15 Tuesday Mar 2022
Calima is an atmospheric phenomenon that happens when Sahara sand drifts over to Spain, leaving the skies an eerie orange hue and affecting air quality. When accompanied by rainfall it becomes lluvia de barro (muddy rain) and the dust and sand particles are dragged down to earth, covering every possible surface. Good idea to stay in. And watch out for zombies.
11 Friday Mar 2022
Other than a brief respite mañana (so I can hopefully get some laundry done) it looks like it’s going to be non-stop RAIN for the next ten days. At least, we hope so. It’s been such a dry winter that there is a serious threat of drought this summer in Andalucía. So it’s time to stay cosy and dry inside, do some cooking, work on the website, read and do photo editing, etc and basically breathe a sigh of relief. The rain is finally here.
13 Thursday Jan 2022
29 Wednesday Dec 2021
After close to two weeks of constant RAIN the sun is back and so is our beautiful blue sky. The good news is that during this time our reservoirs have gone from less than 30% to more than 50% full, which is wonderful. I’ve only gone through one serious drought in Sevilla, with water shortages and restrictions, and now it looks like we are going to be spared that this summer. 🙏🏻
09 Friday Jul 2021
So yeah, it’s getting HOT. Not as hot as it somtimes gets here during the summer, but we’re just barely into July. And normally you can add a few degrees to the “official high temperature”, especially around 5 PM in the centre of Sevilla. The good news is that it’s happening at the weekend when we have the cheaper electricity rates! The bad news is my tap water is already smelling strongly of chlorine, which also doesn’t usually happen until some time in August. Guess we didn’t get enough rain this spring. Welcome to Summer 2021.
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