Snow For Christmas?
Earlier this week, this Winter’s first snow fell in Mallorca, along with snowy conditions in mainland Spain and freezing temperatures in most of northern Europe. Snow was reported here in […]
Moon Phases
Earlier in the year I commented that 2009 was going to be a special year, a year with 13 moons. Last night we could witness the first of two full […]
Stratocumulus Clouds
A walk in the countryside can give you the most gratifying encounters, be that the visual beauty of the landscape, the temperaments of the weather, some unexpected wildlife, some unusual […]
Nature Confused
Last Saturday (October 31st) was the earliest I have ever seen almond blossoms in Mallorca in over twenty years. By nature’s own calendar almond trees do not develop their buds […]
Under the Wind
Yesterday, the island was affected by some considerable wind gusts. No Caps de fibló, just ordinary stormy winds or gales. Wind speeds of up to 90 km/h were reported in […]
Caps de Fibló
Tornados and other mobile vortexes of violently rotating winds are not an uncommon sight here in Mallorca. Here, these natural phenomena are called caps de fibló and quite often they […]
Late Summer Heat Wave
In Mallorca, we have had a rather abrupt end to this year’s Summer, remember? Well, now, after all the massive rain, storms and lightning, a later Summer has emerged over […]
Weather Alert
The annual Gota Fría spell seems to be settling in this year for a real string of heavy storms and torrential weather. Yesterday, the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología raised the […]
Banana Republic
In keeping with the annual Mallorcan weather pattern, we had some rain here yesterday in Felanitx. Hooray, at last. We had not seen any rain to speak of since last […]
Midsummer Hay
The time leading up to the Summer solstice is the time for making hay here in Mallorca. Now we can find many fields in the island’s landscape harvested with the […]
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 Sheltering Sky
If you were in Mallorca yesterday you will have noticed a particular quality of heat, as well as a sheltering sky. Temperatures yesterday were an unusual 31° Celsius here in […]
Unpredictable Weather Patterns
The weather forecast has been somewhat unpredictable of late, at least here in Mallorca. A week ago or so it seemed that we were heading for Summer but not surprisingly, […]
Cumulonimbus Clouds
I would like to show you the image of some amazingly dramatic Cumulonimbus clouds that hung over Felanitx yesterday, an otherwise nice and sunny day. At least, Cumulonimbus is the […]
Prunus Dulcis
What a gorgeous day we had yesterday. There was snow in Britain, fog in Berlin, rain and sleet in Paris, but we had sun and blue skies and not a […]
A Year of 13 Moons
Today, January 18th, we can contemplate a Half Moon, waning. In a Year of 13 Moons is a movie by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. 2009 happens to be such a rare […]
