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Monday Morning Photo - Wisteria Time in Andalucia

How quickly spring comes around after the short winter here in the Sierra Sur de Jaén. After lots of very much needed rain we´re back to the normal cloudless blue.  My garden is shooting incredbily with the moisture and now sunshine. And my beautiful wisteria flowers grandly albeit it short-lived. The big black carpenter bees love it. Each flowering season reminds me of the Botanical Gardens in Malaga and the ´tunnel´ of wisteria that I haven´t yet caught in bloom. April is a good time to plan to go if it´s on your list.  Here´s the botanical garden link La Concepción Botanical Gardens. And a sneaky peak at the wisteria. See the Monday Morning Photos list.
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Monday Morning Photo - Driving Nice Roads in Andalucia

Every so often on an exploratory trip hubby will declare ¨this is a nice road.¨ It´s taken a while but I´ve finally understood the difference between just any old road and a nice one.

Having driven from home (Jaén) to Malaga airport, on to Granada city centre and then back to Jaén I was feeling just a little jaded and more than fed up with autovias (dual carriageways.) I headed off towards Alcala la Real, the day was miserable and grey, the roads empty and the views spread out all around me.


Long empty A-340 in Jaen, Andalucia

Long sweeping bends with good vision, a foot hard-pressed and revelation crept in - this definitely hits the nice-road, easy-driving category.

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