It was a beautiful blustery March
morning as we set off on our San Patricio walk to celebrate spring.
Audrey was the only one to wear a hat but I think she'll set a trend.
No dogs and no big Guiness hats this
year but we'll do better next year.
As we reached the top of the Dehesa
Boyal in San Sebastián de los Reyes, we had splendid views over the
green fields of wheat to Colmenar and Tres Cantos.
Looking in the other direction Madrid's
big towers stood out against a clear blue sky.
The evergreen oak (encinas) is a
beautiful short sturdy tree that has acorns (bellotas) much loved by
the wild-boar (jabalí) so it came as no surprise to see some soil
dug up near the roots of one tree.
Walking back we passed the hawthorn bush above right which will soon be covered in white flowers and host a butterfly colloquially known in Spanish as chupaleche. Below is an ornamental plum tree.
Walking back we passed the hawthorn bush above right which will soon be covered in white flowers and host a butterfly colloquially known in Spanish as chupaleche. Below is an ornamental plum tree.
This ties in very nicely with the topic
of the talking group for Wednesday which is 'happiness'.
Photos courtesy of José and Audrey
Photos courtesy of José and Audrey
