The Three Tenors
The domesticated version of the Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) is quite common in Mallorca. The animal is reared for its dexterity as a guard dog as well as for its […]
Water Works
World Water Day was celebrated two days ago, on March 20th. Water is probably the most vital of resources for life on Earth. Water management has brought out some ingenuity […]
A Little Bit of Penitence
Easter in Spain used to be and still is all about penitence and repentance. Hence the Easter processions. In Mallorca, Confraternidades of all colours and confessional inclinations (as long as […]
Green Almonds
Thanks to the unusually mild January and February, not only did we see a particularly early almond blossoms season this year, but as a result, we now have the first […]
The Pine Processionary
What you see here – if you look closely – is the Processionary Caterpillar (Thaumetopoeidae pityocampa), actually three of them clinging onto each other top to tail. I think they […]
Election Fever
General Elections are scheduled to be held on March 9th for the Spanish parliament in Madrid. 350 diputados will be elected into the Congreso (the Lower House), plus 208 seats […]
Dry River Bed
You are looking at a torrente here. A torrente is a normally dry river bed. In the centre of my photo you can just about see the remains of an […]
Less Wine in Mallorca
As a direct result of the weather pattern last year, 2007 has seen a considerable decrease in wine production in Mallorca, we were informed by the press. A lack of […]
Aeonium (Aeonium holochrysum)
You’ll see the Aeonium Holochrysum plant just about everywhere in Mallorca. And right now, the green plant displays some beautiful, large, yellow, flowery clusters. The Aeonium plant is a subtropical […]
In For a Prayer
The people of Felanitx are causing a bit of a storm in a tea cup, lately, amongst themselves. Some 1,500 inhabitants of this Mallorcan town are followers of the Islamic […]
Mallorca Challenge 2008
The XVII Volta Ciclista a Mallorca is held from February 10th to 14th, and yesterday, the cyclists whizzed through Felanitx. Belgium Philippe Gilbert had taken the surprise lead during Day […]
El Entierro de la Sardina
The changeover from Carnival to Lent is marked in Mallorca by El Entierro de la Sardina (funeral of the sardine). A mock funeral is staged by some villages with a […]
Carnival Time
Carnival has a rather early date in this year’s calendar due to Easter happening as soon as March 21st (Good Friday). All this, of course, is part of the customs […]
Police Force
Municipal police forces in Mallorca seem to have undergone a tremendous change over the last two or three years. In my estimation, local police forces have at least doubled in […]
Ball de Bot
Festivities and celebrations in Mallorca are always accompanied by music and dance, as they were last Sunday during the Beneïdes, the blessing of the animals. The typical Mallorcan folk dance […]
Energy Husbandry
People living in rural areas in Mallorca do not always have everything available to them. Some fincas do not have mains electricity connected, or telephone, water, sewage, or Internet, you […]
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