The ancient threshing patch located in the middle of our olive grove is a benchmark of the seasons. In March [above], the grass sodden by winter is flattened… April [above] and there is lush new grass with a splash of red poppies… July [above] and the summer heat is rising and the green is now tined with golden grass… August [above] and the threshing patch is golden and parched, like the earth surrounding it. No rain since February… In October [above] the grass is now shoulder-high, sprinkled with yellow autumn wildflowers… November [above] and the leaves are golden on the trees. Pablo has burnt the grass from the threshing patch to allow it to renew for the new season. Next spring we expect an abundance of wildflowers here.
5 to remember
reseco/a – parched
de alrededor – surrounding
a la altura del hombro – shoulder-high
ha quemado – has burnt
una abundancia – an abundance

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