tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91607905650975292992024-03-13T11:42:41.379-07:00Life in Galicia - Spain / Quito - EcuadorA dip into life in another culture. kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-41780111390501845642014-02-27T04:23:00.001-08:002014-02-27T04:23:22.966-08:00Magic Mountains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Magic mountains blow dream worlds of wonder as Condors rising on currents of sharp waves of dryness that leave lungs wanting.</div>
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Patchwork inclines sewn with broken backs, threads of ancient wisdom strain under the modern cries that echo through canyons and paramos knocking on the doors of thatched roofed huts, whispering in the ears of poncho clad natives, weaving webs of lies in tired minds.</div>
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Sitting in the folds of Antisana on the shores of Mica Lake, the paramo rises and falls like folds of wrinkled skin caressed by storm laden clouds. Lone fishermen stand along the edge of the lapping waters with birds singing them on. Tufts of mountain grass bend in the breath that bursts through these mighty lungs yet mine stay empty. No maps, no compass, just the sun overhead, so close it caresses my body with waves of intense heat against the glacial Antisana winds. The water harp softly soothes one to sleep backed by the shiver of pampas grass.<br />
Storm clouds gather on the opposite shore waiting for an opportunity to envelope all and send us on our way.<br />
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The waves crack as the clocks strike twelve.</div>
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Clumps of mud lie everywhere like stepping stones that lead to the hiding places of the pumas and the deer.</div>
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On the opposite side smooth mountains sit like patchwork quilts sloping up and down.</div>
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As the rain starts to fall people drive away and ducks head for cover.</div>
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I seem to be the only one who stays.</div>
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By Megan - aged 9</div>
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Stopping off at Papallacta hot springs on the way down to the Napo province in Ecuador.</div>
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This was originally a cattle ranch but is now extensively reforested.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Spent 4 days and 3 nights in the Napo region of Ecuador with Y5/6 children. The community of Rio Blanco really looked after us and it was a wonderful experience being led through the rainforest by their elder and shaiman - Fabio. He taught us different survival skills and gave us different plants and lemon ants to eat among other things.</span></div>
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Fabio from the Rio Blanco community who had a wealth of knowledge.<br />
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The Rio Blanco community.<br />
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Children playing football.<br />
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Birds nests.<br />
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A butterfly emerging.<br />
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All over we saw piles of wood that had been cut and extracted from the forests.<br />
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The road had just been built in the last few years and Fabio described some of the negative influences that it had brought with it such as alcoholism and the easy access to alcohol.<br />
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This ancient Ceibo is over 400 years old and the locals believe that it is the source of the Amazon river.<br />
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There was a definite Steiner element to the garden with free flow forms and mixed planting.<br />
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kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-20245391673958929812013-08-24T16:04:00.001-07:002013-08-24T16:04:53.943-07:00Danza Primordial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back at Tinku for a session of Danza Primordial - an interesting experience where we visited our different chakras beginning with The Earth and our Ancestors. A lovely experience with lots of lovely images and feelings.<br />
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Meg of course made friends with the animals.<br />
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Yoga.<br />
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Dog walking at Alangasi with the PAE - Ecuador's equivalent of the RSPCA. They have 130 dogs at this centre.<br />
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Working back in Ecuador - More of a focus on people care this time, starting with ourselves. The Hobbit House.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rain season starts - view across from our Hobbit House.<br />
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At Centro Tinku in Quito where there is always lots of warmth and and a welcome. A Permaculture Centre in the heart of an urban area near the Hospital Metropolitano - built on an abandoned concrete basketball court.<br />
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Megan with a new friend - Guardian.<br />
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Helping out at the Minga - when people get together to work as a community on a project.<br />
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A feast on the open fire.<br />
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The outdoor kitchen.<br />
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kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-62227250360481261762008-07-11T12:42:00.000-07:002008-07-11T13:19:52.921-07:00Ingrid BetancourtI saw the interview on the BBC World this morning with Ingrid Betancourt who was rescued from her kidnappers, the FARC in Colombia. I have been following this story for some time as she was kidnapped while I was living and working next door in Ecuador. She gave an amazing interview and truly is an amazing lady following her ordeal. Latin America can be a very beautiful, but very dangerous place and it is hard for those who don't know it to understand what is going on there. Ingrid has moved to France for the time being as her safety cannot be guaranteed.<br />Safety is something we can take so much for granted, but in many countries there is no such thing. I had Colombian friends who explained to me the difficulties of living in Colombia where they could not travel by roads because of the threat of being kidnapped. I was very lucky in Ecuador where I travelled alone many times up and down from the Andes to the Coast on some notoriously dangerous roads in a car that often broke down and had no end of punctures. I was always told to drive straight through any road barriers and not to stop for anyone. Thankfully people always stopped to help me.<br />The locals here often ask me if I am not scared living in a deserted village, but for me here, there is a peace that never existed in Ecuador. A peace in feeling safe. Everyone should have a right to live in peace. If there is one thing I would like to create here it would be a refuge where people could find that little bit of peace that we all need.