They said it on the weather forecast, and they were right; this morning when I looked out of the window, Monte Oroel was covered in snow! Today is 14th May, and we're back in long sleeves.
Later, I'll light the fire in the living room.
Life in Jaca, in the Spanish Pyrenees. Nature, including the amazing birds, sport, culture, books, history......
Friday, 14 May 2010
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Fritillary
Yesterday we went up to Fuerte Rapitán, which is up a steep winding road from our house. After looking at the spectacular view up the Aragón valley we went down into the moat (dry) and started to walk round. I was really thrilled to find lots of fritillaria pyrenaica, which I'd never seen before.
Thursday, 6 May 2010
May
It's May. In April the sun shone and the thermometers went up to 23º or so in the middle of the day. Now we've been lighting the fire in the afternoon to keep a bit warmer. There's been a strong wind which has burnt the tender leaves of the plants I put out last month. Here they have a proverb which is almost the same as the English "cast not a clout 'til May is out" (don't start wearing summer clothes until it's really summer).
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