wetlands
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In transit
We’re back on European ground. My body might be physically here, but my soul is still catching up and somewhere between the continents in limbo. Funny, I have moved so many times in my live, lived on almost all continents… Continue reading
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Flor de Arroyo
Today, my father would have turned 89 years old. He loved this farm, even though it was not his and he had no connections to Uruguay except through my mom. He saw a value in preserving family heirloom, something he… Continue reading
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Apparently, floodplains aren’t wetlands…
Sorry for my silence. Things have been quite hectic since the wedding with way too much work, closing of the H2020 project WATERAGRI, emotional good-byes at the wee hours in my morning while I was giving closing webinars and presentations… Continue reading
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Floods are for floodplains
(The Rio San José from the Valdés bridge about 10-15 kms upstream from our farm on Saturday 16 March 2024. There was little room left between the bridge and the water.) I have been wanting to write this blog for… Continue reading
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Of water and wetlands
In principle, we have water. But we had to send Maria, our long-standing helping hand in the neighbourhood, down the water well to stick the pipe in the right place. The pump was sucking sand rather than water. With only… Continue reading
Tamara Avellán 