<br />There are still a lot of hostages in Colombia that are not free, several hundred for extortion and some for as long as a decade. Most of them from normal, everyday families. I hope that an end to this conflict can be found and those people may find their refuge. In the meantime if you get a chance to listen to this remarkable lady then do so. A Colombia Peace rally is to be held on July 20 around the world.kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-18548015822589459892008-07-09T02:52:00.000-07:002008-07-09T02:58:14.562-07:00Permacultura GaliciaWent to an interesting project in Pontevedra which deserves support. More information can be found at <a href="http://www.andreaasociacion.com/index2.html">http://www.andreaasociacion.com/index2.html</a><br />It was a great example of connect what resources were available and making excellent use of them. I hope to add more about this project later.kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-23295801974946736792008-07-09T02:33:00.001-07:002008-07-09T02:45:17.360-07:00Bees -<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAe1vWgqfjrnykfJBNYN6p_gAWRNjJgxG_qaufunm_LnEWGnuuG1-xEy65xZ3IinrD0q7KvTOcvseGF5LzcH_ehfsTieEVtkfrFY-7RzRzlTkoJcUS9c0VZyFUMDAcmh2mrTR4fcslKFrJ/s1600-h/June08+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220945496433320642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAe1vWgqfjrnykfJBNYN6p_gAWRNjJgxG_qaufunm_LnEWGnuuG1-xEy65xZ3IinrD0q7KvTOcvseGF5LzcH_ehfsTieEVtkfrFY-7RzRzlTkoJcUS9c0VZyFUMDAcmh2mrTR4fcslKFrJ/s320/June08+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> To take a photo of the Spiral it was decided that the room in the old house would be a good vantage point so made our way across the dodgy floor boards to get in.<br /><br /><div>Why won´t this window open?</div><br /><br /><div>Because the bees have used propolis to glue it closed.</div><br /><br /><div>What bees?</div><br /><br /><div>Probably those above your head!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Lots of bad words and a quick retreat out of the old house that had been shut up for at least a year.</div><br /><div>We were ok. The beehive was deserted but what amazing creatures. Mice had taken it over and devoured the stores.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIIWOMEybcwm_BhohTLqn-hAVwhqRPOvNf-vlrIywZh7MgHd42eRllbz-ZnY3B8S-t0tE6z4FcJ1bWZXYyw0qGj8CMlYC8KGhbwJ1mnD4qBemejW3So_Me0gL-Ku9w3nQBUYe7D99ntPX/s1600-h/June08+092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220946914684448450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIIWOMEybcwm_BhohTLqn-hAVwhqRPOvNf-vlrIywZh7MgHd42eRllbz-ZnY3B8S-t0tE6z4FcJ1bWZXYyw0qGj8CMlYC8KGhbwJ1mnD4qBemejW3So_Me0gL-Ku9w3nQBUYe7D99ntPX/s320/June08+092.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>But where are the bees? There were no dead bodies. I checked my own hives and with the same findings. The hives were empty of bees. No dead bodies just coddling moth larvae. There had been young but they were dead in their cells. There was no clear pattern of reproduction within the cells so I am at a loss as to what is going on and a little upset that my friends have gone. I will get some more one day but from a hive that has been left to its own devices to build up a resistance. I cleared away the empty hives ready to blow torch them to disinfect them.</div><div>I can´t help feeling concerned that bees are disappearing at an alarming rate and not enough is known about why or how this can be revearsed.</div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-1567294474640005262008-07-09T02:21:00.001-07:002008-07-09T02:33:32.217-07:00Top View of Spiral<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9vrh622PWjDiGDZMgaw_DGrAj1dNKvdMvCITEmWbOTSt-U9t0Vi3FUxt9gD4QdBRYVlDsVCU6yqgZC_qCFq3JcHS5fXtly55QewV3K3nj5DBK03JPB8fJPS-koRU6HnN28Je5JRwMfkQ/s1600-h/June08+097.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220943947632166258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9vrh622PWjDiGDZMgaw_DGrAj1dNKvdMvCITEmWbOTSt-U9t0Vi3FUxt9gD4QdBRYVlDsVCU6yqgZC_qCFq3JcHS5fXtly55QewV3K3nj5DBK03JPB8fJPS-koRU6HnN28Je5JRwMfkQ/s320/June08+097.jpg" border="0" /></a> There is a funny story that goes with how these pictures were taken which you can read in the next post.<br />Here you can just about make out the spiral pathways and circle shape. Felix the cat enjoying hiding behind the cabbages.<br />There is a downhill gradient but not a steep one. The cardboard mulching will hopefully be taken over by plants in the future.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme7uHNaDI3M62tSOztQNXjV0lvygMtTo6hk4S2yx5AxMYIr8iBOafpxR_FQh9rBG4g-_zKoG3L5pcNd7ATQ2TyHpLuvVevyIdQUGamq-xhZvD4zWH806cxZeSXKGq_z5rg_tgmAH67XBd/s1600-h/June08+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220943696958842130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme7uHNaDI3M62tSOztQNXjV0lvygMtTo6hk4S2yx5AxMYIr8iBOafpxR_FQh9rBG4g-_zKoG3L5pcNd7ATQ2TyHpLuvVevyIdQUGamq-xhZvD4zWH806cxZeSXKGq_z5rg_tgmAH67XBd/s320/June08+094.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztTDXcECdLpJwbUagrtB0xI_mZbYpki5xXlI3mY_TigB9r1xqfXM34Y7JYbXV-ZyRm4M0nZyfmZQkkkJ24ZvVJBN6nBJSxwPm4n2-96dGXR3mUZ1cpL7R8h1YAfBX-NHGs_H3sHYu7yJ/s1600-h/June08+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220943455077894258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztTDXcECdLpJwbUagrtB0xI_mZbYpki5xXlI3mY_TigB9r1xqfXM34Y7JYbXV-ZyRm4M0nZyfmZQkkkJ24ZvVJBN6nBJSxwPm4n2-96dGXR3mUZ1cpL7R8h1YAfBX-NHGs_H3sHYu7yJ/s320/June08+093.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In the centre is a little arbour with a rose, honeysuckle and two hop plants growing over. Under this is a bird bath. The birds have been amazing. I´m no expert but I think they were bull finches the other day landing on the plants and stripping the seeds off while I was standing next to them.<br /><br /><div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-10874752164880638792008-07-09T01:13:00.000-07:002008-07-09T02:21:21.734-07:00The Plants of the Spiral<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt9hV4QpRfCcOSorlJBCmt-LUKr_5EiKSxVAJvqEsoC7mHd-CVZbquezeCp55st9k-lVj4TZl4t2r5RKkowF_n_RQKzW4W3PKNXjx2V8ukA-1VvINmQBrv_OftocywIkWsWnxWb042oFT/s1600-h/Imagen+144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220930581549343090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt9hV4QpRfCcOSorlJBCmt-LUKr_5EiKSxVAJvqEsoC7mHd-CVZbquezeCp55st9k-lVj4TZl4t2r5RKkowF_n_RQKzW4W3PKNXjx2V8ukA-1VvINmQBrv_OftocywIkWsWnxWb042oFT/s320/Imagen+144.jpg" border="0" /></a> What was wanted from the Spiral is a real mixture of a spell for good health and happiness bearing in mind that I did not take it from the original design I had sketched out but just picked up a spade one day after hearing that a very good friend had cancer.<br />When planting up the spiral I wanted to use plants that would be good for the senses and for the wildlife. I combined herbs with flowers that could be used in crafts, tinctures, teas and soaps. I added edible plants and plants that I just liked. <br />Looking back at the bare patch of earth we started with it is quite amazing what the first year has produced. <br />I´ve started the pictures with one of my mums favourite flowers, which the butterflies love and that is Sweet William. I remember on the allotments in Derby, old George who had an allotment opposite had a whole bed of these plants and told us to help ourselves to some cut flowers.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8C5x59wUBhE2l8DgKCy0eFS4SoLoLsz10MweDenmL59xe9P5pYA8tNHNrE73IR6qOvAUgq_eDJtpXXuk3KERNElInW1ivqqG-PQZ2RA7YAAe9GYNz5OJM5lDkfl4aR2OGmLXJYBqOXAM/s1600-h/Imagen+146.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220930318467684722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8C5x59wUBhE2l8DgKCy0eFS4SoLoLsz10MweDenmL59xe9P5pYA8tNHNrE73IR6qOvAUgq_eDJtpXXuk3KERNElInW1ivqqG-PQZ2RA7YAAe9GYNz5OJM5lDkfl4aR2OGmLXJYBqOXAM/s320/Imagen+146.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of my absolute faourites and one of my earliest memories of flowers is the French Marigold. When living near Chester-lee-street as a kid the small border along the driveway would produce this incredible cheerful display every year without any attention at all and in the poorest of soils where nothing was added. I now use it in soaps, teas and baking and it does cheer you up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKTflTCWfjISMY86ZrJGQMBu6x9PMz3yCbBpJU0j651VmynvWJIL51Up07f9TcnS3VVXif4N6Gtp-6kHkTHV_eEkXyzzgJIMXuGH9MdGhNErCG1JbBJXpqZz6tSQhJpN-kNUIX2BTU37D/s1600-h/Imagen+141.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220929989126898834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKTflTCWfjISMY86ZrJGQMBu6x9PMz3yCbBpJU0j651VmynvWJIL51Up07f9TcnS3VVXif4N6Gtp-6kHkTHV_eEkXyzzgJIMXuGH9MdGhNErCG1JbBJXpqZz6tSQhJpN-kNUIX2BTU37D/s320/Imagen+141.jpg" border="0" /></a> It´s hard to make out in this picture exactly what we have but in the background are raised beds with strawberries and a bed with willow cuttings which will be planted into position in winter to provide early spring nectar for the bees and fuel for the stove. Infront of this are onion and garlic beds planted between new apple and plum trees. Next comes a row of blackcurrant bushes in their first year followed by a mulch of cardboard and ferns, an overgrown pathway and more mulch interspersed with more fruit bushes and some courgette plants. Out of view is a Japanese Wineberry which has really taken off.