Weather

Agriculture, the Biodynamic Way

For centuries, Mallorca used to be an agricultural community, reaping the fruit of the land: carobs, almonds, olives, oranges, wine, apricots, potatoes, tangerines, lemons, capers, you name it. But with […]

Mallorca

A Pretty Cold Snap

This January seems to turn into a very cold Winter month all over Europe. Temperatures in Britain, Germany, mainland Spain and elsewhere have sunk to well below freezing point, with […]

Daily Life

El Pequeño Verano

El pequeño verano (Letni dzien/A Summer Day) is not only a novel by Sławomir Mrożek (Borzecin/Poland, 1930) but also a pretty regular weather pattern around Christmas time in Mallorca. True, […]

Daily Life

Some Spectacular Mallorcan Clouds

We had quite a dramatic Full Moon the other day. The moon seemed so big, much bigger than usual. Later-on I read that apparently this was the biggest and brightest […]

Daily Life

Weather Report

Mallorca suffered a bit of a turmoil weather-wise over the last ten days. October 29th brought gale force winds and torrential rain to the Palma, Calvià and Andratx areas with the loss […]

Daily Life

Wind and Weather

Those of us who are into boats and sailing will know about the importance of the winds and will know their Tramuntana (N), Mestral (NW), Ponent and Xaloc (SW). These are the […]

Felanitx

Ànima Negra

In 1994, three young wine enthusiasts from Felanitx decided that they wanted to create a vino tinto from the Mallorcan Callet grape variety that would be better than your average […]

Mallorca

La Gota Fría

The weather in Mallorca has been erratic this year as any local campesino would testify should you care to ask him. However, I dare say that one of the regular features […]

Daily Life

Juicy Grapes

I was pleased to see this year’s first Mallorcan grapes on sale in the local markets, a week ago; they tasted really good, by the way. I was surprised, however, to read in […]

Customs & Traditions

Full Moon Today

2008 is a year with twelve moons. That is not an oxymoron; next year, 2009, will be one of the few years when we will experience thirteen Full Moons, at least […]

Ecology

The Perseids

The Perseids are meteoric showers or shooting stars that can best be observed at this time of year. In Medieval Europe, the Perseids were also known as the Tears of Saint Lawrence. […]

Ecology

Tequila Sunrise

Place some crushed ice cubes into a chilled glass. Pour the Tequila over the ice and top up with orange juice. Stir well to mix. Slowly pour the grenadine (hence the sunrise […]

Mallorca

Dog Days

There is a proverb in Mallorca saying “Sa monja l’encén i es frare l’apaga [the nun alights it and the monk puts it out]” in reference to the period of Summer’s heat, […]

Daily Life

Summer in Mallorca

There can be no doubt. Summer has finally arrived in Mallorca. Ever since the last heavy rains in June, Mallorca has enjoyed high temperatures of around 30º C and up […]

Daily Life

Amapolas

The weather in Mallorca has been nothing but unusual this year. Almond blossoms were in bloom a good six weeks before their time. We had less than the normal amount […]

Daily Life

The Calm Before the Storm

We had a lot of stormy weather recently and a lot of rain, here in Mallorca. When I took this photo last Sunday, there was an eerie calmness. From the […]

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