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Dodie also calls them lollipop trees, although we clearly see that these trees DO grow like that.
2 years agoIt is certainly a much anticipated and enjoyed annual event. We feel lucky to have been here at this time to witness it.
2 years agoIsn't it though?
2 years agoTganks for the advice. We ended up choosig a route that entered from the north and avoided all confusing choices.
2 years agoMushroom shaped pines are stone pines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_pine
When I was in grade school and most kids drew trees like that, my teacher called them lollipop trees and explained that trees just don't grow like that... (except in rare cases we now know)
Good call! They are date palms.
2 years agoLooks like it was very exciting!
2 years agoThey can be really pretty, but are badly invasive in places.
https://www.gardeningchannel.com/is-lantana-an-invasive-species/#:~:text=ANSWER%3A%20Yes%2C%20lantana%20is%20an,create%20hybrid%20versions%20of%20lantana.
You made it to El Rocio! Surely one of the strangest towns we’ve ever visited.
2 years agoYeah, not visually appealing...
2 years agoThanks for the heads up.
2 years agoIt does look like a lantana that we have here in Arizona. I understand that it can cause skin irritation if you touch it!
2 years agoHi Steve - that should read “causeway” rather than “bridge” above
2 years agoHi Steve - if you are making your way into Huelva on the track we took make sure you don’t make the same mistake we did going across the bridge in Huelva. Stay on path adjacent to the road with the fence between you and the railway tracks. It may be obvious to you but it wasn’t to us.
2 years ago
Great shot!
2 years ago