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGI7Iff1_tqd8gW1eNMqyaVGnSiEfxFhJtrzEihHv_kv-3VtaYT8ULFFp5VCQIiRpnCugI2i-2bJd0kT4qfevn8yZu7aptvgMZuqZavWFsblkKfQiyhDeT2C99hHEw7pixWHuvfFUUkfzW/s1600-h/Imagen+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220929594523183074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGI7Iff1_tqd8gW1eNMqyaVGnSiEfxFhJtrzEihHv_kv-3VtaYT8ULFFp5VCQIiRpnCugI2i-2bJd0kT4qfevn8yZu7aptvgMZuqZavWFsblkKfQiyhDeT2C99hHEw7pixWHuvfFUUkfzW/s320/Imagen+137.jpg" border="0" /></a> In this picture you can see Phacealia which the bees have loved. You are supposed to dig it in as a green manure before it flowers but the flowers are beautiful and the bees have enjoyed it. In front of this are Californian Poppys which again the wildlife are attracted to.</div><div> </div><div>Below we can see cabbages, tomatoes and lettuces and of course another of my favourites the nasturtiams.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7vRLr9LvPS_PkTPTa4D_jBCKHmxh6akojhV7nVKtY4HD1zor_wU7D7aG7QPvvx3sLIpqFFZ0mQkCjEfW9dZGtO4irtagb3mVLfs5J2Alj0QSCRbOONjNhauv787UrbEocSLnHbO1Yvba/s1600-h/Imagen+135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220929324693040898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7vRLr9LvPS_PkTPTa4D_jBCKHmxh6akojhV7nVKtY4HD1zor_wU7D7aG7QPvvx3sLIpqFFZ0mQkCjEfW9dZGtO4irtagb3mVLfs5J2Alj0QSCRbOONjNhauv787UrbEocSLnHbO1Yvba/s320/Imagen+135.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3q6QnfqdA6Z4gItVsDXPk6Rfz9mDykckNS-HYVHP6pMTi9t_zJ9m2IFZ10j8m9MNiyn9caTlS78p55zv09XDH0UYk9BfkrZoH3oR6lKRH8YeRCBiLYtnOmKyKN9sIRCz5wvMICjb91ax/s1600-h/Imagen+134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220929061221956578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3q6QnfqdA6Z4gItVsDXPk6Rfz9mDykckNS-HYVHP6pMTi9t_zJ9m2IFZ10j8m9MNiyn9caTlS78p55zv09XDH0UYk9BfkrZoH3oR6lKRH8YeRCBiLYtnOmKyKN9sIRCz5wvMICjb91ax/s320/Imagen+134.jpg" border="0" /></a> In the front we have Lemon Balm - the tea is delicious but unfortunately I´ve read that it looses this lemon taste when dried so will have to make the most of it before winter. Behind it is Salad Burnet - this is a great salad plant which never dies back even in winter so you can get your greens all year round! It also has a lovely flower on it.<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU709X2f-bySzosK7sseCd9jQ6WIJ_w7nkWx7Nq4FuVj-7ymmjiJocLVb7x-nSZlzhPGKc_3M_t01FXNspoJccvwVjsL02ZxEi69Yi38DkpO3iMldDTDbse0A6ouVQChPpnFOiq-OH8s6A/s1600-h/Imagen+132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220928214021907330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU709X2f-bySzosK7sseCd9jQ6WIJ_w7nkWx7Nq4FuVj-7ymmjiJocLVb7x-nSZlzhPGKc_3M_t01FXNspoJccvwVjsL02ZxEi69Yi38DkpO3iMldDTDbse0A6ouVQChPpnFOiq-OH8s6A/s320/Imagen+132.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here we have Swiss Chard - really useful and again available for most of the year. I invented a good dinner the other week when friends came round with a mixture of chard and red orach leaves baked in it. Will add the recipe next time. Infront are pansies which are edible.<br /><br />Below are the French Beans getting going and behind them some carrots, lettuce and tomatoes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZkF1K0io9vyJk8SfuAN7le4-miX6UDySInc3KTzxg8k1ZwfGJ9yv3-6YI7Q8vYoYUcM2feUpJGsppFyQBeovbtdqwqRtkRkJjzG0ishlEqCDlUXy6b6aZIIDZYb6PPbBPl-MeuqUmOFr/s1600-h/Imagen+131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220927959527944482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZkF1K0io9vyJk8SfuAN7le4-miX6UDySInc3KTzxg8k1ZwfGJ9yv3-6YI7Q8vYoYUcM2feUpJGsppFyQBeovbtdqwqRtkRkJjzG0ishlEqCDlUXy6b6aZIIDZYb6PPbBPl-MeuqUmOFr/s320/Imagen+131.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOk-fleBoy_TmhsBf-6XNtE2f0jv-3m6bIcCCF8BW22zkwCAsajZw6aQTmku0Xvfyv1ONUAqxxQdvn_H-trZhsbAdueEOM11WGvaBPuLvANrItmbtUWnXWpQgd_Kx2FgDOoPA89OVfW4z/s1600-h/Imagen+124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220927634743934930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOk-fleBoy_TmhsBf-6XNtE2f0jv-3m6bIcCCF8BW22zkwCAsajZw6aQTmku0Xvfyv1ONUAqxxQdvn_H-trZhsbAdueEOM11WGvaBPuLvANrItmbtUWnXWpQgd_Kx2FgDOoPA89OVfW4z/s320/Imagen+124.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Aren´t they great - Californian Poppies again - once they got going they took care of themselves - no water, no pampering. You can see them below with Phacealia and the small grey in the bottom corner is Cotton Lavender.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5MGo6YfUI_kCwDTjhD-VWJsJbnGqc6l-paElX1oY3wjA6pir_jPTfEFal9JXjf81X0XFla_gvVdiGyF5XrD8W4NDaqHUkUC0RiEwA_hdc_fD_hyIg77EL6rZ4L9p-QbBB_l6xTwN00zR/s1600-h/Imagen+120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220927334396608690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5MGo6YfUI_kCwDTjhD-VWJsJbnGqc6l-paElX1oY3wjA6pir_jPTfEFal9JXjf81X0XFla_gvVdiGyF5XrD8W4NDaqHUkUC0RiEwA_hdc_fD_hyIg77EL6rZ4L9p-QbBB_l6xTwN00zR/s320/Imagen+120.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPgxq-jSauV-NrM88RKDoAq-UoQqX1LYin09ONdvXEYRA-7Ms_-CT1fwn_vl3MbXIipOFQRYCCKkixyFrBYfjsd2pWHM2YOGZPfngJnDuiM0kHp_vyBICFndGsHwJLKWapB82hFSbMNdi/s1600-h/Imagen+119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220927067062559986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPgxq-jSauV-NrM88RKDoAq-UoQqX1LYin09ONdvXEYRA-7Ms_-CT1fwn_vl3MbXIipOFQRYCCKkixyFrBYfjsd2pWHM2YOGZPfngJnDuiM0kHp_vyBICFndGsHwJLKWapB82hFSbMNdi/s320/Imagen+119.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not sure what these are - one of the mystery missing labels but it just flowers and flowers and flowers!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa_YuwNwYqrb5iSivJDIDFH4AWLy8ju-8sm6mUgiS5cr81APuGMNP74BAAd3uQhuus4PZbML4Rd68QqxuUI77eq7IQMN-jBU1Y-IJoySWbGYIo0gXWhyphenhyphenxfZCkk_UX3jTZn97yU_FTMF9q/s1600-h/Imagen+118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220926808152822754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa_YuwNwYqrb5iSivJDIDFH4AWLy8ju-8sm6mUgiS5cr81APuGMNP74BAAd3uQhuus4PZbML4Rd68QqxuUI77eq7IQMN-jBU1Y-IJoySWbGYIo0gXWhyphenhyphenxfZCkk_UX3jTZn97yU_FTMF9q/s320/Imagen+118.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Carnations - love them for their smell and they can be used in herb crafts. The bush has been covered in flowers!<br /><br /><br /><br />Below are the onions with Marigolds in between. It proved a little tricky weeding them so perhaps the Marigolds were a little too close but they are healthy. In the background is Kale and lots of it for the hens and rabbit as well as us.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeK869F67WAYlHoxjvAKfwTna-O708SPFfbao3MyCsngMpFSF3jVUSbm-ZCQWfFP07_VG1TV6DQv6IVCWlta92xePr8o-n8ehMKN4Lo1Yu4ilbyFUG-C1jKAYFKN_016VCgyXdgT3xwT2/s1600-h/Imagen+116.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220926547074271634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeK869F67WAYlHoxjvAKfwTna-O708SPFfbao3MyCsngMpFSF3jVUSbm-ZCQWfFP07_VG1TV6DQv6IVCWlta92xePr8o-n8ehMKN4Lo1Yu4ilbyFUG-C1jKAYFKN_016VCgyXdgT3xwT2/s320/Imagen+116.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWsIYDSznPIVhnUmEApL_ZMA_6M1WzK3dfJDjvr7ht7kDCRikUIImHyaQGu0YyRL4St1BnIYUdRGGsxAVyoN30TcRbi989FTdnPZs6dCq-bisRULQonGOg36mGSPlGBOlnx3h5TvrTbA1/s1600-h/Imagen+117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220926241462513346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWsIYDSznPIVhnUmEApL_ZMA_6M1WzK3dfJDjvr7ht7kDCRikUIImHyaQGu0YyRL4St1BnIYUdRGGsxAVyoN30TcRbi989FTdnPZs6dCq-bisRULQonGOg36mGSPlGBOlnx3h5TvrTbA1/s320/Imagen+117.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here we have celeriac with another unknown in the background and a mulch of ferns.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Below is the Comfrey which we use to feed the tomatoes by cutting the leaves and soaking them in water and we also use the leaves as a mulch. It is the bumble bees absolute favourite!