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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 - The Biggest Mortar and Pestle in the World, Macael

The biggest Mortar and Pestle in the World is found is the small backwater town of Macael in the province of Almeria in Andalucia, southern Spain. Recognised as so by the Guinness Book of Records and taking the title from the city of Salinas in Porto Rico. It is 3.29 metres tall, the internal mouth is 3.07 metres and it weighs in at 5.82 tons.


World´s Largest Mortar and Pestle, Macael

Where better to have the biggest Mortar and Pestle than a town with a marble quarry. It also has a replica of the famous Lion Fountain in the Alhambra, Granada.


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