Monthly Archives: January 2014

31 Jan

Old Fashioned hinges

Old Fashioned hinges

Believe it or not, doors used to swing open. Hehe. Okay I know that sounds a bit absurd, but I never realized how …

 
By Heidi
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30 Jan

Baking Bread in Forns

Baking Bread in Forns

Forn is the Mallorquin word for Oven, something that was so integral to life before electricity. These ovens, one of them with a caved …

 
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29 Jan

The beginnings of a cave

The beginnings of a cave

While walking in the mountains the other day I saw this little inlet in the rock. I asked if this was something that had …

 
By Heidi
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28 Jan

Castle of Alaro – the last bastion of many an empire.

Castle of Alaro – the last bastion of many an empire.

When the Romans came to Mallorca it was already inhabited. When the Arabs came to Mallorca it was already inhabited. When the Christians …

 
By Heidi
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27 Jan

Name the Wind

Name the Wind

On the island of Mallorca it seems to be rarely windy compared with Nebraska. But unlike Nebraska they have names for each wind categorized …

 
By Heidi
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26 Jan

Variegated Thistle

Variegated Thistle

I have been unsuccessfully trying to photograph this thistle for awhile. In Nebraska we have no such thistles, and while they are not the …

 
By Heidi
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25 Jan

Tunnel Spring

Tunnel Spring

As I hiked up a mountain recently we stopped at this tunnel like structure. The guides I was with told us that this was …

 
By Heidi
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24 Jan

Encinas – Holm Oak

Encinas – Holm Oak

I finally figured out one my mystery plants. The encina – holm oak. This plant is a very important part of the mediterranean …

 
By Heidi
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23 Jan

Pot Scrubbers

Pot Scrubbers

In olden time, before electricity, industrialization, and the convenience of everything the leaves of this plant were used to wash dishes. Interestingly they feel …

 
By Heidi
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22 Jan

Pig Bread

Pig Bread

This is a short post, because other than that it’s a cyclamen, I know very little about this plant. In Catalan it’s called pa …

 
By Heidi
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