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Came across some Pine Tree Honeydew whilst walking in the forests of the Sierra Nevada last week.
Honeydew is a sugary liquid that some small insects secrete as they feed on the sap of certain trees, including pine trees. Honeybees collect these sweet secretions and process them into dark-colored, full-flavored honeydew honey. Pine honey is highly prized in some European and Asian countries for its reputed healing properties and culinary value.
Came across this spring yesterday with remarkable cooling properties. The Fuente de Corcuela at Moclin. I suspect originally built by it's wonderfully creative Arabic originators. It might have been 30c+ in the sun but on entering this area we were met by lovely cool air, generated partly by the shade but also by the water circulating through and away to lower regions. A wonderful spot and worth a visit if you are visiting the Granada area.
Yesterday we hiked the Ruta Gollizno at Moclin. A beautiful descent into a dramatic gorge with rope bridges and a heavily vegetated (cool!) river valley, followed by a tough ascent in the afternoon heat back up to the town. The cold beers afterwards were most welcome!
#hiking #walking #spain #andalucia #landscapephotography #landscape #photography
Morning everybody, it maybe #waterfallwednesday but here is a waterfall that I encountered two days ago. It's the Tajo Cortes with the Rio Bermejo waters flowing down. A spectacular setting on the edge of Spain's Sierra Nevada National Park.
#waterfall #water #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #Spain
Yesterday's saunter with a group of aspirant writers linking up the GR240 and the Rio Bermejo. Lovely day, beautiful weather and perfect temperatures for hiking.
#hiking #SierraNevada #landscapephotography #landscape #Spain #walking
#photography
Saw these little beauties up in the high Sierra Nevada today. Gentians (Gentiana sierrae), enjoying life by a mountain stream. Endemic to the Sierra Nevada, they grow between 1800m to 3200m). Always a welcome sight in the spring.
I love these village "fuentes" you find in the villages of the Alpujarra in rural Spain. Built in times long gone by. You just can't beat the sound of running water, especially in these difficult times.
The quiet and quaint little village of Ferreirola in the Alpujarras, this morning, as the initial rays of the sun arrive. Just stunning!
5am and the moon was shining brightly. Just had to get out of bed, grab my wife's camera/lens and take a quick handheld shot.
Going to be a nice sunset tonight in the Alpujarras. Goodnight from the town of Lanjarón, south of Granada
Beautiful morning here in #Lanjaron. Here's a view from our dog walk showing the valley of the Rio Lanjarón leading up into the Sierra Nevada and the Ermita Tajo de la Cruz on the hill to the right. Have a great Friday!
#hiking #Spain #walking #Andalucia #landscape #landscapephotography
Queen Boudica (Boadicea) of the Iceni was my 66th Grandmother!
Yes, it's true! I came from Granny Boadicea. My 66th Grandmother in fact. Here is the research done by my father establishing that. Thanks Dad.
The family tree (see link) also includes such illustrious names as:
Alfred (Ælfrēd) "The Great" WESSEX King of England (871-899) (849 - 901)
and unfortunately
Baldrick ie Balderich (Baldric) Teutonicus de COURCY (970 - 1018)
https://elperronegro.com/queen-boudica-iceni-was-my-grandmother/
Took a punt on the €75 TTArtisans 25mm f2 APS-C lens. (37.5mm full frame equivalent). Very cheap and with some obvious weaknesses, especially corner sharpness at f2, but in general for the price paid the lens doesn't do a bad job. Best of all the weight is under 200 grams which all helps my ageing legs when walking up hills!
Relaxing and enjoying lunch on the summit of Chullo 2612m today. We climbed this from the Puerto de la Ragua, traversing the peak from north to south. In the distance there is still snow on the summit of mainland Spain's highest peak, Mulhacén 3482m
#hiking #walking #spain #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains
I had to work this morning. Yes the dreaded "W" word!🤣
We did a couple of short routes ... the Ruta Pavilla at Nigüelas followed by the stunning Cascada Alcázar at Conchar (photo beow). You can easily fit both routes into a full morning's walk.
Arko enjoying his dog walk in the cool morning air before the sun comes up
Hiking the "Sendero de Pavilla" above the Andalucian town of Nigüelas. A short, but high quality route, on aerial walkways above the valley and alongside irrigation channels
#Spain #Hiking #Walking #Landscape #photography #landscapephotography
Village scenes, Nigüelas, Andalucia
I owe my existence today to the Anzacs. In early October 1917 my grandfather was trapped in a shell hole at the 3rd Battle of Passchendaele, (Poekapelle) Ypres. He had been there under fire from machine guns on the Bellvue Spur for 3 days and had developed severe trench foot. He was relieved by the II Anzac Corps and was able to crawl the 4 miles back to an Aid Station where he received aid and was repatriated to the UK. Without the Anzacs, he's probably still be there 🙏
"Acequias" flowing freely this morning. Don't think it will be long before they start to dry up though. Love the way the light has created small rainbows to the left of the falls.
The drought this year in Spain will be bad, I mean very bad. Water will be like liquid gold and as scarce as rocking horse crap. So, we decided to turn our swimming pool into a greenhouse instead. We are not particularly water babies, so thankfully don't use our pool. It's a small area, easily maintained, safe from winds and easy to water.
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I've never got into "Reddit". For some reason it never appealed and I left well alone. But, once I saw that there was an #ActivityPub alternative called Lemmy, I dived right in. Got to say, I'm enjoying the experience and finding it interesting.
So now I am on #Mastodon, #Pixelfed, #Lemmy & #Mobilizon. What other ActivityPub software would anybody recommend I have a look at?
