My experiences of living as a seasoned immigrant in Cordova (Andalusia): humour, culture, history, illustrated. Also includes poetry, quotes, thoughts, and nature.
Caterpillars, Cordovan roof tiles and Wordsworth’s daffodils
As usual, I’ve been busy these days both flicking off caterpillars from my plants and painting (not at the same time though), as you can see in the following photos:
And here they are! Steadily munching their way through my broad bean plantlets!!!
Ouch! My poor iris, suffering a beheading from the merciless jaws of the caterpillar. (What wonderful in-focus photography, ha ha!)
And being inspired by all the springy buds that are opening around me, I couldn’t resist trying to immortalise these by painting them on an old clay roof tile
And while recalling this ‘host of golden daffodils‘, how could I not end with the daffodil poem written by the English Romantic poet, Wordsworth.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850, Cumberland, England)
Hello! I was born in London but moved to Cordova (inland Andalusia) thirty-two years ago. Although I qualified as a geologist, I had to retrain, and I now teach English and work as a freelance translator, writer and artist (sort of!).
I have written and published two books: Edward’s Secret and the Enchanted Throne for young teens, available from Amazon, and also 'An English Lady in Cordova - the Alternative Guide' which tells of my experiences (both humorous and harrowing) of living in Cordoba and later on, in the countryside location of Posadas. I describe the culture, history, geography and emblematic sites of Cordova, Posadas, the neighbouring villages and local Sierra — (hence the ‘alternative guide’ bit!)
My blogs talk about my experiences here, my day-to-day life, and also include poetry, quotes, literature, art, photos, nature, and thoughts and reflections. (In other words, it’s a bit of a pot pourri, but unfortunately, I still haven’t learnt how to house these categories into the different pages that appear in the menu!)
I do hope you enjoy reading my blogs, and I welcome your comments and questions, as I love to interact with people.
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7 comentarios sobre “Caterpillars, Cordovan roof tiles and Wordsworth’s daffodils”
That’s so beautiful! I did get an odd picture of you holding a paint brush in the one hand painting away, while flicking caterpillars was the other hand… 😂
I seemed to miss this. I love spring flowers, as they herald the approach of the longer days and more flowery delights to come. Strangely, there is an exhibitor at the Chelsea Flower Show (3rd week in May) that shows daffodils there. They are totally out of place and fail to evoke anything like the response that they do in March. I do love that poem by Wordsworth. I know it’s a bit over used but that’s because it’s so perfect. That last verse is just bliss.
Your tile is so pretty and I feel your frustration with the caterpillars – sigh. 🙂
Thank you Lisa. I have now graduated onto irises as they are blooming profusely now. As for the caterpillars, well, there are hardly any left now, but there are lots of lovely butterflies instead, so it was worth it!
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That’s so beautiful! I did get an odd picture of you holding a paint brush in the one hand painting away, while flicking caterpillars was the other hand… 😂
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Thank you. Yes, it was a bit like that as I could spy them from afar! 😅
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😂😂
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Beautiful blog
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Thank you very much! The caterpillars have now turned into beautiful butterflies. Your blogs are very interesting too.
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I seemed to miss this. I love spring flowers, as they herald the approach of the longer days and more flowery delights to come. Strangely, there is an exhibitor at the Chelsea Flower Show (3rd week in May) that shows daffodils there. They are totally out of place and fail to evoke anything like the response that they do in March. I do love that poem by Wordsworth. I know it’s a bit over used but that’s because it’s so perfect. That last verse is just bliss.
Your tile is so pretty and I feel your frustration with the caterpillars – sigh. 🙂
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Thank you Lisa. I have now graduated onto irises as they are blooming profusely now. As for the caterpillars, well, there are hardly any left now, but there are lots of lovely butterflies instead, so it was worth it!
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