Year after year, nature performs a unique spectacle on the island. All of a sudden the first tiny flowers miraculously sprout on the dry and barren, seemingly dead trees. Although it is still the middle of winter the almond blossoms on Mallorca are about to unfold. For many, this is the most precious time of year, signifying a new beginning and the coming of spring. At first it’s just a single tree with a few tender blossoms. Growing on rich red soil, or amidst a meadow of small yellow flowers…
Beyond silence: Las Calmas de Enero
The sky an endless blue, no single cloud, and the sea like a mirror. Reflecting the low winter sun that already feels warm on your skin in the late morning. Nothing moves, including me. In the absence of wind even the seagulls stay on their lookout. The holidays seem far away, although it’s only been a few days since Christmas, New Year and Los Reyes Magos. When all of a sudden the heartbeat of the island slows down. We call it Las Calmas de Enero. The poetic term for the calms of January…