Questions to Spainologists

[tominrm]

I have been in Spain many times, and I still have the following three burning questions. I have not asked the locals for fear that I may not understand the explanation.
1. What is the rectangular shape with a diagonal line in the middle with one side painted black and the other side white? There are quite a lot all over the rural area, but no one seems to know what it means. I initially assumed hunting/no, or do not enter- private property, but now I am convinced it isn't.
2. Why some houses put (usually clear) plastic bottles with full of water in front of the door? I think someone said something to the effect that reflection of sunlight through water keeps bugs out?
3. What about the empty plastic bottles put upside down on a stick of wood or iron in the garden? There are quite a few so there must be some reason for this too.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

2. Why some houses put (usually clear) plastic bottles with full of water in front of the door? I think someone said something to the effect that reflection of sunlight through water keeps bugs out?

For the dogs to raise a leg. Do not mistake it for water put out for pilgrims!!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

1. What is the rectangular shape with a diagonal line in the middle with one side painted black and the other side white? There are quite a lot all over the rural area, but no one seems to know what it means. I initially assumed hunting/no, or do not enter- private property, but now I am convinced it isn't.

Private hunting or intensive hunting (presumed to be private).

Coto privado de caza – Reserved for private hunting

Coto intensivo de caza – Reserved for intensive hunting

 

[Deleted member 3000]

3. What about the empty plastic bottles put upside down on a stick of wood or iron in the garden? There are quite a few so there must be some reason for this too.

Inexpensive scare crows.

 

[mspath]

Inexpensive scare crows.

See more here
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/whats-with-the-bottles-of-water.27805/

 

[bmcbride]

The bottle on top of the stick or pole in the garden is to protect against injury when bending over - a gardener's trick.

 

[Dsavid Keyte]

Inexpensive scare crows.

And it stops you poking your eye out when gardening