One of the fun activities each year in the Summer Fiesta of Mora d’Ebre is the fancy- dress communal bike ride! Back in 2008 we decided to join in and now we can’t stop! (“We” being me, my neighbour Bev and her sister who often visits for fiesta week) Our …
Bones Festes a Tothom! Have a great fiesta everyone! For the entire programme in Catalan see the website of Mora d’Ebre Town Hall Tuesday 21st 17.00h Placa de Baix – Games for 10-15 yr olds ( particpants enter names by 20th at the Ajuntament) 21.30 Placa de Baix – fun …
It was last August that I saw my first ever Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and it was right here in Mora d’Ebre, from the balcony of our lounge! Though often seen at the Ebro Delta or at the nature reserve in Flix I wasn’t aware that the Little Bittern was present …
So, you think life in rural Spain is pretty quiet do you? Not much going on? Bit boring perhaps? Well, you’d be surprised! There’s barely a month goes by without some fiesta or celebration going on somewhere. But in the summer from the smallest village to the major cities – …
We’ve had a couple of Little Bitterns around during the last two weeks. I wasn’t 100% sure when I first saw a skulking shape in reeds on the other side of the river. Then, from our balcony the following morning I was confident that I’d seen a bird in flight …
It occurred to me this morning that we have lived in Spain exactly 6 years today! As I was drinking my coffee on the balcony contemplating our life here, the anniversary was nicely celebrated with the fly-past of 6 short-toed eagles – the first of the year! They circled for …
(There are links to the 2012 programme in English and Catalan at the bottom of this post) “Three Visions, One World” is the slogan associated with the Mora Morisca festival held each year in Mora d’Ebre. The Morisca is definitely one of my favourite fiesta weekends and so it must …