We made a picnic lunch for a group of American foodies organized by Teresa Parker and Paul Richardson of Spanish Journeys http://spanishjourneys.com/
The group of 10 arrived in a very swish bus and we made ourselves comfortable at the holm oak copse of the barn, it was a perfect spring day with all the wild flowers waving in a light breeze, sunlight filtering through the trees, lots of lovely food made by us and wine provided by Paul from the bodega of Anders Vinding- Diers, Mirabel......delicious!!
The group were charming, mainly from the east coast area, lots of interesting chat and one can only marvel at their amazing itinerary, following the picnic they were off to Caceres to stay at the Atrio hotel and enjoy the taster menu of the restaurant, lucky them!
www.https://restauranteatrio.com
It's been a wet spring so far which means some damp and misty walks but also glorious wild flowers, not only some which we didn't see last year but also growing in rich profusion and a particular intensity of colour.
Lucy and I created a new painting when it was too wet to walk, inspired by our dark and starry nights, it's called.... La madre de las estrellas. The gold leaf was a challenge!
Maybe we will do one for every season.
Here are some random shots of the flowers shooting up every day on the finca.....
The oak trees in the sierra are still bare despite the countryside flourishing around them
