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 OUR
REGULAR NEWS FEATURE FROM
SUNNY SPAIN |
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FEBRUARY 2009
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February was something of an uneventful month
with the weather trying to make its mind up whether to improve
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but by the end of the month the BBQ was out and
salads had replaced carrot and swede!
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The garden continues to burst into life,
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and this is one of the most enjoyable times of
the year for plant life,
which tends to be somewhat dormant during the
Spanish summer.
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BIRDS
The breeding season continues in full swing for the wildlife
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before being replaced by the tourist-breeding season
later in the year!
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As
suspected the Magpies were incubating their eggs last month and
it would now appear that chicks have hatched for we saw a
HAWK hovering over some spare ground nearby as flight of three
Magpies was immediately despatched to attack the intruder with
great screeching and flapping of wings the hawk was quickly
chased away - and one assumes the Magpie chicks hadn’t even
noticed.
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During the
month we saw the first Swifts and Martins some of whom will no
doubt continue north to enjoy summer in northern Europe.
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Also the
Hoopoes
(click)
are beginning to show, although their breeding call in the
morning is not yet apparent. |
A little later the “Poop – Poop – Poop “
can start to become a bit of a bind!
(to see more click-
HERE
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FIESTA
The month
ended with the celebration of Andalusia Day which this year fell
on a Saturday, days off in lieu were therefore taken on Friday
by many Spaniards although many others decided on Monday. With
true Spanish pragmatism many of the more traditional
establishments and occupations decided to take both days off to
avoid confusion!
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It is
often forgotten in surveys in the more sensationalist newspapers
that Spaniards don’t only have more bank holidays than the
British but that local bank holidays are also frequent.
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Almeria - Provincial Information |
Thinking
of Andalusia Day made me think you might like to know a bit more
about Almeria the Province in which we live...
for lots more local background click ALMERIA PROVINCIAL INFORMATION |
Almeria is a Province within the autonomous
region of Andalusia and is essentially the bottom right hand
corner of Spain.
[see map] |
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Spanish Customs |
FESTIVALS |
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click for
BIRD WATCHING |
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Sue says
remember to click
for
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Spanish Garden 09
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RECIPE (TAPAS)
OF THE MONTH is
PISTO
(Stewed
Summer vegetables)
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see more recipes at
MIKE'S TAPAS BAR |
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REMEMBER! To find
a DIARY MONTH from our Newsletter,
just click
DIARY DAYS IN SPAIN
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And
see more recipes at
MIKE'S TAPAS BAR |
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PLUS
2006