Hibiscus, the Chinese Rose
One of the nicest flowers that I know has to be the Hibiscus. The plant grows as a bush or as a small evergreen tree. There are some 200 varieties […]
The Chicken And The Egg Question
Which one came first – the chicken or the egg? That’s the question. But in our day and age the real question seems to be: where do the eggs come […]
The Dancing Sun In Sant Joan
Yours truly had to get up nice and early this morning to see El Sol Que Balla (the dancing sun) rise and dance above the pueblo of Sant Joan in […]
Emil Racovitza And A Shrimp
Driving along Palma’s Passeig Marítim, just after you pass Ca’n Barbarà, you’ll find the statue of an important looking guy on your right. The statue is in honour of Emil […]
In The Heat Of The Sun
Yesterday was a pretty hot day in Mallorca, what with temperatures of 34° C in the air and some 24° C in the Mediterranean waters. The absence of rain over […]
The Volta a Sa Dragonera in a Kayak
Those of you who don’t want to go to the Fira de Ses Herbes in Selva tomorrow could go to Sant Elm instead. Tomorrow’s Volta a Sa Dragonera in a […]
The Fira de Ses Herbes in Selva
Sunday June 14th is the date for this year’s Fira de Ses Herbes in Selva at the foot of the Tramuntana mountain range. If you haven’t been to the Selva […]
The Road To Sóller
The road between Palma and Sóller passes through the longest tunnel on the island with its 3,023 metres, if you wish to use the tunnel. When the tunnel was built […]
The Sally Holmes Shrub Rose
It may be an annual mantra of mine impressing on you the beauty of the gardens of Sa Bassa Blanca, owned by the Fundación Yannick y Ben Jakober, near the […]
Mallorca’s Black Vultures (Aegypius monachus)
Mallorca is the only remaining island in Europe where the […]
The Ficus Elastica Tree
Some of the biggest Ficus elastica Moraceae trees you will ever have seen can be found in Palma de Mallorca at the beginning of the Passeig des Born, near Plaça […]
The Montpelier Rock Rose (Cistus monspeliensis)
A very common shrub in Mallorcan open spaces near wooded […]
Family Planning
Matters of family planning would not appear to be of a major concern in the animal kingdom, at least not in the realm of beetles and insects, or so it […]
The Mallorcan Land Tortoise
Three species of indigenous tortoises exist in Mallorca. The Testudo hermanni (shown here) is a land tortoise and can be found in the eastern parts of the island, in particular […]
Dancing Bees
In 23 years in Mallorca I have not seen so many bees buzzing away as I have during the last few weeks of Spring. I do not have any clue […]
Molts d’Anys And Happy Easter
Springtime is the season for a number of major religious festivities, here and elsewhere. Mallorca is celebrating Easter now, today being sa Festa de Pasqua or Easter Sunday. Pasqua signifies […]
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