Mallorca My highlights – Part One: The First Year
A big move is in progress. The Daily Norm has one gelatinous leg in its new London home, and the other floating somewhere in transit as we await the delivery of all the possessions – and post importantly the computer – which makes writing of The Daily Norm a regular possibility. So excuses are sought from all readers for the temporary scarcity of posts. But at the same time, as any self respected blogger, I don’t want to lose this moment to reflect upon the magnitude of this change, nor to miss the opportunity to look back on my time in Mallorca. For two short years it may only have been, but those 27ish months provided a lifetime of unforgettable experiences for which I am so grateful.













So in the next two posts, I plan to reflect back upon those two years, doing so by way of the medium of my photos which is surely the best way of reliving the memories. For the mere process of selecting these photos for part one of these posts – the first year of my Mallorca experience – demonstrated with such potency what an incredible time we had. The colours alone speak of a thousand moments, of all those sunsets and sunny days and spring flowers and autumn leaves. The incredible mountains and the craggy coast, the windmills and the sheep and the little shops of Palma’s Casco Antiguo. All goes in the mix as I reflect on my first of two years in Mallorca – two years which can be very easily labelled the best in my life. So far.
- Almond blossom season
- The stunning beauty of the Malloquin countryside
- Traditional craftsmanship
- The coast near Valldemossa
- Old Town fountain, Palma
- Sun through the reeds, Andratx
- Formentor
- Skyline, Palma old town
- Turquoise seas
- Pollensa Bay
- No photos! Mallorca produce for sale
- Portixol
- Christmas light delight
- Dominik, the explorer
- Fountain, Passeig del Born
- Refracted colour
- The mighty scale of the mountains
- The church at Pollensa
- Deia at sunset
- Ducks at sunset
- Yachts in Palma
- Valldemossa
- The beach at Formentor
- Soller’s famous lemons
- Sa Foradada, Deia
- Church doorway, Palma
- Ripened winter oranges
- The graveyard at Deia
- Cemetery tiles
- Wine harvest
- Sa Foradada
- The Cala Deia
- Another incredible sunset
- Robert Graves’ house
- Grape harvest
- The monastery of San Francesc
- Mallorca “lenguas” in production
- Cala Figuera
- Alfabia Gardens
- Sunset over Palma old town
- The palms of Palma
- Day of the Dead
- Palma’s resident swan
- Breakfast at the Son Viscos, Valldemossa
- Colour contrast
- The bay of S’Estaca
- Easter parades
- Mountain resident
- First days
- Miramar monastery
- Lilies in shadow
- Mallorca’s famous windmills
- The Cala Deia in summer
- The freshest produce
- Easter parades
- Rippled water
- The gardens at Alfabia, Soller
- Sunshine in Deia
- Palma’s enchanting old town
- 2 days before Christmas
- Porto Colom
- Palma’s City of the Dead
- Turquoise perfection
- Old town basket shopping
- Tramuntana locals
- Palms by sunset
- The best sweet shop
- The Church of San Francesc
- Autumn arrives
- The beach at Palma
- The Baños Arabes
- Mountain Valleys
- Beyond repair, Palma
- Old town reflection
- The Caves of Drach
- Biniaraix
- Olive terraces
- Valldemossa street
- Flowers, Deia
- Awaiting his owner at S’Estaca
- The stunning landscape of Formentor
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I see it, the good experience, it will grow over time. It’s the same for me in reverse, all the places will be memories not to forget. Good luck with the move.