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiiztkoemOl_83VSPKRb-K11-uQIL3ylS5Mg6ZJj4Gc1z4JBaeWpmm1PdBzy0cKpUIrk7bB20gBhI3ZlUyo6_QDBfAoga5lzw7IjQtmVR4ZqyoiP051eVzsVOF20oJO9rXkwxyDW4cYAE/s1600-h/Imagen+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220925968252094258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiiztkoemOl_83VSPKRb-K11-uQIL3ylS5Mg6ZJj4Gc1z4JBaeWpmm1PdBzy0cKpUIrk7bB20gBhI3ZlUyo6_QDBfAoga5lzw7IjQtmVR4ZqyoiP051eVzsVOF20oJO9rXkwxyDW4cYAE/s320/Imagen+115.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-l_O2NIcLD_wLT8UEAQTamTjMYfPUF7xICHZO40Y2RYhSoEp_zI8i63epXBJIa5R941VZphycMfpJq6pUG0U8X7cIEFZG53qnXxBJT-zU1xV2DMo0SCfCN4ZmCtHFy0v04C2z5iXWQTm/s1600-h/Imagen+114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220925631786138162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-l_O2NIcLD_wLT8UEAQTamTjMYfPUF7xICHZO40Y2RYhSoEp_zI8i63epXBJIa5R941VZphycMfpJq6pUG0U8X7cIEFZG53qnXxBJT-zU1xV2DMo0SCfCN4ZmCtHFy0v04C2z5iXWQTm/s320/Imagen+114.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Feverfew loves it here and it flowers non stop and propogates itself with little plants springing up around it. Insects love it and it can help migraines.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Below is Red Orach - a great plant with spinach like leaves that can also be added to salads. Next to it is Red Fennel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SPeymzsR29CL5cOaB3NFAFOTFLRnRhnwP3XI3O1xmdmZvcdLbI8sQqwp50RvC1iCwBz2_jd2C_GCczQ2kj64NO-vVd5UYu1nygIG5EeUcZvjx6pIfi596Yfzqh_A7I6HVuAcoX0shpg3/s1600-h/Imagen+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220925295940357666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SPeymzsR29CL5cOaB3NFAFOTFLRnRhnwP3XI3O1xmdmZvcdLbI8sQqwp50RvC1iCwBz2_jd2C_GCczQ2kj64NO-vVd5UYu1nygIG5EeUcZvjx6pIfi596Yfzqh_A7I6HVuAcoX0shpg3/s320/Imagen+112.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EdLL8GHRaMZ1cmUdlsdL2-4j7rFd3Iu9iB0RYOLFTEJOOq3t7mnlaSMNCTmSNyo8qvugZJMysaCbWmhkPxJVAUWAzO-A5emBHEg4Dywaxg-_MWHCH7kzZVSmMrk5CqREqcPyjq7IdlTI/s1600-h/Imagen+111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220924935090058162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EdLL8GHRaMZ1cmUdlsdL2-4j7rFd3Iu9iB0RYOLFTEJOOq3t7mnlaSMNCTmSNyo8qvugZJMysaCbWmhkPxJVAUWAzO-A5emBHEg4Dywaxg-_MWHCH7kzZVSmMrk5CqREqcPyjq7IdlTI/s200/Imagen+111.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here we have the nasturtiams around the lettuce and tomato bed. I did make the mistake of planting the nasturtiams between the cabbages. Big mistake as they attract the cabbage butterfly. </div><div>Below is the amazing Clary Sage which just flowers and flowers and again the bees love.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtITnfjDtgsQVhDlvFcCpJtShLfWw0XpkbGxnr64Ypx0IMaJha5qIDy57y0FT0RUvxaEUe7aF4FNEfT5DsMDqQ1M1Rm5qNPQ79ypuCmM-t10u6GO63sdCLjXZxt6Wn54Qxqe8XNuLYl_q6/s1600-h/Imagen+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220924623409584338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtITnfjDtgsQVhDlvFcCpJtShLfWw0XpkbGxnr64Ypx0IMaJha5qIDy57y0FT0RUvxaEUe7aF4FNEfT5DsMDqQ1M1Rm5qNPQ79ypuCmM-t10u6GO63sdCLjXZxt6Wn54Qxqe8XNuLYl_q6/s200/Imagen+109.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-22156279757092015652008-07-02T01:53:00.000-07:002008-07-02T02:10:02.152-07:00Garlic, Hens and One man went to mow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTJ7vZ2zWjwzyqsKeaakk91mkGb6EKC4aFAuZlEfwcNxkNgswWQz-I8xcmNBuKNYuc8vwDdjQBwuKry-3qGyzq4Nv6CEloOFfp4C51xyGtb7GmZyvOvqUVGgH07z58bRdHPO82trwRcCN/s1600-h/Imagen+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218337963804824898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTJ7vZ2zWjwzyqsKeaakk91mkGb6EKC4aFAuZlEfwcNxkNgswWQz-I8xcmNBuKNYuc8vwDdjQBwuKry-3qGyzq4Nv6CEloOFfp4C51xyGtb7GmZyvOvqUVGgH07z58bRdHPO82trwRcCN/s200/Imagen+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEg6kVbQBzC8eZVNVCWU4JRDgjnJ3Cbg7OddybKEhIImzvEaVStarChIhFYxIz-hg_YkqzvhGL-9DmZBQ-4dGpLhnBIkxmRLsnOGJNsw2L7L2Y4Q3Zgb9e787oa9ap7pMXU8HGwlhTvnE/s1600-h/Imagen+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218338640762597938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEg6kVbQBzC8eZVNVCWU4JRDgjnJ3Cbg7OddybKEhIImzvEaVStarChIhFYxIz-hg_YkqzvhGL-9DmZBQ-4dGpLhnBIkxmRLsnOGJNsw2L7L2Y4Q3Zgb9e787oa9ap7pMXU8HGwlhTvnE/s200/Imagen+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywxXNzaakhA29j28x4Sr9iuA6y6oc95ExQbHWcc5eRY7UoPOyJ3Z_k26nbcH1Mzrmc0vxWWNs57o1yXl8KnDL2lzNmnCaE93RSFGuIGdizf1HSxcizOA2dOc8RQkEuy-YEGiGpOu39Tpt/s1600-h/Imagen+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218338295087954242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywxXNzaakhA29j28x4Sr9iuA6y6oc95ExQbHWcc5eRY7UoPOyJ3Z_k26nbcH1Mzrmc0vxWWNs57o1yXl8KnDL2lzNmnCaE93RSFGuIGdizf1HSxcizOA2dOc8RQkEuy-YEGiGpOu39Tpt/s200/Imagen+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Actually it was one man, two man, three man and the dogs and child! This was an experiment. Having seen eighty year olds mowing their meadows by hand and with the rising cost of oil I thought I´d give it a go! Let´s just hope we find an alternative because it was not fun and what was a small meadow became very big! In the end we cheated and got the petrol strimmer out because it was such hard work cutting, sharpening and cutting again. Man power is the key. Rain was forcast so it had to be gathered in after a few days so there was little time to recover.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDbzcPlGpzEAVQsusPkR-ELAc4NvTnJPnMjyeueIN4q9TVUeKdhvmGFJghLth1Y0QcPQ-AqaZZvcESipkuq7BWEbmLqCwBOh-wb-TaTb7aI_lGLVWsux4s9ByTccPTsN17mZySXSzrnUH/s1600-h/Imagen+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218337722529037522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDbzcPlGpzEAVQsusPkR-ELAc4NvTnJPnMjyeueIN4q9TVUeKdhvmGFJghLth1Y0QcPQ-AqaZZvcESipkuq7BWEbmLqCwBOh-wb-TaTb7aI_lGLVWsux4s9ByTccPTsN17mZySXSzrnUH/s200/Imagen+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> The hens are free to roam in the mornings only as the birds of prey, mainly falcons, are out in force in the afternoons. They forage away on whatever takes their fancy and are waiting for their bran mash at 1pm to be put into their run under the apple tree.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoHhYCQ7USRAY35uTytmgKvJltgD-zgq1LLg_rfeFmLDr1-pdsE8mkBf1Zd1oTKLhBsjmx9_I-9tlwygKH_2ZN3148e0RA0Cs37wUCzBKqFEKE-BK47yk189kzZx4TbdHa7WsaLo_HknF/s1600-h/Imagen+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218337488267889010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoHhYCQ7USRAY35uTytmgKvJltgD-zgq1LLg_rfeFmLDr1-pdsE8mkBf1Zd1oTKLhBsjmx9_I-9tlwygKH_2ZN3148e0RA0Cs37wUCzBKqFEKE-BK47yk189kzZx4TbdHa7WsaLo_HknF/s200/Imagen+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> The garlic had to fend for itself like most things and the first crop was harvested. In the picture is Spanish Garlic which was put onto some fairly poor soil between some strawberries but the results are not bad. The English garlic did not fair so well having been put on even poorer soil which baked in the sun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-11827813205280425232008-07-02T00:54:00.000-07:002008-07-02T01:53:41.924-07:00Wild Diversity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvGWjA2kgUZuEDSQHARJFpQepRag6fkwylsM_ULx7zPFuQx_8-6Bwv-EEK9Nf4AwDMTjoYhjwAd1joVbd2uWT-oMhmWuj6QRUe7JecBjpMQvoCa3Rt4Bp9wg2yOoLknjnAn5IdQbIappD/s1600-h/Imagen+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218335958118995490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvGWjA2kgUZuEDSQHARJFpQepRag6fkwylsM_ULx7zPFuQx_8-6Bwv-EEK9Nf4AwDMTjoYhjwAd1joVbd2uWT-oMhmWuj6QRUe7JecBjpMQvoCa3Rt4Bp9wg2yOoLknjnAn5IdQbIappD/s200/Imagen+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jjMER3tH_nzfVZz2u2MGASz2eXCEGhcY3XiZw2YJJ9ivdglu_2ottTrb5XAGGlczuGyDSp7nZ6QAbIroH1Q0dFj9tR9TnpSqsrC3FOkhyQeNoDLSJwEuFglz1JZYNiVxoxkfFWSOn4DC/s1600-h/Imagen+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218335433528812402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jjMER3tH_nzfVZz2u2MGASz2eXCEGhcY3XiZw2YJJ9ivdglu_2ottTrb5XAGGlczuGyDSp7nZ6QAbIroH1Q0dFj9tR9TnpSqsrC3FOkhyQeNoDLSJwEuFglz1JZYNiVxoxkfFWSOn4DC/s200/Imagen+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> Took at day off to visit El Caurel National Park between Leon and Galicia. We started out at 240m. Slate is still quarried here and is used on the roofs of the houses. In the picture you can also see beehives ontop of the slate roofs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRNtAfdE38J4s2Iu6pMWGKRdBMa4v1Nq79swuxqFmwoRoFBHgHfxuh0d6XeHl3FP-_FAf_tnZev71VBE_VBGHN4QsDv3gKO9CLsfFREWS46fumDu4jTWccKWUirKpf7daYlpqD_ZfRF5R/s1600-h/Imagen+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218333280217996898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRNtAfdE38J4s2Iu6pMWGKRdBMa4v1Nq79swuxqFmwoRoFBHgHfxuh0d6XeHl3FP-_FAf_tnZev71VBE_VBGHN4QsDv3gKO9CLsfFREWS46fumDu4jTWccKWUirKpf7daYlpqD_ZfRF5R/s200/Imagen+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We then climbed up to 1400m to walk along a ridge. The views were fantastic as were the variety of wild flowers a few of which are pictured below.