A Funny Year in the Garden -Gardening Cartoons by Chris Madden
Publisher: Inkline Press (17 Oct 2006) ISBN-10: 0954855124 ISBN-13: 978-0954855123
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Bird life of L’Alt Empordà - North East Spain
L’Alt Empordà is the comarca or district which is situated on the alluvial plain that is formed by the basins of the Fluvià and Muga rivers. To the north are the mountains of the Pyrenees and to the east lie the Aiguamolls del Empordà, a natural parkland made up of boggy land and lakes. An Ornithologists delight.
Those same Ornithologists or those that simply appreciate the natural world may be interested in the birds that are frequent visitors to our
We keep a pair of binoculars and a pocket sized bird identification book handy, but have little cover to enable us to get close enough to the birds for photography to be effective. As the garden develops I’m sure the numbers and variety of birds will increase and provide more opportunities to photograph them.
Three of the most notable missed photographs were,
- A golden eagle which drifted on a stiff breeze across the stable roof and towards me and was so close I could see the feathers around its neck moving in the wind. The camera was out of reach.
- Having driven from the coast towards the village at dusk I had seen 43 storks in the air above the car. As I entered the village they were all standing in a field to my right and adjacent to the road. I was again camera less.
- This time armed with the camera and having spotted Egrets on the Finca, I showed Carol how best to approach them discretely so that we would get a better picture. Having got up-close and personal we found that the Egrets were nothing more than carrier bags.
Below is a list of the birds we have had in our garden up until now (though we are still watching) :-
- Bee eater
- Black cap
- Black Kite
- Blackbird
- Cettis warbler
- Collared dove
- Cuckoo
- Dipper
- Egret
- Eurasian jay
- Eurasian scops owl
- Golden Eagle
- Golden oriole
- Goldfinch
- Greenfinch
- Hedge sparrow
- Honey Buzzard
- Hoopoe
- House martin
- House sparrow
- Magpie
- Marsh harrier
- Merops a
- Nightingale
- Northern Goshawk
- Pied flycatcher
- Red Kite
- Robin
- Serin
- Spotless starling
- Stork
- Swallow
- Swift
- Turtle dove
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Song thrush trapped in glue stick in Spain - Grupo d'Estudi i Proteccio dels Ecosistemes del Camp
An outrageous proposal by the Catalan government could see British nesting birds being illegally hunted as they pass through north-east Spain during their spring and autumn migrations.
The RSPB, working with SEO - its Spanish BirdLife International partner - is fighting the regional government proposal that would permit Catalonian hunters to use the so-called traditional practice of luring songbirds, by playing their songs, to branches covered in glue.
Once caught, the birds are then 'plucked' like fruit from the trees. Many birds suffer horrific injuries, such as losing legs, before being killed.
Graham Wynne, the RSPB's chief executive, said: 'Millions of our best-loved songbirds - such as thrushes, warblers and flycatchers – pass through Spain each spring and autumn.
'For many years the RSPB has been campaigning against illegal bird killing in southern Europe, especially in both Malta and Cyprus.
Once caught, the birds are then 'plucked' like fruit from the trees.
The Catalan challenge on European bird protection laws is a serious one, and the RSPB will unite with its partners across the European Union to campaign to ensure that birds are not put under further threat in Catalonia, or elsewhere.'
What can I do?
Tell the Catalan government not to legalise trapping birds with glue
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Airbus down in Foul weather
An Airbus 320 plane of the airline Air New Zealand, who made a test flight with seven crew members aboard, fell today to the Mediterranean Sea, near the border between France and Spain, reported the French Maritime Prefecture.
For the moment, only has been one of the crewmen rescued without being aware of whether he is alive or dead, said the prefecture of Pyrenees-Atlantiques.
The aircraft had taken off from an airfield in Perpignan, Southern France, which was to return after the test flight, noted the sources, who said he was there to be repaired by the French company EAS, he said.
For reasons not yet determined, the plane crashed about eight kilometers off the coast of Saint-Cyprien, near Perpignan, in the midst of bad weather, with heavy rain and wind tramontana.
