The Gínjol Fruit (Ziziphus jujuba)
You may have come across a strange looking, small fruit in Mallorcan shops and local markets called Gínjol, especially at this time of year. This Ziziphus jujuba fruit is also […]
The Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua)
The Algarrobo tree (Ceratonia siliqua, Carob tree) is very characteristic of the Mediterranean region. The plant provides one of Mallorca’s traditionally most important crops, the algarroba fruit (carob fruit, also […]
The First Rain Of Autumn
The people in Mallorca are pretty clever. They certainly used to be clever. Mallorcans were particularly clever in matters of survival, like for instance water. Water is essential for washing, […]
Stick Insects (Phasmatodea)
Avid readers of this blog will assume that I am an enthusiast of insects. Well, yes, but no, not really. I just love the beauty of things and as far […]
The Sea Daffodil
A short while ago, I came across this Sea Daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) for the first time ever in over twenty years of living here in Mallorca. The flower is also […]
The End Of Summer
Now that Summer appears to be nearing its end, let me offer you a photograph taken during an outing to the beach of S’Arenal Petit in Portocolom, situated on the […]
Walnut Trees In Mallorca?
When I first came across a walnut tree (Juglans regia) in Mallorca, I couldn’t believe it. I thought that walnuts were native to the eastern Mediterranean and to the Balkans, […]
Raixa Gardens Still Closed
When the Consell de Mallorca bought the Mallorcan possessió of Raixa in 2002 for the sum of 8,200,000 € with quite some substantial help from the Spanish government and the […]
The Sea Tomato
The Mallorcan tomàquet de mar (Actinia equina) could roughly be translated as a Sea Tomato, however, there is no such thing in the English vocabulary. Instead, Wikipedia lists this sea […]
Shearing The Sheep
If you don’t own sheep of your own, you may never have witnessed a sheep shearing procedure, unless you have holidayed in Australia, that is. Sheep shearing used to be […]
Zea Mays, the Columbus Grain
Historians tell us that Christopher Columbus brought maize (Zea mays) grains back to the Spanish court, originating from the Greater Antilles in the Caribean, and thus maize was grown in […]
The Almond Tree Pest
Mallorcan farmers are very concerned about their almond trees. Apparently, quite a number of almond trees are dying as a result of a tree pest which might be caused by […]
The Myotragus Balearicus
The Myotragus balearicus is a small sized wild goat that is as extinct and dead as a dodo. The only chance to see one is in its skeletonised form and […]
The Ricinus Communis Plant
When I saw my first castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), I immediately liked the looks of it. I had never come across it before we moved to Mallorca; here the […]
Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera
There are 14 National Parks in Spain, but only one of them is here in the Balearic Isles: Cabrera. The official name of it is Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de […]
The Very Useful Caper Plant
The caper (Capparis spinosa) is one of the most characteristic plants of the Balearic islands. In its natural habitat this very useful plant lives in the walls of ancient city […]
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