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8yV4Vku6vJmIz2KZofLgd6olEwdyKcNpdK7npvpBpO4IbSJdolfFMod8lIBsKzim1TlY8go6_u3qr1C1FAKbvOT9ZIg38tQih2QJuVWLtUp0tWjjUb08QqVe7fZKGYQ7k5q8JPDBWMHT/s1600-h/Imagen+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218331978801607154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8yV4Vku6vJmIz2KZofLgd6olEwdyKcNpdK7npvpBpO4IbSJdolfFMod8lIBsKzim1TlY8go6_u3qr1C1FAKbvOT9ZIg38tQih2QJuVWLtUp0tWjjUb08QqVe7fZKGYQ7k5q8JPDBWMHT/s200/Imagen+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8PYDeEEenpAUPqSk_9x7ab0B5Ulw9Xq6Ok2pBu8tG63jo1kqMbw8zuhKYNktjpvRw2-fUFmQcz_gIP5bLBvkZ5xufaO4EgH9qI-Kdwjb_zmuJsKjiSxvFmnxevOJM4s6SHC-zXcmvZWc/s1600-h/Imagen+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218330939122096498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8PYDeEEenpAUPqSk_9x7ab0B5Ulw9Xq6Ok2pBu8tG63jo1kqMbw8zuhKYNktjpvRw2-fUFmQcz_gIP5bLBvkZ5xufaO4EgH9qI-Kdwjb_zmuJsKjiSxvFmnxevOJM4s6SHC-zXcmvZWc/s200/Imagen+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRIJ8d1uQ2ZZYimzZesK65tNkBZ-YUC7h1JgrATO15ZfEX-613MaKXGIgWIHk44NbV5UROdpqCPUXUTWomoyuw2KKd9DqI7VXEtbYgQThM6sLS4URT2mlZL7jdaQz4gGSiDmHTJeme5mV/s1600-h/Imagen+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218330595617642946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRIJ8d1uQ2ZZYimzZesK65tNkBZ-YUC7h1JgrATO15ZfEX-613MaKXGIgWIHk44NbV5UROdpqCPUXUTWomoyuw2KKd9DqI7VXEtbYgQThM6sLS4URT2mlZL7jdaQz4gGSiDmHTJeme5mV/s200/Imagen+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q9o_MmItODCQpp-K4SruzLqjDh8FoSY35p6XfOlA3zQbKU3psHtU2XaRxgPz3xJ7AJr19HTKzkfGu8yR6ErJkmmV8UGwfEhQsMw2XBE46g4RV-4fSTF1ehc8UHB_KC5Syr7gaN05loJV/s1600-h/Imagen+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218330168934724386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q9o_MmItODCQpp-K4SruzLqjDh8FoSY35p6XfOlA3zQbKU3psHtU2XaRxgPz3xJ7AJr19HTKzkfGu8yR6ErJkmmV8UGwfEhQsMw2XBE46g4RV-4fSTF1ehc8UHB_KC5Syr7gaN05loJV/s200/Imagen+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzDg82ACkjxslhCkLDWOmnkHPkNQ7RR04OqpzW-0Bd477a9FT2JHPuBBJrKXaj5za05Yj7hBiB0r-iEEX3HQLRtWUTSK7OY_bdCed7d4i7CtgIPZxct9KdyB_RYsHX0QCmIOIOCpt9ogT/s1600-h/Imagen+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218329712621203602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzDg82ACkjxslhCkLDWOmnkHPkNQ7RR04OqpzW-0Bd477a9FT2JHPuBBJrKXaj5za05Yj7hBiB0r-iEEX3HQLRtWUTSK7OY_bdCed7d4i7CtgIPZxct9KdyB_RYsHX0QCmIOIOCpt9ogT/s200/Imagen+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9OFv6qRDm9kt8i4t9FN_p8H78tUytfVN7sM_tKB6lDHaXiry7NvuNhv0VE7kpYYS1LIY4UtlIosoWVZQ6aksmLzb-3vTCBa2S2MP8kyq68sTzjE7yu8zSh7ziaVLsZH9PwfDtDrg4vNO/s1600-h/Imagen+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218328947862758290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9OFv6qRDm9kt8i4t9FN_p8H78tUytfVN7sM_tKB6lDHaXiry7NvuNhv0VE7kpYYS1LIY4UtlIosoWVZQ6aksmLzb-3vTCBa2S2MP8kyq68sTzjE7yu8zSh7ziaVLsZH9PwfDtDrg4vNO/s200/Imagen+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WDYg-W3TBa399jUPthhFqnWOJeWP1ThvNS9SVEIfhADNqwKfV5W3jdKV8nrcYhIYboB98wxOE4TgBshTACu38rNLtLyKwuXd-Dzw2e7u5iynaivUd8EqYcIQ2vHDj9B-BTmlBZ6ND_cY/s1600-h/Imagen+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218328689728032466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WDYg-W3TBa399jUPthhFqnWOJeWP1ThvNS9SVEIfhADNqwKfV5W3jdKV8nrcYhIYboB98wxOE4TgBshTACu38rNLtLyKwuXd-Dzw2e7u5iynaivUd8EqYcIQ2vHDj9B-BTmlBZ6ND_cY/s200/Imagen+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I don´t have a clue about the names of the different species but we were impressed with the numbers of different plants in a short space.</div><div> </div><div>A new highway is being built to this area so the impact will be interesting to note.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79XhPJW3vrjNKZRKGE7PHoMipxFD9dqTtSt_5NkZoqH2mgwDOhkUF6TMLjBhW5mJjLwhBCLPNWtyE6gzf7b7x0OlETcDF5J1AhBzQqJzl_Gwf0MbVz6mcINsrc8wdHdRpGBWQbCGb3cRx/s1600-h/Imagen+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218328326918713442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79XhPJW3vrjNKZRKGE7PHoMipxFD9dqTtSt_5NkZoqH2mgwDOhkUF6TMLjBhW5mJjLwhBCLPNWtyE6gzf7b7x0OlETcDF5J1AhBzQqJzl_Gwf0MbVz6mcINsrc8wdHdRpGBWQbCGb3cRx/s200/Imagen+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPqcK_DZRYPRRVjqKbFxjizH8xFO4apI5FfEH9kLaoxBdZhP6WGViL22gxJOASVnHwBhHl4d7XdAhrYcR3JOx_FtgVacVZJaUZwII5G_NGRCG292GbzMk3vT4YaWCC7bpEhRO5rTyGUP-/s1600-h/Imagen+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218324307602418082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPqcK_DZRYPRRVjqKbFxjizH8xFO4apI5FfEH9kLaoxBdZhP6WGViL22gxJOASVnHwBhHl4d7XdAhrYcR3JOx_FtgVacVZJaUZwII5G_NGRCG292GbzMk3vT4YaWCC7bpEhRO5rTyGUP-/s200/Imagen+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMx5G8DdoI7bJURN4B3P3GFs80ktuYbRuF5_N6n4l4gcjoSXbDV-cec8Dure4C7PQmDZG0W17fush0wCrC7ruGp-Ll1wZzeYA6TW2tPYtNkLwF2DSaGJ_-jgCkqUEiDKLw-BkcSHvhOV7a/s1600-h/Imagen+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218323935486398354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMx5G8DdoI7bJURN4B3P3GFs80ktuYbRuF5_N6n4l4gcjoSXbDV-cec8Dure4C7PQmDZG0W17fush0wCrC7ruGp-Ll1wZzeYA6TW2tPYtNkLwF2DSaGJ_-jgCkqUEiDKLw-BkcSHvhOV7a/s320/Imagen+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-8563759693440138802008-06-24T02:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T06:01:10.621-07:00Shade<div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNnYAq3JIo4Pz1rq_tCdZ8NuBd8ey2DtBVPW2IauQx-L5Fb6YHhIQ6CLibMIOINtlnbKaR-mC89k_Te9QCADNh3Squ4VKJ3UNGQ1bJoEBxJ7QOEE21LD89QWOT4s48LJ1aAsR3MoiuB3m/s1600-h/Imagen+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215371187351900050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNnYAq3JIo4Pz1rq_tCdZ8NuBd8ey2DtBVPW2IauQx-L5Fb6YHhIQ6CLibMIOINtlnbKaR-mC89k_Te9QCADNh3Squ4VKJ3UNGQ1bJoEBxJ7QOEE21LD89QWOT4s48LJ1aAsR3MoiuB3m/s320/Imagen+018.jpg" border="0" /></a>The sun finally came and the many seedlings needed some shade while the barn area was being re-roofed so they were moved up to my ruin where they are doing well. I have a lot of aromatic herb plants - no you can´t get a great meal out of them but the bees and insects love them and they are good for the soul. Just smell some lavender, Anise Hyssop, Fennel, Rosemary, Lemon Balm etc and you´ll know what I mean. I struggled to keep up with the potting on and keeping track of them all - I´m so good at loosing labels that many end up ´anonymous´ which is a bit of pot luck at the end of the day. Mum has<br />been a great help keeping it all going. It´s not <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEvhDT3RPvfUL_dSpKSEIj1McqcBvxWE8VoWLCBDy1QsExY_mW4wF7cireZOwEeGRnvHw5IrE4oygn9-GbVg86y68MVNqk5EAQdCYtipCv8eOF8T14S0h5H7Hqw6yo4f5zGyOIo1phUCt/s1600-h/Imagen+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215372831977431282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEvhDT3RPvfUL_dSpKSEIj1McqcBvxWE8VoWLCBDy1QsExY_mW4wF7cireZOwEeGRnvHw5IrE4oygn9-GbVg86y68MVNqk5EAQdCYtipCv8eOF8T14S0h5H7Hqw6yo4f5zGyOIo1phUCt/s320/Imagen+001.jpg" border="0" /></a>something you can do on your own and like any project needs the energy of many. Considering we are not many the progress this year has been amazing. Our spiral has spiralled into plants and flowers of all sorts, shapes and colours. I gave up trying to keep track of them all but it´s florishing. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWplcYmQCShIlk1JE46PwYHzzFJO-gMRhWDsrGiP2ZbO32K8b7iwXh4jpizXyuc1xwkfxh08G1xiYAiAjrIeOXCHAjNB8yaEt-yKQ_Lr6HR0SI2QhTvO_QN82VMlFNm0ppu32hCy8obolA/s1600-h/April08+118.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQV5CN0yic2OiKEploapPvokp3Aq86bq5Eiktm8lMYIiutu8_VtycHBVtTNW9LzKXSYsAVHE9tFXIaAzV9FgVq0plhGSGiickO_2w9jNev2vR5VjTcxC6nTl-vsrclP34K7d9X3BVZe15Y/s1600-h/April08+118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216173706477920146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQV5CN0yic2OiKEploapPvokp3Aq86bq5Eiktm8lMYIiutu8_VtycHBVtTNW9LzKXSYsAVHE9tFXIaAzV9FgVq0plhGSGiickO_2w9jNev2vR5VjTcxC6nTl-vsrclP34K7d9X3BVZe15Y/s320/April08+118.