French radars lost its signal at around 1545 GMT and shortly later his remains were spotted by a civilian boat alerted rescue services.
Two ships from the coast guard, a plane of the French navy maneuvers near that place and a helicopter were sent to the area, Civil Defense sources said.
Night and the weather conditions are hampering efforts to search for the missing.
The plane was leased by Germany's XL Airways from Air New Zealand.... On board were two German pilots, three Air New Zealand engineers and an inspector from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority, said a spokesman for XL Airways. - BBC News
The Art of Vegetables
The artistic masterpieces which look good enough to eat Daily Mail Reporter
Chinese artist Ju Duoqi poses with one of her works during her vegetable-made painting exhibition in Beijing
Vincent Van Gogh's self portrait has been recreated with spring onions while Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa has also been created out of vegetables
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Attack of the Sprouts!
Brussels Sprouts are not every ones favourite vegetable but when you sit down for your festive meal you can be sure that the sprouts are coming.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Art in the Catalan Landscape
An impression of the Pays Catalan painted by the French born Artist Maryse Casol you can visit her website to view more of her work by clicking on her name.
Donald Hamilton Fraser RA Mido
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
ECO friendly Villa Design
Sustainable Architecture > Eco Villa Design > Spain
_project Name: The Eco House
_location: Spain
_type: Modern Eco-Villa
_project type: Eco Design & build
_brief: To design and build a large, modern zero-carbon footprint villa.
_considerations: The long and narrow plot is located on a steep 45º gradient. The villa design had to be modern and incorporate lots of natural light.
_response: The final design features a variety of environmentally-friendly features:
Who has seen the wind?
Wind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group
Wind power supplied a record 43 percent of all electricity demand in Spain, which is being lashed by heavy winds and rain, for a brief period on Monday, the Spanish wind power association said.
Spanish wind farms generated 9,253 megawatts of the total demand of 21,264 megawatts at around 5 a.m. (0400 GMT), a moment when energy useage was low because most Spaniards were still asleep, it said in a statement.
The previous record of 40.8 percent was set in March, also during a stormy day.
Wind power generated a maximum of 10,263 megawatts in Spain shortly after noon on Monday, compared to the production record of 10,880 megawatts set in April.
The energy source will likely account for nearly 11 percent of all electricity demand in Spain during all of 2008, the association said.
Spain, along with Germany and Denmark, is among the three biggest producers of wind power in the European Union. It aims to triple the amount of energy it derives from renewable sources by 2020.
City lights
A Spanish city has found an unusual place to generate renewable energy - the local cemetery. Santa Coloma de Gramanet, near Barcelona, has placed 462 solar panels over its multi-storey mausoleums. Officials say the scheme was initially greeted with derision, but families who use the cemetery eventually supported the idea following a public campaign. There are now plans to erect more panels at the cemetery and triple the amount of electricity generated. The cemetery was chosen for the project because it is one of only a few open, sunny places in the crowded city, which has a population of 124,000 crammed into 4 sq km (1.5 sq miles). The installation cost 720,000 euros (£608,000) but will keep about 62 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere every year, said Esteve Serret, a director of Conste-Live Energy, the company that runs the cemetery and also works in renewable energy. "The best tribute we can pay to our ancestors, whatever your religion may be, is to generate clean energy for new generations," he said. | |
Monday, November 24, 2008
Winter vegetables with North African Salsa
A garden blog by Jessica Damiano that gets to the root of things
...I'm back, and I have some news to report: Carol Barker of the United Kingdom has won a copy of "The Herb Gardener: A Guide for All Seasons," by Susan McClure, for submitting some intriguing uses for all that mint taking over my backyard....
Winter vegetables with North African Salsa
- 4 ounces or 100 grams of Carrots
- 4 ounces or 100 grams of Parsnip
- 4 ounces or 100 grams of Potato
- 4 ounces or 100 grams of turnip / swede
- 4 ounces or 100 grams of green beans
- 4 ounces or 100 grams of Broccoli florets
- 2/3 sprigs of Fresh Mint
- Large cup of Natural Yogurt
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Natural yogurt, sweeten with honey and add your chopped mint leaves, season with salt and pepper.
