoy that.
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Good luck, Dave… America doesn’t look too good right now, I hope you and yours stay very safe…
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