Beautiful late afternoon hazy sunshine highlighting the rooftops of Lanjarón in Granada province.
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I hate colds/flu, especially those coughing fits that seem to last for weeks. Got infected by a hiking visitor from Plague Island during the week. I should have known better. That's written this weekend off for me then 😤 😭.
All those heading for the hills this weekend, enjoy yourself and I look forward to seeing the snaps from my perch in front of the TV.
Playing around with GotoSocial on a VPS. Love the idea of a simple, self hosted, low resource entryway into the ActivityPub Fediverse.
We've bitten the bullet and decided to spend at least all of next November in El Chalten, Patagonia. Mountains, glaciers, photography & wildlife for at least 4 glorious weeks!
Exploring the quiet Toril valley in the Sierra Nevada yesterday. A moody day with cloud over the snow covered peaks but some spells of sunshine pushing through during the afternoon.
The head of the Toril Valley is a magnificent and dramatic place presenting a wall of snow covered mountains disappearing into the clouds.
Access was via Capileira and Cebadilla. 13km and 700m ascent.
Thanks to my mate Ian Tupman who, on the 10th anniversary of the trip, has just re-edited some footage from our Patagonia Expedition in 2014. Additional footage, photos and a new soundtrack.
He's probably just cost me upwards of €5000 as I shall have to return now 😤.
Seriously, superb images that brought back some of the finest memories of my mountain life. Music combined nicely with the footage. Thanks for that Ian
View from the morning dog walk. Snow from 2700 metres upwards on the south side of Cerro de Caballo, Sierra Nevada
We collected 240kg of olives from our land over the past couple of days. Today came the exciting part when we took them down to the local mill.
Here they do the first press of the olives and in return we receive back our very own oil. 40 litres of thick, dark green extra virgin olive oil. No money changes hands. Olives for oil.
A friend just sent me this short video from her house in the centre of Malaga.
Storm clouds are rolling in and heading this way.
Sometimes I despair of the human race. Friends of mine have a small B&B in the hills above us. They provide a homely service so the apartment has full drinks cabinet & honesty box for people to leave money.
A weathy couple of Realtors drank €38 & then left €6. When asked politely for the remaining balance response was...
"Write the balance off as a learning experience. Next time present a bill in a timely manner. Get yourself organized and focused."
Hangs head in disbelief!
Not quite a blue sky day with some afternoon clouds building. Tomorrow we are on alert for rain. Much needed still despite the tragic events of Valencia
Earlier this year we planted two small apple trees (Royal Gala & Pink Lady) and have religiously made sure they have been well supplied by water throughout the summer. Very satisfying today to be able pick and enjoy a tasty Pink Lady although it's this obly one so far. Early days
Glorious sunset tonight in Lanjarón, Alpujarras.
@khusky and I have been collecting olives today. We collect by hand rather than hit the branches with sticks or use machinery. It takes much longer and is not as efficient but in a funny sort of way is quite meditative and rewarding. 60kg collected so far and maybe another 150kg+ to go.
Lunch with a view!
One of my favorite hikes in the northern Sierra Nevada reaches the Cortijos del Hornillo from the Vereda de la Estrella. From here the north faces of the Sierra Nevada look like something from the Alps, Rockies or Himalaya. Have to pinch myself sometimes that this is indeed southern Spain. These spectacular views are the main reason I came out here nearly 22 years ago.
Heading up the Vereda de Estrella trail on yesterday's hike. This is a wonderful walk, especially with the autumn colors and when the northern faces of Alcazaba 3371m and Mulhacén 3482m have snow on them.
Yesterday I had a little fun on a hike with a manual focus TTArtisan lens (F2/25mm APSC). This was a very cheap lens (€75!). Aperture and focus set manually via the lens.
When you are used to auto focus lenses it's a bit strange at first but I think I got the hang of it by the end. Images and descriptions below.
Ruta de Pavilla - a short but spectacular hike from Niguelas
Topical photo for and .
A scary looking cat called Sooty who is actually a nice cat and not a vampire. Just caught on an off day 🤣
