The Weather Man
You may have noticed over time that I have a thing for the weather in Mallorca. I love this island and I am totally smitten with the weather here. More often […]
Salvem Portocolom
Many regions of Mallorca have been changed beyond recognition by the unholy alliance of avarice, concrete, development and growth. Only a handful of areas were saved in time, mainly thanks to […]
Rice-Growing in Mallorca
I am constantly amazed about things one can find in Mallorca that I had never imagined to find here. Like rice-growing, for instance. Believe it or not, rice was cultivated […]
The International Museum Day
Yesterday, the International Museum Day was celebrated worldwide with some 30,000 museums participating. In Mallorca, there are perhaps seventy museums, half of which joined this initiative organized by ICOM, the […]
The Ironman Mallorca Triathlon
Yesterday, some 1.698 participants competed for the first ever Mallorcan Ironman, a triathlon competition that covered a swim course of 1.9 km, a cycling distance of 90.1 km up to Selva […]
The Nautical Fair in Alcudia
Model ship building and the crafting of miniature boats to scale and by hand must be a fascinating, creative and satisfying hobby. I couldn’t do it; I have neither the […]
Biodiversity
Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea is threatened, in fact, more so than in any other maritime environment on planet Earth. This claim was made by scientist of the Spanish CSIC […]
The Friendly Dragonfly
Looking at this picture, one can make two, or possibly even three, observations. First, there is plenty of evidence that a fair amount of ecologic welfare is still in place, […]
Vegetable Oil Refining
People living in Mallorca may have come across small lorry type vehicles parked outside bars and restaurants collecting used cooking oil. Seven of these lorries are currently on the roads […]
The Amazing Earthworm
May I introduce you to one of the most important inhabitants on the island of Mallorca, in fact, one of the most important creatures anywhere in the world: the Common […]
Compostation
A few days ago (June 5th), World Environment Day was celebrated. Environmental topics are a bit of a two-sided coin here in Mallorca. A surprising amount of ignorance goes hand […]
The Volcanic Fallout
I never thought that I would ever do a blog entry on the fallout of some volcanic eruption as far away as Iceland, but here we go. Mallorca, as well […]
Boats, Goats, Ecology Or Wine
The weather looks good. We are promised temperatures of around 19° C for most of the island over the next few days, with the possibility of some rain today and […]
Stilts, Waders And Other Birds
We were all surprised to be hit by another wintery spell over the last few days, here in Mallorca. Temperatures dropped to a low of 9° C in the daytime […]
Green Mallorca
Even though Winter is seemingly a passive time in nature, with the countryside apparently dormant, appearances can be deceptive. Mallorcan farmers are rather busy planting their potatoes and tomatoes, pruning […]
A Rather Clever Caterpillar
I imagine that not many caterpillars were amongst the blessed animals last Sunday, least of all the procesionaria (Thaumetopoeidae Pityocampa). I wonder what Sant Antoni would have made of this […]
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