Beach check

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Locals in Mallorca do nto go bathing in June,

the wait until the weather gets warm.

Like hot.

And now, corona keeps the beaches empty.

One of the busiest beaches on the East side of the island 

is Cala Millor, in the high season the coast line is

just covered with sun bathers.

Btu now all the hotels are closed. 

A few locals enjoy the huge beach. Lucky them.

Btu the beach line is not completely empty:

you can admire sculptors along the sea shore!

Housing solution? For all those unemployed people

who lost their jobs with corona lockdown?

Have a seat ...

Sea view ...

Room with a view.

Actually the biking lines are pretty cool in Cala Millor.

especially as there are hardly any people around.

What about a game of whatever ...?

Pedro Flores 

is the artist. And yes, you have seen his art already

in my blog as well, remember the stony handbag

in my Son Muda Garden posting!

Check the catalogue:

https://pedroflores.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cataleg-PEDRO-FLORES-OK.pdf

And guess what, these pieces of art stand there already 

for a couple of years, see more pics and read this:

https://steemit.com/art/@abh12345/they-tell-me-it-s-art-15-sculptures-for-your-viewing-pleasure

Love locks, also in Cala Millor.

No hurry to lean up the beaches.

But the security guys are working. 

Beaches are open.

And the windows of a beach bar ... kind of art, too.

And what about the fish ...? Nobody cares.

Again, look at these etiquettes, how funny!

Found in the ALDI store in Manacor.

Manacor has no beach.

ALDI, the German supermarket does also offer German wine.

Among other German products.

Mallorca ist freilich kein 17. deutsches Bundesland, wie scherzhaft manchmal 

gesagt wird, sondern gehört zur spanischen Region der Balearischen Inseln.

Mehr Fakten in diesem Artikel:

https://www.mallorcazeitung.es/lokales/2017/07/17/mallorca-wichtige-fragen/52748.html

Summer, Corona summer

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Finnisch für Anfänger:

KESÄKUU = Juni / June

KESÄ = Sommer / summer

KUU = Mond / moon

The first hortensia flowers!!!

Butterflies and more

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Photography is challenging.

The situation: a fantastic butterfly is so close to you.

Well, up in the pic in the middle. 

You can try to catch it by your iPhone.

These pics were taken with zoom and then still enlarged 

on computer. The butterfly is just beautiful.

Let's check how Wikipedia can help:

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, 

is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. 

Der Schwalbenschwanz (Papilio machaon) ist ein Schmetterling 

aus der Familie der Ritterfalter (Papilionidae).

Ritariperhonen (Papilio machaon) on apollo- ja ritariperhosten 

(Papilionidae) heimoon kuuluva päiväperhoslaji. Se on yksi Suomen 

suurimmista päiväperhosista.

Finnisch für Anfänger:

PERHONEN = Schmetterling / butterfly /mariposa

RITARI = Ritter / knight /caballero

Siinä sitruunaperhonenkin kalpenee rinnalla.

Well, in this pic you first probably see the ladybug.

But I went with this picture to the garden store 

to get some more POISON.

Ladybugs do eat those aphids but we definitely needed

at least a hundred of ladybugs to take care of this aphids.

Yellow aphids. In my roses I've only seen green ones.

Poison it has to be. So far the other big oleander next to 

this one has not yet been attacked. 

Last year I bought two of these plants: caper.

Yes, those green thingies which many people either

love or hate, often in Italy.

The flowers should be magnificent ... well.

Yesterday took this pic fo the first flower.

Today it is not anymore worth photographing.

But pretty, indeed.

Fotokaappaus Wikistä.

For the time being we are not mewing our campo

so all kinds of beautiful flowers are growing there free.

A tip from my ex-colleague: these should dry easily.

So, decorated my pieces of wood, those waiting for

artistic inspiration ...

Pallenis spinosa, common names: Spiny Starwort or Spiny Golden Star, 

is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Pallenis of the 

family Asteraceae. The Latin name of the genus is derived from palea (chaff), 

referring to the chaffy receptacle, while the species name spinosa, 

meaning spiny, refers to the spiny bracts surrounding the flowers.

Das Stechende Sternauge in German.

The new art gallery in Artá brings funny creatures to the street!

Opening ceremony did not happen due to corona,

let's see if doors open in July when Spain will be

welcoming foreign tourists int o the country again.

Quarantine views from Mallorca

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Yes, we are in the second level of the quarantine.

Bars and restaurants open also indoors,

bigger shops and even shopping centers open,

and the best: the beaches are open!

But before we go to the beach:

a few pretty garden pics first!

Cactus a couple of days ago ...

... and today! 

Look at these flowers! Wow!

Update 26.5. 

Such a short joy.

On Saturday we celebrated the new tree in the garden: birch.

Immediately a friend told me that now we need a sauna, too.

Finnisch für Anfänger:

KOIVU = Birke / birch

Yes, when buying wine you often, very often choose the bottle

with the most beautiful or funniest etiquette.

At least I do. And many women.

This etiquette I so cute, wanna keep it, so now the I try to get it off

with the help of water. Takes hours.

Ta-daa! 

THE etiquette / update 26.5.

Another funny thing with this wine is the cork.

It is no cork, it is some kind of plastic and it is really bright green!

Well, playing again with the photo app.

Canyamel today.

Finally we are allowed to move around and also go to the beach.

Maybe in July also tourists may enter Spain.

Water level is pretty low, look at those very interesting formations.

Hotels are still are still closed.

The beach has to be cleaned and the sand spread out.

When the sand dunes are settled you can see the sea again.

But still there will be enough of those rough cliffs.

No, this is not called Corona Lady.

Maybe Quarantine Lady?

Due to Corona at least I have some time to work on stone.

This was the original stone, leftover from who knows where.

But very easy to work on.

Hanging there

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Hanging here, in Mallorca. 

Summer has started, 30 degrees Celsius. 

I tell you, I like it.

Hanging there, our car.

Back tyre had to be fixed, there was a screw in there!

And gutes what, that did not cost anything.

Those guys hanging there are pretty service minded.

¡Gracias!

Hanging there, the Bougainville, enjoying the heath

and hopefully inspiring me for further art works.

Hanging there, the sale as they call it here.

Next to the pool ... me hanging outside of the pool, still.,

Let's see when it keeps on getting hotter.

Hanging there was this hose as it had at least two holes

and was pretty hard to handle when twisted.

Well ... the ITE (self made) artist got an idea: himmeli.

But ... for a himmeli you normally need straight tubes.

Anyhow, let's try.

Hanging there, indeed! You have to look carefully, it is

hanging there from the tree, not really a himmeli but rather

like a chandelier. Next time I should insert some led lights

into the tubes, or similar.

Hanging there hidden in the green leaves.

If I painted it pink or orange or turquoise?

Well, let's see if my construction holds.

Hanging there.

Hm. Have still a few meters more material.

Have to try another model.