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© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Sa Mesquida—The view from the old casemate. This bunker dates from the Spanish Civil War. It is so small and cramped, one had to crawl inside and lay on the belly while observing and defending the bay. I did the same to get this shot :) More confining on black: press Z (or click the photo :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Sa Mesquida. Softer on black: press Z (or click the photo :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Pedreres de s'Hostal—Pedrera de l'Amfiteatre (S'Hostal Quarries—Amphitheatre Quarry). So called because cultural events are being staged here regularly. And this concludes my little series about these quarries. If you are interested, see the official website: lithica.es/en . The pages are available in Catalan, Spanish/Castilian, English, and French. More entertaining on black: press Z (or click the photo :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Pedreres de s'Hostal—Pedrera del Laberint (S'Hostal Quarries—Labyrinth Quarry). The photo on the left was taken from the "balcony" shown on top of the photo on the right (and on the enlarged background behind it). Both pictures were taken a couple of hours apart, hence the different colors. More tortuous on black: press Z (or click the photo :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Pedreres de s'Hostal— in the foreground, Pedrera del Trencador (Quarryman's Quarry); the person in the middle of the picture is going to another section of these quarries, the Pedrera del Laberint (Labyrinth Quarry). When I am in a good mood, one day, I will upload a picture of that one :) In the distance, the Cantera San Esteban . There used to be hundreds of sandstone— marés in the local vernacular—quarries on the island. Today, only three active quarries remain: the San Esteban Quarry and the Son Salord Quarry, both located in the Ciutadella municipality, and the S'Algar Quarry around Sant Lluís. The San Esteban Quarry is set to close in a couple of years and the S'Algar Quarry is also in the process of shutting down. This decline in sandstone quarrying is due to the adoption of cinder blocks in the construction industry. This information gathered at www.menorca.info/opinion/blogs/2025/03/03/2337381/menorca-isla-piedras-viento.html . Sharper on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Pedreres de s'Hostal—Pedrera del Jardí Medieval (Medieval Garden Quarry). More antique on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Pedreres de s'Hostal—Estany (S'Hostal Quarries—Pond Quarry). More holey on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: on the edge of Pedreres de s'Hostal—Pedrera Comunitat Oleo-ceratonia (S'Hostal Quarries—Carob Quarry). More historical on black: press Z (or click the photo :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Pedreres de s'Hostal—Pedrera de les Oliveros (S'Hostal Quarries—Olive Trees Quarry) More incomplete on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Punta Nati, with Elon Musk going in the wrong direction... More blundering on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Punta Nati. The lighthouse was built in 1912 after the shipwreck in 1910 of the French steamship Général Chanzy, which cost the lives of all the crew and passengers except one. The lighthouse became operational in 1913. It was inhabited until the second half of the 20th century. The structure in the foreground is one of two bunkers built during the Spanish Civil War. More enlightening on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Cala en Porter on an April late afternoon. Less crowded on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: the cliffs along Carrer de la Penya-Segat More adventurous on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. With apologies to Walter Tevis. More dilettantish on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Mahón, Menorca. More saintly on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. I bought these years ago. They didn't grow much since then, but it is the first time this year that they are blooming. Spikier on black: press Z (or click the photo :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. This is my friend Jadviga 's creation. She made it with pieces of glass that she gathered on her beloved Saulkrasti beach. She didn't give it a name, so, on this Easter Monday, I'm suggesting Hope. Apart from that, thanks to the team of Artemis II for their message, also of hope. More luminous on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. "On January 27, 2026, the Doomsday Clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its history." thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock "...nuclear war, climate change, the misuse of biotechnology, the potential threat of artificial intelligence, and other apocalyptic dangers." thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/2026-statement "The future is so bright I gotta wear shades" (Timbuk 3) More joyful on black: press Z (or click the picture :)