These are the commons, owned by no man where the resources are shared equally within the community.
Just like the ecology itself there are no boundaries and no artificial lines between the life forms.
So here it sits under the fierce Andalucián summer sun as it has for thousands of years. A co-evolution of man, beast and plant.
With each passing year in this long tale, each becomes more like the other until finally all that remains is the Dehesa itself.
Yet at the same time this ecological mutualism provides riches for all.
It is some say, the greatest example of man and nature working together.
It is a place where beauty and abundance go hand in hand.
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Photo: The Dehesa from Las Cabrerizas. Courtesy of the author.