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Wild borage
At this time of year it’s difficult not to miss the wild borage, with its large dark oval leaves covered in fine silvery hair. It grows wild in the valley, like a weed and is just becoming noticeable....
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On the road
A wonderful surprise this morning as we drove the hilly road to our local post office. Here in the depth of the campo there is no postbox and no postal deliveries. So, we collect our mail from the...
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Horse corner
Halfway along the Thyme Track is a semi-circular area which in spring is covered with wildflowers. We call this ‘Horse Corner’ because the first summer we were here we would walk along this track and...
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Clouds of cream
The blossom on the hawthorn bushes which line the valley are today laden with creamy clouds. In England, ‘May blossom’ is traditionally used as a decoration to celebrate May 1st, May Day, but I am...
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The rain in Spain
Hail, thunder and rain, in the last week of April. Our neighbour P says the weather is loco, mad, that he has never known its like. At 4pm the sky is as dark as 9pm. The earth is already as dry as...
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A pair of hoopoes
Every time we turn off the village road onto our rough track, the anticipation rises that we will see hoopoes. They are the most exotic-looking bird which is resident here all year round. [photo:...
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Hailstorm
What will this weird weather bring next? Hail, in AndalucÍa. On the same day there was snow in Ronda. 5 to remember el tiempo – weather próximo/a – next el abril – April ¿qué? – what? una tormenta – a...
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Otter holts?
Quite excited, on a walk beside the river we’ve spotted some burrows just above the water line. Could they belong to otters? An otter hole is called a holt or couch. [photo: Wikipedia]We have seen no...
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Eating roots
We are having some repair work done on our swimming pool today, and one of the workman offers me a mug of tea. He’s made it with mint from the herb garden and leaves from a wild borage plant, plucked...
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Olive trees pruned
Spring is the time for olive farmers to prune their trees. Every olive grove is dotted with piles of silver prunings, gathered into heaps ready to be burned on a still day. Sometimes the horizon will...
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