Green Andalusia. Jimena de la Frontera

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The adventure begins close to home, if you are willing to walk and open your eyes. Right now, southern Andalusia is as green as I have not seen it in 20 years, unknown plants sprouting everywhere, maybe it is just weeds, but I love it. Of course, these storms are a challenge for our poorly isolated houses, but at least we will have water next summer and maybe the next after that.

Tourists keep coming here to have fun (understandable) without thinking about the consequences of the tourism industry for our environment and for us.
So let's enjoy the green fields and weeds now, before the sun turns everything yellow again. And tourists are allowed to splash around in their hotel pools while we are not allowed to water our plants.

#JimenaDeLaFrontera #Cádiz #Andalusia #rain

Blue River Hozgarganta near Jimena de la Frontera

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