Flock of Cranes
What is Spain’s national bird? The crane.
That clever bit of wordplay is not my own, but from a participant in a college alumni trip (it sounds like Duane but for some reason I think it was someone else). The alumni trip was some years ago, in the middle of the construction boom. When that boom went bust, the cranes disappeared, much to the dismay of many.
But now….. the cranes are returning. The flock shown above is in north Madrid, an area laid out for housing at least eight years ago, but only now being built.
Whether or not this is really and truly a sign of economic recovery is still a very large question mark in the minds of many. But for now at least we can view flocks and flocks of the national bird.
Oh joy.