After months of drought we had some heavy showers yesterday evening. The rain was very welcome as the two reservoirs which collect water from the Rio Toba to supply us and the neighbouring fincas are at a very low level. The olives which are ripening on our trees need water at this time of year to plump them up, otherwise they will shrivel to nothing. Here is a photo of this year’s crop taken this morning. Next month we will select some of the best olives for preserving and in November we will start to harvest the rest for oil.
We heard that there had been some early snow on the Sierra Nevada so this morning, which was beautifully clear, we walked up the mountain track behind our house until we reached an altitude where the Sierra Nevada comes into view. We were hoping to get some photos of the snow-clad peaks, but unfortunately the snow had already melted. Nevertheless the view was beautiful, as you can see from the photo.
At least this year we have so far escaped the terrible storms we experienced in September in 2006 and 2007. A storm reminiscent of these inspired the climax of my children’s book The Wise Old Boar (see www.margaretmerry.wordpress.com). Jaen, the next province, north of Granada, has not been so lucky. After heavy rains, there were severe floods there last night which caused two fatalities. The film of this on the news this morning was horrifying.
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