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Water storage has been lacking this year which is a shame as we have had so much rain. It is a priority of next year now via ponds or containers and hopefully some money will be found for guttering on the ruin to direct it all into the holding tanks. The water butt we do have fills up in a single downpour so size is important.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-7638477633153514302008-06-24T01:46:00.000-07:002008-06-24T02:23:51.784-07:00The plants - what´s doing well<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8P-oojBddZjPJkPn18CYRGK6yVbHGuI-I1Eawk2fXT6pA49q-HN-XlbJBNqhjQQKUVTSBTKnDhgvw0hwGpbKEBPORp1bIn4tLENkKdUJ_8RCPvd1oSmlLmZFZDZu0G7lmuugITbT_hX8/s1600-h/Imagen+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215369459421199730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8P-oojBddZjPJkPn18CYRGK6yVbHGuI-I1Eawk2fXT6pA49q-HN-XlbJBNqhjQQKUVTSBTKnDhgvw0hwGpbKEBPORp1bIn4tLENkKdUJ_8RCPvd1oSmlLmZFZDZu0G7lmuugITbT_hX8/s320/Imagen+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>We put the potatoes in and even though we were told it was the wrong place, wrong time, wrong method etc they seem to be doing well. There is a bit of blite on the leaves but having taken a peep at my neighbours who is the champion of all potato growers and he religiously sprays them every so often with Bordeaux mix we are quite pleased with our result.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>The trees have all taken and I am especially pleased with the walnuts and Ginko. The tree seedlings of Ginko and Monkey Puzzle have also taken so should have some more to plant in the future.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Strawberry plants have been brilliant - I never knew they were so easy <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE0w7NcLAa1YQd363z1e3l-CIHNoK7NzuHhyphenhyphenxaW7GtirAORpxqzJBfYgCVpVSiuzilkz7aCToKiIz3ZKSHgSHQvR4Hf8AAWDWWUEEJWa_A_y9yQzKy4w7Ggtg4b3hZ40F15Y-2Rw3-DYp/s1600-h/Imagen+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215368609817209170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE0w7NcLAa1YQd363z1e3l-CIHNoK7NzuHhyphenhyphenxaW7GtirAORpxqzJBfYgCVpVSiuzilkz7aCToKiIz3ZKSHgSHQvR4Hf8AAWDWWUEEJWa_A_y9yQzKy4w7Ggtg4b3hZ40F15Y-2Rw3-DYp/s320/Imagen+002.jpg" border="0" /></a>and we have strawberries everyday now. I planted some in between onions and garlic as well having read that they were good companions and they seem to be getting along fine.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The Clary Sage loves this climate and managed to survive below zero temperatures during winter so that was a nice suprise.</div><div></div><div>I returned to the UK for a much need break. After being here for over a year it was time to see friends and family. It was lovely and some questions about Permaculture and how it fits in practically to everyday living have surfaced which I´ve been debating with some PC friends. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The bees have had a hard time this year to catch up on their food. It has been a very wet Spring so their time out has <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd25ui7iMSxxs56Ym1Vuo9PpuHKx-zG6WMR8kilylz6ZLI8mxweDSftYWsc_8lYQd-YQn7yeuyl6L0gAxD6hoJnh5u1MnnJh1GQ7WP7oCHWNZjqKrtAmhNZm9fOo76h2JzD9dqJQND_zH/s1600-h/Imagen+003.jpg"></a> </div>been limited. A neighbour caught a swarm while I was in the UK and left it in a spare hive for me. They seem to have picked up now the sun has arrived but I still don´t think they <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd25ui7iMSxxs56Ym1Vuo9PpuHKx-zG6WMR8kilylz6ZLI8mxweDSftYWsc_8lYQd-YQn7yeuyl6L0gAxD6hoJnh5u1MnnJh1GQ7WP7oCHWNZjqKrtAmhNZm9fOo76h2JzD9dqJQND_zH/s1600-h/Imagen+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215368873315849250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd25ui7iMSxxs56Ym1Vuo9PpuHKx-zG6WMR8kilylz6ZLI8mxweDSftYWsc_8lYQd-YQn7yeuyl6L0gAxD6hoJnh5u1MnnJh1GQ7WP7oCHWNZjqKrtAmhNZm9fOo76h2JzD9dqJQND_zH/s320/Imagen+003.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>are at their strongest. I read recently about Biodynamic beekeeping and how important it is <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd25ui7iMSxxs56Ym1Vuo9PpuHKx-zG6WMR8kilylz6ZLI8mxweDSftYWsc_8lYQd-YQn7yeuyl6L0gAxD6hoJnh5u1MnnJh1GQ7WP7oCHWNZjqKrtAmhNZm9fOo76h2JzD9dqJQND_zH/s1600-h/Imagen+003.jpg"></a> </div>not to disturb the hive at all because it is like a whole body. As soon as you open it up, smoke it, place treatments of any kind in it you are disturbing the natural equilibrium of the hive body. They recommend leaving the bees well alone for them to build up their own natural defense system and that natural selection will leave the truly resistant varieties to serve future generations. This bee in the picture seems to be doing very well!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd25ui7iMSxxs56Ym1Vuo9PpuHKx-zG6WMR8kilylz6ZLI8mxweDSftYWsc_8lYQd-YQn7yeuyl6L0gAxD6hoJnh5u1MnnJh1GQ7WP7oCHWNZjqKrtAmhNZm9fOo76h2JzD9dqJQND_zH/s1600-h/Imagen+003.jpg"></a></div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-57164363209369512942008-06-24T01:36:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:46:46.858-07:00Polytunnel<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmP9Hxpos8tufIKvMKphluqIzewXfClaQ4BquePoype4a2JI9mVK524P3XKKFL5gV0T4s8xfpBx9o_OkKsQBSCJFcURIDXlnwemuLG7cLGTr1EWNeIADnJ9kRaoxWp8WtZHgi0t1KqDh_/s1600-h/Imagen+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215364591025175810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmP9Hxpos8tufIKvMKphluqIzewXfClaQ4BquePoype4a2JI9mVK524P3XKKFL5gV0T4s8xfpBx9o_OkKsQBSCJFcURIDXlnwemuLG7cLGTr1EWNeIADnJ9kRaoxWp8WtZHgi0t1KqDh_/s320/Imagen+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>The polytunnel is finally up - a little late in the season but will come in handy to get things started next year. We took advantage of Andres the builder and his sons who were here doing the barn roof which was close to collapsing. They kindly offered to help get the wire mesh in place which wasn´t that easy but with three hefty lads was no problem. The doors are yet to be done - maybe in another couple of years!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The plastic is agricultural plastic from the local hardware shop - not cheap and considering you only get a couple of years out of it before it starts </div><div> to show signs of breaking you have to make sure </div><div> you get good use out of it.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGlYMz6gxBEzlon3fnv1b9X_0Smc5sWhws-LmYGtQCgIMmNOrIsRqBhwk83GDSNJXgHfhmDnMhdfT4FzO-0LmDNFQ73wxjgW_6vtm9sBLFG6N_JPlJkTxqBcGTKRcs6xPBwQXynxZ55je/s1600-h/Imagen+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215365005562685746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGlYMz6gxBEzlon3fnv1b9X_0Smc5sWhws-LmYGtQCgIMmNOrIsRqBhwk83GDSNJXgHfhmDnMhdfT4FzO-0LmDNFQ73wxjgW_6vtm9sBLFG6N_JPlJkTxqBcGTKRcs6xPBwQXynxZ55je/s320/Imagen+011.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>The temperature soon builds up in there as does the humidity so good ventilation is essential hence the ladders holding up the rear plastic. All my DIY skills are up to at the moment.</div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-57836426611689192072008-06-18T10:25:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:36:40.693-07:00Blooming!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZZWcmWP543ymAANNSO7vQIHMKhEUTSdj2zQG41R1Z9183c0V6NvvOMAlb2kKyaMcWJiwGSFW51XIFX2ZwRdi4uMr6qjpjXLlC5m9lcjfqDUWUWtf6sFVHPREVDGxS7zNY_TrQF3QY65j/s1600-h/Imagen+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215364073727330002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZZWcmWP543ymAANNSO7vQIHMKhEUTSdj2zQG41R1Z9183c0V6NvvOMAlb2kKyaMcWJiwGSFW51XIFX2ZwRdi4uMr6qjpjXLlC5m9lcjfqDUWUWtf6sFVHPREVDGxS7zNY_TrQF3QY65j/s320/Imagen+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The rains have been very gracious in reviving the Earth and heart.<br /><br />If there is something to desire,<br />There will be something to regret.<br />If there is something to regret,<br />there will be something to recall.<br />If there is something to recall,<br />there was nothing to regret.