It’s Not All Bad News
Mallorca is going through a strange year, weather-wise. Summer came late this year and was rather short, and it was not very hot. Autumn now has seen some tornados, some […]
Hunting Allowed
On a walk through Mallorca’s countryside you will have come across this sign, Coto Privado de Caza. If you were licensed to hunt in Mallorca, or Spain, you would be […]
The Meeting of the Giants
Felanitx yesterday celebrated its first ever Trobada de Gegants with a congregation of mega-sized giants from 14 villages from around the island of Mallorca. Next Sunday, Felanitx will hold its […]
Wild Mushrooms Season
October. Autumn. The wild mushrooms season is about to start. Time to go into the woods to look for setas. Not here, though. Even though the current proprietor is not […]
How Do You Like Your Locusts?
On an afternoon stroll yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this little fellow. A locust by its size, not any old grasshopper, possibly even a Locusta migratoria. He landed […]
A Place in the Country
I have not yet shown you many photos of Mallorcan finca farmhouses in the country. Here you have one finca that I have known for many years and that I […]
Spot the Black Sheep
Traditionally, Mallorca was a rural society dedicated to farming and animal husbandry of mainly sheep and goats. Sadly, with the onset of tourism this tradition seems on the way out. […]
Life in the Days of Yore
Mallorca used to be one of the poorest regions of Spain. People hardly had enough to eat. I know a man who told me that his total earnings for one […]
From the Melon Capital of Mallorca
One of the villages in the central plains of Mallorca is called Vilafranca de Bonany. This pueblo is famous for its annual Melon Festival. It was celebrated this last weekend. […]
An Alternative to Chocolate
At this time of the year you will see farmers in Mallorca beating long dark locust beans off their trees with long sticks. Now is the time for the annual […]
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