Last year when it finally turned warmer we had two large black (like small planes) bee like things buzzing about. I just didn’t find the time to take a closer look and they seemed to be harmless. Now over the last days it turned very warm 22C+ and bzzzzzzzz here they were again. Three of these…
Observations
Day to day observations from serious to humerous
Once a year – stop drinking – cut it
It’s the time of year. Stop drinking the fermented grapes and get out to cut the vitis. Yes, your average vine grows like a liana and unchecked can easily reach 35 meters. We have just “checked” the last ones which we over looked last year. After having taken lessons from a neighbor last year we…
No flowers – At the end of the world
It seems that in Galicia if you can’t eat it, can’t produce anything with it and if it’s not suitable as an early warning system it’s not planted. The absence of fully stocked garden centers and specialised nurseries came as a bit of a shock to us. “Garden centers” do exist but as of yet…
