Mediterranean
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Tiles
I have always been rather taken with these symmetrical patterned tiles. I first became aware of them in Morocco, so initially thought of them as “Moroccan” tiles, but then I saw them in Spain as well, so switched to the adjective “Moorish”. More recently I have seen similar tiles in many other countries bordering the…
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Flamingos
I have seen flamingos several times in bird parks and zoos, but I had always understood that they were native to some far-flung and exotic continent, like Africa perhaps, or one of the Americas. So it was quite a surprise to see them in the wild on the coast near Montpelier. I know they are…