Desert - Mint ice cream.
- 568ml carton double cream
- 300ml whole milk
- 6 large egg yolks
- 375g caster sugar
- 300g Dark chocolate chips
- 2 green cardamom pods
- 3 or 4 Sprigs of fresh mint leaves
Method
Sugar syrup
Separate the mint leaves from the stems.
Heat 2 oz. / 200grams of castor sugar and 16 fluid ozs./500mls. cold water in a heavy pan
Bruise the mint stalks by crushing them then add to pan.
Boil mixture for 10 minutes then remove stalks.
Allow syrup to cool
Refresh leaves in cold water and then allow them to cool
Once the sugar syrup has cooled add mint leaves and blend until smooth green consistency is reached.
Ice Cream
Beat the egg yokes with the remaining sugar until the mixture becomes thick and creamy.
In a heavy based pan heat the cream and milk until just before they reach boiling point. Pour the hot cream mixture on to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
Return the mixture to the pan and heat gently,
Crush cardamom pods lightly then add to mixture.
Once mixture has thickened remove the cardamom pods and pour mixture in a bowl
Allow to cool
Stir in the cool sugar syrup mint leaf blend and cool for several hours
Stir in the chocolate chips
Desertification of Spain
Spanish technology to predict the spread of desertification
- El Mundo 24/11/08
Researchers at the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) have created an index to measure the desertification that will create risk maps and identify the areas most threatened....
According to the Ministry of Environment, more than two thirds of Spanish territory is potentially affected by land degradation: the entire southern half (with the exception of the highest mountain ranges), the plateau north of the Ebro basin and the Catalan coast . Worldwide, desertification and drought affecting more than 110 countries and threaten the livelihood of over 1,200 million people.According to the United Nations, one third of the land area would be threatened by desertification.
The causes are varied. In general, one can say that is the result of several factors, both natural and man-closely interrelated and influence on the ecosystem causing its gradual deterioration.These include droughts, fires and recurrent irrational use or overuse of soil by man, causing land degradation and loss of biological and economic productivity.
Who wants to learn Spanish
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Blue Fin Tuna Fish - Boycott
The World wildlife Fund - Spanish Branch reports that
Nearly 16,000 people from 149 countries have joined, among others, a large number of restaurants, chefs and supermarkets in the European boycott WWF bluefin tuna. Consumers have signed a petition, which was delivered today at the meeting of ICCAT, renouncing their use until the stocks recover.
Mas Sol i Vent - Catalunya
Jan and Steve have bought a Finca in the Terra Alta region of Catalunya. They are a resourceful couple and are developing a Mediterranean Garden despite the fact that their large plot came without either a water or power supply.
As well as their garden blog Mas Sol i Vent (More sun and wind) about their horticultural exploits, they have a second blog which reveals how utilising new technologies they are now harvesting power from both the sun and the wind Back to basics on a Finca.
If you are contemplating buying that home in the sun you will enjoy reading about the challenges that Jan and Steve have had to overcome. They are willing to share their new found knowledge by welcoming visitors who wish to become familiar with the lifestyle.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Walking routes in Spain
The top walks in Spain website has a gallery of plants for Spain which would suit any Mediterranean climate garden.
Each of the 163 walks in the Spanish mountains is accompanied by a detailed description, map, contour profile, GPS waypoints, slide show, photos, driving instructions and a road map. There are also photo sets on more than 1200 plants, which you encounter along these hiking routes.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Beth Chatto and the Garden Museum
The story of how the Beth Chatto Gardens grew out of a patch of wasteland at the back of her husband’s Essex fruit farm and how this became one of the best-loved gardens in Britain is told through private archives, paintings and photographs.
The exhibition will examine the subtlety of her approach to design and explore important influences that include her husband Andrew’s life-long study of the natural association of plants, the work of her friend the artist Sir Cedric Morris, her early career as an instructor for the Flower Club Movement and her interest in music and architecture.
