tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74078352024-03-14T06:16:29.948+01:00Will's EatsAlongside 66… Board-and-bat shacks. Two gasoline pumps in front, a screen door, a long bar, stools, and a foot rail. …willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.comBlogger765125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-18962588582718523142012-02-04T21:20:00.000+01:002012-03-04T23:25:31.434+01:00Ice in a bucketWe’re not supposed to freeze here.  1st time in at least 3 years.  -2 C I think it was. But it turned warm enough that the bees came out.  You can see a couple going for the water. willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-73984699566636138342012-02-03T19:07:00.000+01:002012-02-22T19:08:51.792+01:00Unidentified Green Succulent in BloomDon’t know what this thing is called… but it blooms in winter like crazy & attracts loads of bees when the temperature is right.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-31046418151660864902012-02-02T18:52:00.000+01:002012-02-22T18:52:38.296+01:00Fruit tree seasonPlanted 24 fruit trees (actually, 21 assorted fruit & 3 nut). By tree… one might understand… stick. willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-51887932294789366822012-02-01T02:39:00.000+01:002012-02-19T00:46:56.986+01:00New PotatoesFirst out of the ground. Very small. Totals 65 grams.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-36446389204432941682012-01-31T16:43:00.000+01:002012-02-16T16:51:27.496+01:00Knarly ParsnipIrregular watering and stony ground.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-75136524108004255772012-01-30T14:52:00.000+01:002012-02-16T14:54:56.442+01:00Sun dried Figs & TomatoesSpeaking of August.
Sundried figs and tomatoes - before and after.
Now in the fridge
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-25358901898981596512012-01-29T11:26:00.000+01:002012-02-16T11:26:49.832+01:00Almond beetleWhen picking almonds one must watch for this beetle in the bark. Looks nasty. Name unknown - perhaps the Almond Bark Beetle.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-2312348426806204992012-01-28T17:22:00.000+01:002012-02-12T17:29:26.555+01:00Jade plant flowersDid you know that jade plants flower? This is one of the ones in the garden.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-84778265237784573712012-01-27T15:12:00.000+01:002012-02-12T15:14:21.967+01:00Grape pruningI hope this works - considering that I don't know anything about pruning grape trellises.
A bit of lens glare - too damn sunny.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-21893282158769153262012-01-26T19:19:00.000+01:002012-02-10T19:27:35.241+01:00Almond blossomsThe almonds have been blooming.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-14521234523686363712012-01-25T18:56:00.000+01:002012-02-08T18:57:24.017+01:00Puesta del Sol / SunsetHad a couple of days out. A January sunset in Nijar, Malaga, Spain.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-47815349970203924612012-01-24T16:44:00.000+01:002012-02-06T23:00:09.140+01:00Acebuchal exitWent to a lovely restaurant in Acebuchal, Malaga. Sort of off the beaten track. Entered via one end of the valley, left via the other. This was part of the way out.
Excellent bread - they make it themselves; delicious - - as was the lunch.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0Acebuchal, Malaga, Spain36.8176593711587 -3.924779891967773436.8172623711587 -3.9253968919677735 36.8180563711587 -3.9241628919677733tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-83372512783360142502012-01-23T10:33:00.000+01:002012-01-29T10:35:34.511+01:00Herptofauna in Andalusia / A Lizard / LagartoA little lizard in the garden. Probably a Psammodromus
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-54890775852695791532012-01-22T17:23:00.000+01:002012-01-25T17:25:45.238+01:00Fence falling downReed fence - to be replaced.
Hand made. Here's the construction technique of the old one - close up.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-91271583335884762692012-01-21T21:45:00.001+01:002012-01-21T21:45:33.789+01:00Wood make a good desktop backgroundNo, that was not a spelling mistake
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-21163520784589459802012-01-20T18:49:00.000+01:002012-01-20T18:49:41.177+01:00Pimientos verdes / Green peppersGrowing off of last fall's plants - but now it's January.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-34204923964141611942012-01-19T18:09:00.000+01:002012-01-19T18:09:00.176+01:00Lechuga / LettucePick as it grows
Not bad for January.willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-75509413299729671612012-01-18T17:18:00.001+01:002012-01-18T17:18:24.187+01:00Animal rescueRescued a lizard from the 30000 liter rainwater harvesting tank
Don't know what sort he was.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-39831541453592508162012-01-17T17:35:00.000+01:002012-01-18T17:14:34.753+01:00PumpkinThat was last September
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-59077501896717881682012-01-16T17:35:00.000+01:002012-01-18T17:10:16.202+01:00Canned capers (alcaparras)This was done last July. They are now ready for consumption.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-9523982419162588762012-01-15T17:35:00.000+01:002012-01-17T20:32:53.510+01:00HibiscusThe hibiscus blooms in July
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-26532988505600629822012-01-14T17:34:00.000+01:002012-01-17T20:25:36.930+01:00SunflowersSome sunflowers have multiple heads.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-15345785877111659662012-01-13T18:14:00.000+01:002012-01-13T18:15:06.617+01:00Burst caper fruit
The caper bush produces
buds (to make little capers with)
flowers
fruits (that can also be pickled)
seeds - as seen below
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-48676216108210987942012-01-12T19:22:00.000+01:002012-01-12T19:22:26.398+01:00SunflowerThe first sunflower this season is about a meter tall. A child of last year's - which looked like this.
willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072568649666576654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407835.post-60690395862187696402012-01-11T12:35:00.000+01:002012-01-13T12:47:19.189+01:00ParsnipA big parsnip
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