Meanwhile, Bill got on with burning the huge stack of olive branches left after the trees had been pruned post-harvest.
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| The tree in front of Aristo's Bar |
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| Decorations inside the medieval loggia belonging to Cafè Capretz |
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| Strange fruit on a climbing rose ... |
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| Dried hydrangeas add to these window boxes |
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| A tiny tree shines amid dappled sunlight |
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| Palm tree with Christmas berries at its feet |
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| On the way back from town, Barbara snapped the smoke rising from Bill's bonfire. Our house is visible to the left of the smoke, and down a bit |
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| Later in the day, we went back to see the lit-up versions of the decorations. This was a lively pavement scene at the foot of the old town. Note UK telephone box, a gift to the town, and now a mini-library! |
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| A mini-tree peeks round the corner ... |
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| ... while these cyclamen get some night-lighting |
Are the olive twigs no good for the fire in the house then? I suppose they burn too fast and you cannot have a huge great mound of twigs in the house. Just seems a shame to add even more smoke to the atmosphere given your other picture and comment.
ReplyDeleteNo, unfortunately not. I tried the twigs in the room fire once. They need a big pile (far too big for the space) to get a "self-sustaining" blaze. They are wet greenwood after all, and it is only the oil that allows them to burn fiercely once they get going, I presume.
DeleteSorry Barbara, I like your photos very much
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