Felanitx
At this time of year, the Phoenix dactilifera palm tree carries a beautiful cluster of flowers (shown here), at least here on this island. This palm tree species produces dates. […]
Mallorca
The Sage-Leafed Rock Rose (Cistus salviifolius) is also known as Sage-leafed Cistus, White Rock Rose or Salvia Cistus. This plant is an extremely variable species. It is not unlike the […]
Farming
Whilst there are still a number of almond trees flowering around in Mallorca, a second wave of fruit trees are out in blossom now as well: peach trees, nectarines, ciruelas […]
Daily Life
What a lovely day we had yesterday in most parts of the island. I saw a lovely field full of the Mediterranean Daisy (Bellis sylvestris) yesterday. Its Catalan name is […]
Gardens
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 […]
Daily Life
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 […]
Daily Life
Spring was in the air yesterday, at least where I live in south east Mallorca. Temperatures rose to 17º Celsius, even 18º in some places; the skies were blue and […]
Art & Artists
After 385 plus blog entries, there might be the risk of an occasional repetition, a trap that I sincerely try to avoid. I had talked about the Æonium holochrysum plant once before, […]