The Garden Museum Reopening
18th November 2008
After four months of hard work and preparations the Garden Museum will open its doors on the 18 November with a new identity, a new interior and the first gallery in Britain dedicated to gardens and gardening.
For more information please contact:
Maria Arenas, Marketing and Publicity Officer
maria@gardenmuseum.org.uk
020 7401 8865 *831
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Salvia for the Garden Sage.
We have
Sage is easily grown from seed or propagated by cuttings but there are specialist nurseries and national plant collections which can provide rarer occurring varieties of sage plants, and should you wish to try something out of the ordinary, you may also like to consider planting Phlomis such as the Jerusalem Sage in your Mediterranean style garden.
Culinary salvia known as sage in some countries is a mainstay of the western European kitchen and is often added to dishes to enliven their taste.
"Why should a man die, who has sage in his garden?"
Known across Eastern Europe and Asia for centauries as a medicinal plant Sage was considered a treatment for snakebites. The Herb monger has useful information on sage use (amongst other herbs).
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Welcome relief for farmers
Fruit Farmers of the fields that surround the medieval village of Sant Pere Pescador escaped much of the hardships of the ongoing drought because the River Fluvià retained rather more water than the nearby River Murga. However on September 11th 2008 a series of severe hail storms damaged much of the ripening fruits thereby decimating the farmer’s incomes. In recognition of their resultant economic hardships the rural tax levy will not be applied this year.
The agricultural land was reclaimed from marsh and bog back in the 17th and 18th centuries at which time it was being used for the growing of rice. The rich fertile soils and abundant waters make this an important area for fruit production, as well as providing a scenic landscape for the campsites of the
Friday, November 14, 2008
Autochthonous Planting - Que?
If you live in or visit Catalunya and wondered about the ongoing drought situation and about how it may affect your activities then a visit to the website of
which will provide the necessary information in Catalan, Castillian or English languages.
Pictures of depleted reservoirs taken from the web site.
AUTOCHTHONOUS PLANTS ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE?
Rosemary, lavender, thyme and basil are, among others, the local native plants which are best suited to our climate and which consume up to ten times less water than typical seasonal flowers. Moreover, they are more resistant to high temperatures and last much longer.
All parts of society have been contributing for some time to water saving. But we can still improve in making good use of water and confronting the drought. With the advice given in this section we can learn to value it more and reduce our consumption.
How does it affect us?
In Catalonia many months have passed, since the autumn of 2006, without significant rainfall in the headwaters of the rivers, which have only received very light precipitations of less than 10 litres per square metre. This means that it is the worst drought suffered in our country since those of 1944 and 1953.
This situation makes it very difficult to supply water to the different users of this resource and obliges us to prioritise, by law, domestic supply to the whole of the Catalan population.
In the current situation and in accordance with the provisions in the Decree on drought for entering exceptional situation level 2, the uses affected by the restrictions, that is those which cannot use potable water, are:
- Watering gardens, fields, vegetable gardens, and green spaces and sports areas, either public or private.
- Washing or damping down streets, roads, paths and pavements, either public or private.
- Filling of swimming pools, ponds and fountains, private or public.
- Using hosepipes to wash vehicles except by companies engaged in this activity.
If you want to know if your particular town or village is affected and at which level then you should
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Jardins de Cap Roig - Costa Brava
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Angels trumpets - Brugmansia
Thriving on damp fertile land that is also well drained, the South Americas Brugmansia has been a challenge on our rather thin poor Mediterranean soil. Over wintered in situ the shrub took a real battering in the cold mountain winds but re-sprouted in the spring sunshine to establish itself once more. Flowering this year has been delayed but now that a little rain falls on the garden the blooms have arrived with a delightful autumn flourish.
Come sundown Brugmansias' fill the air with fragrance, this is a plant that should be planted as close to the patio as possible where its floral candelabra will highlight your display both visually and through its perfume.
