Tenerife Journal
This is a photo blog showing my surroundings and interests on this beautiful sub tropical island. I have a second bio blog describing my first years in Spain, arriving in Mallorca.
It's called "Canarybird's Nest". A link to it is on my Tenerife Journal blog.
tags: botanical, events, food, landscapes, local colour
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I'm from Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada and have lived in Spain for over 40 years, first in Palma de Mallorca, later on Ibiza island and now on the beautiful island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. So I'm definitely an island lover.
Latest posts on Tenerife Journal
White Tajinaste
Posted on 06/03/2012
Tajinaste Blanco (Echium Simplex) or Tower of Jewels This lovely tall white tajinaste was seen blooming on a street corner garden in Puerto de la Cruz near the end of February. The smaller...
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Bees and Peach Blossoms
Posted on 01/03/2012
My little peach tree is now full of blossoms and two days ago in the morning sunshine it was buzzing with bees. I ran to get my macro lens and snapped away for nearly half an hour. Here are...
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Streets of Puerto de la Cruz
Posted on 29/02/2012
Hello again! Sunday, February 26th was the last day of carnival celebrations and my walking partner and I planned to go walking down into the town again. It was a sunny warm day, 24°C...
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Walking To The Plaza
Posted on 25/02/2012
I'd better get these photos from last Sunday up on the blog because it's Sunday again tomorrow and my walking friend and I, a lady from my Pilates class, intend to walk down to...
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Carnival in Puerto de la Cruz
Posted on 23/02/2012
This year the carnival celebrations of Puerto de la Cruz have 'recycling' as the theme. And so the poster announcing the festivities, designed by Anoniman, shows a face decorated...
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Carnival in Tenerife
Posted on 22/02/2012
We're in the midst of the Tenerife carnival....or carnaval, as it's written in Spanish. Yesterday the main parade was held in the capital city, Santa Cruz and tonight is the...
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The Snow Came
Posted on 21/02/2012
Teide Snow on February 17 But it was just a light covering and didn't last long. Today on February 21 it's nothing more than a few white shadows in the crevices of the mountain...
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Unexpected Vegetables
Posted on 25/01/2012
The unexpected tomato Sometimes things grow when and where you don't expect them, because you haven't planted them and they just pop up by themselves. Here we are in mid January...
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Walking Around
Posted on 17/01/2012
It's still high tourist season and the streets of Puerto de la Cruz are full of people from more northern latitudes here for the warmth and sunshine. Seen last Sunday while out for a...
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Feels Like Spring
Posted on 15/01/2012
Blackbird at the feeder. Yes they're coming around again and so I've filled the feeder trays for them and hope that I don't attract any unwanted rodents! It seems that the...
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