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Beyond silence: Las Calmas de Enero

Las Calmes 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…

Outdoors

Sleeping Beauty: Winter on Mallorca

Almond blossom season on Mallorca

February on Mallorca is always a miracle to me. The air is still crisp, the sky deep blue and the silhouette of the Tramuntana clear cut on the horizon. The Mediterranean sea that has been rough from the Northern winds is reflecting the low sun like a mirror. Yellow and white florets sprinkle the new green. And all of a sudden the buds on bare branched trees explode into gorgeous blossoms. Almond blossom season is starting again.  At the beginning of the year Mallorca is like a sleeping beauty…