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56 | Gazette Life | February 2026GAZETTE | LIVINGIsabelle D.G sees how the winter rains make Lanzarote transform itself and put on a bright, fresh new green costume for carnival season. This February, the north of Lanzarote feels almost disguised %u2014 as if nature itself has joined Carnival.The hills around Har%u00eda and M%u00e1guez have swapped their usual volcanic browns for a lush green costume, shimmering after weeks of generous rain. Locals say they haven%u2019t seen such colour in years, and even the goats seem uncertain what%u2019s happened, tiptoeing through fields that look suspiciously Irish in tone. At Roper Properties, the phones have barely stopped ringing, though not because everyone suddenly wants to move north. January always stirs up new resolutions %u2014 fresh starts, a place under the sun, sea views %u2014dreams that are the hopeful aftermath of too much food and an overload of family togetherness.I smile, take notes, and promise to send details, all the while quietly planning my next escape into the hills. After a day of matching people with houses, I need the open air to match thoughts with silence. These days, I have company on those walks. Makan, who knows more about birds than I do about people, often comes along. His work as a falconer involves training falcons to keep the seagulls in check at the resorts %u2014 a job that sounds equal parts glamorous and chaotic. When we head out together, though, he leaves his trained flyers behind and looks instead for vultures, which - we have been told - have returned to these parts. So far, we%u2019ve had no luck, but that doesn%u2019t stop us scanning the sky waiting for divine confirmation.From Tourists to Tranquility%u2022 Electric/Manual blinds%u2022 Roller & Vertical%u2022 Venetian (Wood & Aluminium)%u2022 Roof Sails%u2022 Interior Plantation Wooden Shutters%u2022 Curtain AlterationsTHOUSANDS OF FABRICS/SAMPLES TO CHOOSE FROM.FREE HOME CONSULTATIONContact Richard or Shelley on +34 686 332 015 www.blindslanzarote.es richard@blindslanzarote.esMORE THAN 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ALL AREAS COVEREDFrom selection - installation. Always professional - we care! Blinds and curtains to suit all budgets!