The plants are long lived (with a little protection) and their large shallow root run makes them less suitable to container growing once mature. If you have a potted specimen it can be pruned to shape quite easily.
Once winter arrives we will take a leaf from the book of local gardeners who wrap the tender stems in loose balls of newspaper fixed with vine wire. The paper insulates the stems and absorbs the dew from the plant, it is a combination of cold and wet that kills the stems. The roots will be given an insulating covering of mulch to protect them from winter cold and heavy rain. We had some success overwintering our Canna lilies despite extreme cold hopefully this will work on the Angel's trumpets.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Remembrance Day
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
Christina Rossetti
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
— Lt.-Col. John McCrae
Monday, November 10, 2008
Malacology madness
Our Finca has a snail population of millions, therefore we have a sufficiency of snails you might say. This is despite the best efforts of the birds who daily seem to devour hundreds of the smaller snails, and those of our neighbours who select the larger and therefore possibly juicier examples of those molluscs, which they pick from the Fennel plants around our land.
The numbers of the snail population on Finca Carolina remains pretty constant at too many.
Last year Carol performed jury service in the UK, with a French Guy who had entertained his fellow jurors with an explanation of the lengthy process of cleaning snails prior to their cooking. Charming though the Frenchman was, nobody it seems was at all convinced by the snails gourmet status. And I have to say that for us L'Escargot remains a popular racehorse and snails are off the menu.
This years wonder cosmetics for ladies are being derived from the secreted mucus of the snail. Advertisers claim that their rather expensive products harness the natural healing properties of 'El Caracol', which is able to regrow a damaged shell, to promote healthy human skin.
A Spanish friend is a snail farmer, and he recently used our lap top to research the market for current prices for his livestock, 'Compra/venta caracol'. He said that until recently the price of snails was not too good but now that the cosmetics industry had taken an interest in snails the prices had rocketed.
Fancy a Facial dear?
Meet Brian, Brian the snail that is.
He (or Her for they are hermaphrodites) and I met whilst I was cleaning the windows on the first floor of the villa. As I was polishing the inside of the glass he was leaving his snail trails on the outside of the same window. It was whilst contemplating how best to dispatch the pest, I considered the possibility of adding El Caracol to one of Carol's many pots of, lasts years much hyped miracle cosmetics (purely in the interests of science). But having considered that her sense of humour was a little fragile in such matters and that my end might be messier than the snail's; I elected to drop kick Brian the mollusc far into the woods where he may live happily ever after. As long as he doesn't return I'm happy.
Though if snail prices go up any more I may have to go and find him.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
So saw, So sore
Unglamorous as it maybe, the annual firewood harvest is one of the most important of the year. This year’s timber will need a full twelve months of drying before it is ready to burn. Pruning the trees so drastically also serves purposes other than our firewood production. Here in the north east of Catalunya we experience very strong winds sometimes hurricane force which twist and tear at the trees woody growth, capable of causing irreparable damage to the tree. The heavy limbs of the mulberry trees in our garden thrive in the Mediterranean climate and if left unchecked may cause structural damage to the house during those northerly Traumontana winds.
We have so far resisted the purchase of a chain saw, and therefore rely on pruning saws and loppers. This makes for a few days of hard work but we will feel better for it, won’t we? Well if I could find that saw we could get back to work. Carol and I are begging to feel like the Waltons with all this timber around us.
For a fistful of dollars!
Now that the nights are drawing in and the garden heads towards a period of winter dormancy, at least in the northern hemisphere, there are opportunities to be had in the purchasing of both plants and tools from the seasonal stock in the garden centres and supermarkets. One of my bargains of the year, so far but I’m still looking, was this selection of garden tools reduced by a large supermarket chain who were clearing there shelves to make way for Christmas stock.
All of the tools have (Ash tree) wooden handles and stainless steel blades. They cost only pennies each to buy so even if they only last a couple of years we will be more than happy.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Olive stone fuel
The Spanish Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology carries a report from the ongoing studies by scientists working at the Universities of Granada and Jaen. Their research project was to prove that the four million tons of olive stones, which are a waste product from the Spanish olive oil production, could be processed into bio-diesel.