<br />If there was nothing to regret,<br />there was nothing to desire.<br /><br />Ana Pavlova</div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-75301747344464956632008-04-06T12:47:00.001-07:002008-04-06T13:14:39.294-07:00Day out Good Friday<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB82XFj2MvemjuOll3vnWZEBgrv-WU4-tHwD-keCQ6o0UVcrQerskj5qSVOjk7F83QIyMc5OI6k69jcqbQrYko0vRhsavxtIJhsiUYt9jxjinnh4XgqjnR5OuFGj6OVhhDQsnJR1Lhk4c/s1600-h/Tripmarch08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186224590077148946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB82XFj2MvemjuOll3vnWZEBgrv-WU4-tHwD-keCQ6o0UVcrQerskj5qSVOjk7F83QIyMc5OI6k69jcqbQrYko0vRhsavxtIJhsiUYt9jxjinnh4XgqjnR5OuFGj6OVhhDQsnJR1Lhk4c/s320/Tripmarch08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>We went with friends to see a traditional Good Friday procession from a Monastery (Las Ermitas?) up through an old village. The Monastery was built into the stone cliff at the edge of the river Sil and the procession was already half way up the winding hillside path when we met it. The procession consisted of the congragation carrying a figure of Jesus on the cross which looked quite heavy. This was followed by two figures of Mary. Some taking part in the procession wore costumes but nothing like those seen in the huge processions of Sevilla. You can just about spot the monastery in the picture blending into the hillside. A lot of the surrounding hills were covered in abandoned vine terraces an indication of the difference in population levels between the past and the present and how much more the land was worked in the past.<br /></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyBTpAnSgOvN1NrmKRbce3dwUi1wytY0Y0sMSujuH8appUsCprltSYuRT4wKKRQQMVSraMGxtOpjKdTIEpEIUcuX8ZyziExXJeSEOq6rn7Y-KFACtdANAVd2JlnUc4zt9eS2n-DfEcSe/s1600-h/Tripmarch08+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186223026709053186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyBTpAnSgOvN1NrmKRbce3dwUi1wytY0Y0sMSujuH8appUsCprltSYuRT4wKKRQQMVSraMGxtOpjKdTIEpEIUcuX8ZyziExXJeSEOq6rn7Y-KFACtdANAVd2JlnUc4zt9eS2n-DfEcSe/s320/Tripmarch08+009.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>From here we visited an amazing geographical feature called Las Medulas on the border between Leon and Galicia. The Romans created surface lakes and dug caves into the cliffs. They then let the lakes wash down through the caves taking the mountain with it which allowed them to pan through the remains at the bottom for their precious gold. We were allowed inside some of the red sandstone like caves to take a closer look. Unfortunately no gold was found!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkyRK_tk2MgOy34PKQESjVUpaAlH2-A84HvAenUYk0YOs5mlfGeFDdhGtFR8TgVetNr84rWT9EWW3iHaQ5dmWuzPzUxFmQDDrbm4qRpzriPuANH1wFSO-mDWumWWHnCepkbt0bTT-g_eE/s1600-h/Tripmarch08+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186227854252293922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkyRK_tk2MgOy34PKQESjVUpaAlH2-A84HvAenUYk0YOs5mlfGeFDdhGtFR8TgVetNr84rWT9EWW3iHaQ5dmWuzPzUxFmQDDrbm4qRpzriPuANH1wFSO-mDWumWWHnCepkbt0bTT-g_eE/s320/Tripmarch08+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyBTpAnSgOvN1NrmKRbce3dwUi1wytY0Y0sMSujuH8appUsCprltSYuRT4wKKRQQMVSraMGxtOpjKdTIEpEIUcuX8ZyziExXJeSEOq6rn7Y-KFACtdANAVd2JlnUc4zt9eS2n-DfEcSe/s1600-h/Tripmarch08+009.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyBTpAnSgOvN1NrmKRbce3dwUi1wytY0Y0sMSujuH8appUsCprltSYuRT4wKKRQQMVSraMGxtOpjKdTIEpEIUcuX8ZyziExXJeSEOq6rn7Y-KFACtdANAVd2JlnUc4zt9eS2n-DfEcSe/s1600-h/Tripmarch08+009.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HyBTpAnSgOvN1NrmKRbce3dwUi1wytY0Y0sMSujuH8appUsCprltSYuRT4wKKRQQMVSraMGxtOpjKdTIEpEIUcuX8ZyziExXJeSEOq6rn7Y-KFACtdANAVd2JlnUc4zt9eS2n-DfEcSe/s1600-h/Tripmarch08+009.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-88911683319934408612008-04-06T12:29:00.000-07:002008-04-06T12:46:45.895-07:00Very big herb spiral!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpJuTY_1fwkhfWy_xlWebnBepzFPvYPc46LGjc0GBkOrwvF5uyja3GYWumMeZmmEW9N1URTknn3AUNQs9y8D5ZgGMznWvt-N1e2-AdOZvJwBumCcAX5FS3JMjfYCHFXmBIq-U8UGsFeES/s1600-h/march08+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186220316584689394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpJuTY_1fwkhfWy_xlWebnBepzFPvYPc46LGjc0GBkOrwvF5uyja3GYWumMeZmmEW9N1URTknn3AUNQs9y8D5ZgGMznWvt-N1e2-AdOZvJwBumCcAX5FS3JMjfYCHFXmBIq-U8UGsFeES/s320/march08+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This project has been in my mind for a while. I had something similar on paper after seeing an article in the permaculture magazine about a medicinal herb spiral. This one has been inspired by my best friend J. who is fighting cancer and going through some intensive chemo sessions at the moment. I met J. at university and she has been a big influence in my life. She is the one who has taught me to think outside the box and not to take things or people at face value but to look at little deeper. She was sprouting her seeds and being vegetarian way before me and always cooked us delicious dishes with traces of her Spanish links. </div><br /><div>I have always felt that the best healing for me has been to put my hands into soil and work with it. I hear they offer allotments now as holistic therapy for people suffering from depression. For me it is obvious. When life is harsh or things happen that are hard to deal with then contact with nature or getting stuck into the garden just gives some good energy and helps balance things out again. So I plotted out the compass points using string attached to a stick in the middle. Decided it was too small and made it huge. I realised it was huge when I came to dig out the paths! The neighbours are very curious and asked if I was planting potatoes! I plan to plant it up mainly with herbs but also with salad/vegetable plants and perennials. Already there are good vibes coming from it and I gladly send them on to J.</div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-84782187291137370282008-04-06T12:00:00.000-07:002008-04-06T12:29:27.285-07:00Orchard just reclaimed<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7lzz_cyltg3N4vVlbIsRmFYSkOe0KbBH74UIBQKaLR0j0UTTMHoMsse8GDORqBYw1Uc2-C2u-8itc8-jRmRNqPzNk8PA9SEF_tCAbgDRYnRZT0sVKWERd7GEdUWhGVSmIEtAFUphvWcR/s1600-h/march08+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186212409549897410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7lzz_cyltg3N4vVlbIsRmFYSkOe0KbBH74UIBQKaLR0j0UTTMHoMsse8GDORqBYw1Uc2-C2u-8itc8-jRmRNqPzNk8PA9SEF_tCAbgDRYnRZT0sVKWERd7GEdUWhGVSmIEtAFUphvWcR/s320/march08+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>It has been a challenging start to the year hence the delay in adding to the blog. Life or people sometimes have a way of throwing things at us that are not expected. </div><br /><br /><div>The orchard has been a real challenge with brambles as big as the trees they are covering lashing us at every opportunity. We now have permission for burning wood from the tree prunings and we began this nervously this morning. The ground is dry and the weather incredibly hot, but this is due to change again this week. Two weeks ago we had snow, yesterday temperatures were in the 20s. The trees have repaid us with their beautiful blossom and the bees have loved it. Seeds and potatoes have been planted and the galeria is full of seed trays on the go. This means I have b<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiGgS9TMfIShu1YsmnfjZCEJPv04kl-x9eqk2kTqzBbw1l-GQSmz4KK99z_iSwDSq9c-l3rnjUxrq5gh5_Re5ej1DJgQb8tw-y2OG1S5LKV1XP1yXYe61MyPi_1cnG6syvn8psWXTy5ah/s1600-h/march08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186214509788905170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiGgS9TMfIShu1YsmnfjZCEJPv04kl-x9eqk2kTqzBbw1l-GQSmz4KK99z_iSwDSq9c-l3rnjUxrq5gh5_Re5ej1DJgQb8tw-y2OG1S5LKV1XP1yXYe61MyPi_1cnG6syvn8psWXTy5ah/s320/march08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a>een here for a year!