The story of our move to Andalucia .... and our move back to the UK

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Monday, 10 May 2010

How is nature doing?

The red sheen across the hills has gone, now the best of the poppies have died and it has been replaced by a hue of lilac with these lovely flowers.



The bellota's (mountain oaks) have finally got their catkin's on before the acorns start to grow



and surprisingly, we have a fabulous crop of scottish thistles.


The almonds are growing nicely and it looks like our crop may not be as bad as we were expecting after the very long cold, wet winter.


We still have some flowers that have not opened yet and so I still have some surprises to come.

I have started clearing a small patch for my vegetables,



and we'll see whether I can grow some lettuce, radish, carrots and tomatoes here and keep the rabbits off them. I am still trying to get my rhubarb to start, but so far there is no sign although all my herbs are growing nicely so we should soon have fresh parsley, dill, chives, basil and thyme to cook with.

And, although half of the drainpipes are neatly stacked,


we still have the runaways to bring back up the hill and stack properly.


But they can wait!

4 comments:

Spanish Owner said...

B&B rarely get a mention in your posts these days. Do you leave the TV on for company for them when you're both out working, I wonder?

Brindy said...

No, B&B are out with us while we are working, wandering around taking photos or anywhere else. When they've had enough they find a comfy spot to lay down and watch us from. The only times they are inside watching TV is if we are away from the house and can't take them with us or if we are also inside watching TV. Their days are fairly repetitive at the moment so unless they do something earth shatteringly different, there's nothing interesting to write about them. They have assumed the usual life style of dogs, eat a lot, sleep a lot!

Linda Lou and Senor, Too said...

Jacqui, I love the photos and seeing what it looks like there. When will your rainy season begin? And will things really green up there? Good luck with the garden. Looks like it is in a great sunny location.

Brindy said...

We should have little rain now until October. We normally get the odd couple of days in May/June but after that - nothing. What's green now will bake in the sun and turn golden (or brown) and die until next winter starts the process again.