Oranges & Lemons

I have to confess that I really wasn’t looking forward to the time we thought about spending in Spain. I have always adored France and since we bought the caravan and have toured a little bit in the UK I have been pleasantly surprised how lovely good old Blighty is.

Well I’m about to take back whatever negative things I thought about Spain.

I have been amazed at the beauty of the scenery……mountains, plateaus, hills and valleys. I know most things look so much better in the sunshine, and I must admit the warmth certainly does help, but apart from the odd built up coastal resort, which we are keeping away from, what we’ve seen of Spain so far has been outstanding. Where I thought we would only see industrial areas and high rise, there has been acre upon acre of lemon, orange and olive groves, not to mention the odd vineyard. It is so strange to cycle past trees growing oranges and lemons.

You know when it’s an olive grove because there is either grass growing under the trees or green netting has been placed under each tree to catch the olives as they fall.

We even saw a farmer going to town on his horse and cart the other day, and then further on outside a camp site we had gone to look at, there was a shepherd with his sheep slowly moving along the road, letting the sheep graze as they wanted while he watched and waited with his dog.

I know I’m possibly making it sound romantic, but it’s not the ‘romance’ of this life that gets me excited. It’s the no rushing or hurrying. Taking every moment that comes and using it to enjoy it, instead of moving on to the next thing in case it’s better, or more important than now.

For all of us, nothing is more important than now! That’s all we’ve got, so let’s enjoy it.
J x