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The neighbours appeared for Semana Santa (Easter Week) and brought </div></div>us two very cute rabbits - male and female. We debated the whole eating thing and my daughter decided that they should be pets - Dora and Diego. We have persuaded friends to have the male as a pet and we now have the female and possibly more due soon. A run was constructed hastily using what wood we had around and mesh we had bought for fencing and the dog travelling box was used as a hutch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaFN5k82pZ8xKdnORsELiLBQXUgnNyIjAeAsNncGVqJPL4CivyoJiLHxAJEigLpgeT_MTEu3QU2WB-EpfGSkjDLDaRw_g1j6uiws5MWeu8mAaXZdXwhlWM2ow5Kh36H8ONIEnSkPrMbd0/s1600-h/march08+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186216283610398434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaFN5k82pZ8xKdnORsELiLBQXUgnNyIjAeAsNncGVqJPL4CivyoJiLHxAJEigLpgeT_MTEu3QU2WB-EpfGSkjDLDaRw_g1j6uiws5MWeu8mAaXZdXwhlWM2ow5Kh36H8ONIEnSkPrMbd0/s320/march08+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-37300867444421641582008-02-15T02:32:00.000-08:002008-02-15T02:40:54.559-08:00Hive News<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7sqqRV4NCGCf7nckUMtKyYuEdjfs68VlPnZ_RWAu3H40-V0_SYj1FrPy-LFTKoKVW3PztOu5HCL3SpfAjBJDYo2y4NlXA6KEe8OvuBE04tWLd1LMBKJDI1FmGFLBcsmUBZQy9PS_qAl9/s1600-h/Imagen+264.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167155090500380130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7sqqRV4NCGCf7nckUMtKyYuEdjfs68VlPnZ_RWAu3H40-V0_SYj1FrPy-LFTKoKVW3PztOu5HCL3SpfAjBJDYo2y4NlXA6KEe8OvuBE04tWLd1LMBKJDI1FmGFLBcsmUBZQy9PS_qAl9/s320/Imagen+264.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>I have lost one colony which may have been mine fault for not ensuring that there was enough air cirulation. It was the weaker and smaller of the two colonies but while the others made a very busy appearance the other day when the temperature went up the other hive was deathly quite. On opening it up there was a musty old grape smell and inside my bees were dead and covered in mould. What a shame. I´m not sure now if I can use the frames again but will find <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitODouN7k9MlCkeSkd7f2cMApfxLBeUkSzrgZnJ-YWjZf-0z35ZPmaKB8zPwHkQk2IxHhTE-8-RduQI9zHAmfacTr02CbMhJnVLF9FHvKXPmZ_CqikpC4U-wMimdLHGIqXk_psuPo6E_9v/s1600-h/Imagen+269.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167154686773454290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitODouN7k9MlCkeSkd7f2cMApfxLBeUkSzrgZnJ-YWjZf-0z35ZPmaKB8zPwHkQk2IxHhTE-8-RduQI9zHAmfacTr02CbMhJnVLF9FHvKXPmZ_CqikpC4U-wMimdLHGIqXk_psuPo6E_9v/s320/Imagen+269.jpg" border="0" /></a>my blow torch to disinfect it all. There was no sign of another illness so it should be ok.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkFPJ3Uoi-USP_5dMK5lxI9vTFz0bRVTInYR68O9hYroSIA_2GRO3vDQEpDKTHg8F_xE4BUayG0U6WkXrXpM28c_U0i3zguk3pOSMr-uZ9NRqbTEzpRui8SXHfOk9BgnhKHOx-0sXFGZq/s1600-h/Imagen+267.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167154351766005170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkFPJ3Uoi-USP_5dMK5lxI9vTFz0bRVTInYR68O9hYroSIA_2GRO3vDQEpDKTHg8F_xE4BUayG0U6WkXrXpM28c_U0i3zguk3pOSMr-uZ9NRqbTEzpRui8SXHfOk9BgnhKHOx-0sXFGZq/s320/Imagen+267.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskW3HXCrj2VtnXWgP7QyL6pNqQP6rbGa5XbZRUpiDbG9uJibDn8J2YfOIfNq7RLxW5fL7UoXxuuwMkHm9pgqY1BLbghs3PEMEJrqBqGM16l4kLnI2ftTbWf0ijAHUa9IVq4pol4SzQiHy/s1600-h/Imagen+268.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167154519269729730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskW3HXCrj2VtnXWgP7QyL6pNqQP6rbGa5XbZRUpiDbG9uJibDn8J2YfOIfNq7RLxW5fL7UoXxuuwMkHm9pgqY1BLbghs3PEMEJrqBqGM16l4kLnI2ftTbWf0ijAHUa9IVq4pol4SzQiHy/s320/Imagen+268.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-418190659529735962008-02-15T02:23:00.000-08:002008-02-15T02:32:28.156-08:00Culture Culture everywhere<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Uc_iDng8Gb11BGzqnoNQgjPWBG7H1_awahHfI-pkpBOp8roFL3_YA_ynL6mYTDUqi_LI_-8AbBOl-e9tIKnnN-dM_zmVyFTKRWHhI2Cjm9fvnTKc9zDqcE2mPlLLnjw8bHqip9_kjRn/s1600-h/Imagen+255.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167152852822418834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Uc_iDng8Gb11BGzqnoNQgjPWBG7H1_awahHfI-pkpBOp8roFL3_YA_ynL6mYTDUqi_LI_-8AbBOl-e9tIKnnN-dM_zmVyFTKRWHhI2Cjm9fvnTKc9zDqcE2mPlLLnjw8bHqip9_kjRn/s320/Imagen+255.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrjv50nDrqtngIn2O29Lv21AerkvEspQ-V7v1-e2u658e_OimuImnIi9AfjZmwRyX4iG1p79WKhsudh0hc1YH9FRd3_-PCIci-WmaYDnLRiBIaeeta2A8JVs718ghSi9ZLTXwS8AytlUo/s1600-h/Imagen+257.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167152586534446466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrjv50nDrqtngIn2O29Lv21AerkvEspQ-V7v1-e2u658e_OimuImnIi9AfjZmwRyX4iG1p79WKhsudh0hc1YH9FRd3_-PCIci-WmaYDnLRiBIaeeta2A8JVs718ghSi9ZLTXwS8AytlUo/s320/Imagen+257.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6jSThEpfX76pCRfOXG0M_X3DwxU3veVk0jt9OY6ZMWtWQSzOUIlULnnwU8qaEDXA2UVMxRRmJslb3iz6tVmttfkCx6BBvmxuDdw-XQqS_diGSYoQFRAW3H1kfjC_Ok3Y0rcN73Sr3uos/s1600-h/Imagen+246.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167151048936154482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6jSThEpfX76pCRfOXG0M_X3DwxU3veVk0jt9OY6ZMWtWQSzOUIlULnnwU8qaEDXA2UVMxRRmJslb3iz6tVmttfkCx6BBvmxuDdw-XQqS_diGSYoQFRAW3H1kfjC_Ok3Y0rcN73Sr3uos/s320/Imagen+246.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I was invited to give a talk about how Britain celbrates Carnival, at the local Cultural Centre. I had to think and eventually gave a talk about the village feites and showed a video I had from my teaching days of folk dancing and in particular Morris dancing. It made me sad to think that we are loosing so many traditions while here they are preserving them and passing them from one generation to the next. I was interviewed by Galician TV along with the council representative and had made a Simmnel Cake to take along. Other foreigners had also been invited and we had an evening sharing our different celebrations and food. </div><br /><br /><div>The next week we had a fancy dress procession around the small town accompanied by the local band. We stopped off at the old people´s home and danced and played lots of music. </div></div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160790565097529299.post-35075718276697869582008-02-15T02:16:00.000-08:002008-02-15T02:23:12.417-08:00Reclaiming the Forest Garden<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GInnTMSsP9OxUZpHQSao8t3vw88cFhHo2ip0eVj_r-fXo-84I9bbJIXj9K6gp4yNNAMG3IVkzkswCS3bwbzJn9BlC54WUgfw0UbuKHzd9sjyAu0iAy7OQVjnVB6bKhKbJy1C9PpVxh4A/s1600-h/Imagen+236.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167148970171983186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GInnTMSsP9OxUZpHQSao8t3vw88cFhHo2ip0eVj_r-fXo-84I9bbJIXj9K6gp4yNNAMG3IVkzkswCS3bwbzJn9BlC54WUgfw0UbuKHzd9sjyAu0iAy7OQVjnVB6bKhKbJy1C9PpVxh4A/s320/Imagen+236.jpg" border="0" /></a> In here somewhere is our forest garden. The brambles could have won the Guiness Records for length and sharpness as they passed over the top of the old fruit trees. It has been a very mild start to the new year and trying to get the old trees free of the jungle and pruned back into possible production was the goal. It´s been a huge job but gradually light and air are getting back in and old wood is being removed and stacked to dry out. A friend lent me a sythe attached to a long handle which has been a great help after being attacked several times by the brambles. There are apples, peaches and chestnuts so we are hoping that we were able to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv97lO7L5wMQBdZq9zNEaFjwGCKQlqT3LxKkk-EoGOktexivQKTgvi5Atj89LYDgA5bkF29iLJeaF4F26rQM_MzgUPtMjcioD02FTDX6sTsr9ybq8SwEJJ0ZJtr_xWd4GqKAr25bBwXXEk/s1600-h/Imagen+238.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167149163445511522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv97lO7L5wMQBdZq9zNEaFjwGCKQlqT3LxKkk-EoGOktexivQKTgvi5Atj89LYDgA5bkF29iLJeaF4F26rQM_MzgUPtMjcioD02FTDX6sTsr9ybq8SwEJJ0ZJtr_xWd4GqKAr25bBwXXEk/s320/Imagen+238.jpg" border="0" /></a>save them or will they be too old. There are Robins all over the place here and they follow us everywhere we go. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv97lO7L5wMQBdZq9zNEaFjwGCKQlqT3LxKkk-EoGOktexivQKTgvi5Atj89LYDgA5bkF29iLJeaF4F26rQM_MzgUPtMjcioD02FTDX6sTsr9ybq8SwEJJ0ZJtr_xWd4GqKAr25bBwXXEk/s1600-h/Imagen+238.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv97lO7L5wMQBdZq9zNEaFjwGCKQlqT3LxKkk-EoGOktexivQKTgvi5Atj89LYDgA5bkF29iLJeaF4F26rQM_MzgUPtMjcioD02FTDX6sTsr9ybq8SwEJJ0ZJtr_xWd4GqKAr25bBwXXEk/s1600-h/Imagen+238.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>kalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376640199149153652noreply@blogger.com0