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With the touristas

Deeply interesting though they may be to one's self, I know there's nothing worse than other people's holiday snaps. Perhaps you'll indulge me on this one occasion. We see here a group of windmills on the Greek island of Mykonos. They are the feature for which the place is chiefly noted. For eyes accustomed to the charming vernacular of Wiltshire or Essex, the thatch seems a trifle primitive. It was greatly esteemed as a nesting site by the local sparrows. Long disused and retained, I suppose, in the interests of the tourist trade, the rotational devices (I am ignorant of the correct term) have no "sails" to obstruct the passage of wind. Pigeons and feral cats browsed at the heels of our party.

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Uploaded on August 20, 2017