CdR News, September, 2013
There are no plans regarding a future CdR, so probably best to treat this site as an increasingly historical item. However, I will continue to post exciting things when (or, more likely, well after) they happen.
The most spectacular and impressive sight in the Serrania is to see a griffin vulture flying close by. Only then can you appreciate the sheer size of them. I'm not sure what's the biggest bird in london. Maybe a heron - I've seen one fly over the garden - or a swan.
But vultures (and eagles) are a frequent sight in Jimera, especially further out into the more rocky areas, where they soar on the updrafts and thermals created by the terrain.
Where we are in London, this is the closest thing to a vulture - a sculpture in the Horniman Gardens.
As we are in London just now, we are having to put up with reports from Jimera saying how beautiful the almond blossom is. And how all the spring flowers are emerging. One of the joys of being in Andalusia in the early months of the year is to walk out of the village and wander among the flowers in the campo.
However, we can console ourselves with the snow drops in the garden or a walk up to the Horniman Museum, where the crocuses and blossom compensate to some extent - though it will be good to get back to Spain and see a real extravaganza!
Thanks to everyone who was interested in coming in September. We are now oversubscribed, but no doubt there will be another CdR at some point, so keep watching. In the meantime we shall keep you informed of what's happening in Jimera and round about.
If you didn't get to come then look on the bright side - you won't have to suffer the vertigo-inducing view from the Alameda in Ronda...
Juan Manuel, the owner of Casa Taramas, where Don stays, has written to say that there are oranges on the lemon tree in the patio. Most of the time there are lemons, the oranges coming early, so we don't see them.(I should add that there is nothing miraculous about it - the lemon tree has a orange grafted on to it.)
In the next picture you can see a bunch of lemons coming through. Though it does look a bit magical...
And below, a picture of the patio, just as a reminder of how pleasant a spot it is.
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