When I started this blog, SilverTiger at home and abroad, in July 2019, it at first received very few visits, as is usually the case with a new blog that has as yet to become known. In the early months, the blog might receive 2 or 3 visits a day. This did not worry me because, firstly, it was to be expected and, secondly, I was writing mainly for myself, treating the blog as a diary.

Some of the visitors came to the new blog from the old one, SilverTiger, and it is only fair to say that their visits and comments were most welcome and encouraged me to continue.

Gradually, though,over the one year and eight months of the life of this blog, visitor numbers have gradually increased and so has the spread of nations from which these visitors come.

To be honest, I am at a loss to explain why this is so. I cannot imagine what visitors, especially those whose first language is not English, can find of interest here, especially since the pandemic has, as it were, clipped my wings (can tigers have wings? 🙂 ), and I write about strictly local rambles. But there it is: people visit the blog and their visits are always welcome (especially if they click “like” or, better yet, leave a comment!).

What prompted me to put finger to keyboard today, however, is that yesterday was a bumper day for visits, both in the number of visits and the number of countries from which these visitors came. Please believe me that in posting these figures, I am not boasting. I am quite mystifed (though pleased, of course) as to how and why so many people have found their way here.

WordPress gives figures for the number of visitors and the number of “views” (the number of clicks on any prt of the blog). and provides a list of the countries from which they came. Figures for yesterday show:

210 views by 182 visitors

from these countries
(in order of number of views from each)

As I say, yesterday was a bumper day and I don’t expect to see another one like it. Then again, who knows? 🙂