This research would have implications for other countries throughout the Mediterranean region. Planting of olive trees would once again be encouraged, if the process is shown to be viable.
Unlike corn / maize grown for fuel production this method does not detract from food programmes and would have less negative impact on the landscape.
The researchers estimate that each 100kg. of stones could be converted to 5.7kg. of ethyl alcohol.
Welcome waters
The storm filled the reservoirs but
rain is elusive in Alt Emporda
XABIER BARRENA / BARCELONA & MARIA JESUS IBÁÑEZ / LLEIDA (translated from El Periodico)
Big week for the Catalans and the reservoirs serving the 5.5 million people who have their water supply based on the river system Ter-Llobregat. In just seven days rainfall the volumes have been stored have risen from 363.4 cubic hecto-metres to 413.1, ie from 59.37% to 67.49%. An increase o 13.68%. Eight more points.
On this count, however, there is a huge exception: the reservoir of Boadella, in the river Muga. Its figures are still down one tenth, although one tenth up on the records of a week ago, that is, 14 hectometres of reserves and 22.91% of capacity. The River - territory which covers mainly the Alt Emporda - will therefore be in an exceptional state 2.
The restrictions on water consumption continue, therefore, in force in the region.
The increase in the storage system that form the basins of the Llobregat and Ter is 49.7 hectometres. Almost the annual expected output of the desalination plant being built in El Prat. The reserves are now at the level of last July and not far from the annual maximum that occurred in June, when they reached almost 70% of capacity. In other words, the consumption of these past four months have gone free. The comparison with what happened exactly one year ago is even more reassuring. The Ter-Llobregat has more than twice that of water stored in November 2007. Back then, Marsh housed 198 cubic hectometres, 32.5% of capacity, and was heading toward a state of emergency, at 20%.
EPISODE OF WEEKEND
The cause of this bonanza water autumn were, above all, two episodes of rain during the weekend, tirelessly recharging Ter Llobregat. In the reservoir of Sau (in the river Ter), for example, water at a rate of 400 cubic meters per second, 150 cubic meters were registered in The Baells (in the Llobregat) and 90 cubic meters at the Llosa Cavall (in the Cardener, a tributary of the Llobregat). In the city of Girona the flow circulating in half of the River Ter is about 3 cubic meters per second.
In other areas of Catalunya, the Ebro, Ebro Hydro graphic Confederation (CHE) and the companies that operate hydroelectric dams in the Pyrenees closed their gates yesterday, after spending the entire weekend easing the swamping waters located in the headwaters of the Segre, The Noguera Ribagorçana and Pallaresa Noguera, before the major flood flow experienced by these rivers.
EARNINGS PYRENEAN
In just one week, the Pyrenean reservoirs gained 89 hectometres of water, allowing them to increase their reserves by 4.8%. Those responsible for the regulation of wetlands remain alert however, the forecast is for further rain and the possibility that, if temperatures go up, it triggers a sudden melting of the abundant snow fall, which fell in the mountain area during the last few days.
The delegate of the Government of the Generalitat in Alt Pirineu i Aran, Victor Orrit, admitted yesterday that local authorities are on notice, given the risk of new avenues of water. However, the margin for maneuver available to the CHE is still quite broad. Pyrenean reservoirs, which before the current episode of rainfall were around 57% of its capacity, are still at 61.52%.
The largest increase was recorded in the basin of the Segre, where the dam of Oliana (Alt Urgell) has gained 33 cubic hecto-metres of water and of Rialb (Noguera), and others another 14 cubic hecto-metres. All this is a consequence of the dramatic rise recorded by the river last Sunday, when the river flowed on its way through Organyà at 112 cubic meters of water per second, a flow rate multiplied by 10 over the normal readings.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Girona Festival of Flowers 2008
The images from the Girona flower festival of 2008 are available to view on this link.
As well as images of this years exhibitors you can view the poster art which has been usen to promote the flower festival of Girona over the years.
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