Wildlife in the Slow Lane
When I first spotted these birds in the far distance, wading their way through the green slime, I assumed they were the usual Wagtails, but on closer inspection this turned out not to be the case. I think they are Little ...
I was just strolling along the beach and then along the main road and happened to have a camera with me, so what else can you do but take a few pictures? Snails are quite a popular tapas in much of ...
Leaving the river on my left, I headed up one of the tracks and through the farmland. Most of the avocado trees were in flower, although one or two did have some fruit on them. There were also some new plantations. The ...
You don't stumble upon them very often, especially in a square in a town, but you do find them occasionally on a wander through the countryside. This Pomegranate tree, Punica granatum, was in a small sort of square in the back ...
Apart from a couple of days we have had exceptionally good weather in October and November and ideal for a little walk from Maro to Nerja, a distance of about four kilometres. Despite basically following the old N-340 coastal road, ...
The Common Fig, Ficus carica, is a deciduous tree growing to heights of up to 6 metres. It originates from the Middle East but is now found all over the Mediterranean area due to its liking for dry and sunny areas. It ...
Just on the edge of the urban area along the rio Chillar you have a host of small plots of land where locals are busy growing their fruit and veg, much of it sold locally. Locally grown Chirimoyas, or custard apples, ...
Papayas, Carica papaya, are apparently not the easiest fruits to grow, but these near one of the restaurants at the end of El Playazo beach by the Marinas de Nerja seem to be doing just fine. The papaya was originally from ...
I must admit to being very partial to Guacamole dip, especially nice and spicy, so being surrounded by avocado trees is an absolute joy. The avocado is widely cultivated throughout the world and the avocado tree is a common sight in ...