A section of the GR142 long distance path through the Alpujarras this morning. And what a morning it is. Have a great weekend everybody.
#Alpujarras #Spain #Hiking #Walking #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
Back to Motril to pick up some new mountain sunglasses I had ordered as I sat on the last ones! Still, it's not a chore when you pass such lovely city scenes
Been on a city trip today. I like Motril. Laid back, friendly, great tapas bars and some beautiful walks and sights, such as Las Palmeras, Santuario Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza and Parque de los Pueblos de América
#Spain #Andalucia #cityscape #streetphotography #street #trees
Scenes from the Good Friday dog walk
#hiking #spain #andalucia #easter #walking #landscape #landscapephotography #dogsofmastodon
Ermita del Tajo de la Cruz, Lanjarón
"The Hole in the Wall Gang", bandidas inglesas a Piedra de los Pajaros hoy 😀
And it's so nice to see the irrigation channels running full blast this morning. The dogs loved it!
The cooler air made for stunningly clear views this morning from the dog walk
#lanjaron #spain #andalucia #landscape #landscapephotography
No mountains for me this weekend, sadly. I'm putting my amateur developer head on & rebuilding my local walking club website. Originally was a Ghost site, I converted it to MD files & imported to @eleventy & used simplecss.org for easy styling. No Javascript. The usual post build production (html-min etc) gave me this result on Lighthouse. More than pleased with the day's work! Clean & functional, no frills, as you'd expect from this combination.
I have to admit that I am fascinated by snow tunnels. One glance inside opens up another world, almost other worldly. A world that has laid dormant and asleep for months. Strange colours and textures line the walls, insects stir, green shoots appear and the air is filled with the sound of running water. Life is returning. I did tell you I like them. Didn't I? 😂
Good morning Tooters! The head belongs to our cat, "Sweep". She is the most "cat-like" of our cats. Here, seen snuggled up to her sister. Difficult to tell which body belongs to which 😂
Today, with no great expectations, we went in search of a thin ribbon of snow that would lead to the summit of Caballo 3009m. Sad to say, that did not exist. After 20 years of enjoying superb winters here, this winter is definitely the worst. In earlier years I have skied this slope in mid-May, but today end of March 2023, it's like June. Anyway, any day out on the hills is good & this area of the Sierra Nevada is so wild & unspoiled.
Just made my first major change to Open Street Map when, a few days ago, I came across a marked hiking path in the Sierra Nevada that was in fact a shallow dry watercourse with no sign of passage that led to some steep and difficult terrain to descend. Hope I've put it through OK on the edits.
The eastern Sierra Nevada west of Puerta de la Ragua provides high, rolling mountain country. Morron del Hornillo (2377m) and Morron Sanjuanero (2609m) are moderate objectives for a day hike but we made it a little more interesting by coming down SE of the summit to join the Trans Sierra Nevada cycle track.
#SierraNevada #Spain #Hiking #Walking #landscape #landscapephotography
Sometimes going off the beaten track can land you in some incredible situations. Of course, you have to be prepared for rough terrain and going pathless isn't for everybody, but do it, take it in, embrace it and enjoy it! You see the Sierra Nevada how it used to be. Wild, untamed and natural. We left no trace
#Spain #SierraNevada #Hiking #Walking #landscapephotography #landscape
I think they enjoyed today's hike into the high mountains!
I was a bit too late to capture tonight's "Parade of the Planets" but a beautiful sky nonetheless. The bright planet must be "Venus" I guess.
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/rare-sky-event-parade-of-planets-2023
Short video: Scrambling down the west ridge of the Peñon de la Mata. To the south the snow clad Sierra Nevada mountains and to the west the outskirts of the city of Granada
Warm morning walk today along the "acequias" (irrigation channels) above Lanjarón. Earned the cold beer afterwards!
#Walking #Hiking #Spain #Andalucia #Landscape #landscapephotography
A year ago today the Sahara Dust arrived (Calima). The whole of the south of Spain was affected. Our town Lanjarón, was turned dirty orange, almost like a Sci-Fi movie. After a week we were left with houses, cars and trees covered in a dirty brown dusty mud. That legacy still remains in many parts of towns and villages.
Instead of re-painting our house white we painted it "Sahara Dust" colour in case it returns. Lazy aren't we? 😂
End of another glorious day. Night all you Tooters!
#Sunsets #sunset #Spain #Andalucia #Lanjaron #Alpujarra #photography
Loved this frontage to a house in the village of Izbor, Andalucia. Despite being covered with remnants of the Autumn's Sahara Dust storm (Calima) the owner has decorated with plants in beautiful ceramic vases.
Memories from the past: 17th July 1983 and my first time on the summit of Mont Blanc 4807 metres. Couldn't see a thing! Love the cheap "scout shop" waterproofs and the lack of helmets and harnesses. Joined together by a simple bowline around the waist. Our ice axes were cheap, old and wooden with a small, straight pick. We survived though, possibly because summer alpine snow conditions were safer than these days. Good times.
#Alps #Alpinism #Memories #Chamonix #Mountaineering #Mountains
A beautiful hike today, closer to home and at lower level. From the Beznar dam down the Rio Izbor to the village of Izbor and then back uphill for a couple of cold beers in Pinos de Valle. Part of this route forms the long distance path called "Ruta Boabdil", in the Lecrin Valley area, south of Granada
#Hiking #Spain #Andalucia #Walking #Landscape #landscapephotography
Sat in the middle of the road eating our lunch under the shade of the olive and lemon trees.
Been out hiking this afternoon in a new area (for me). The Sierra Arana north of Granada has some superb, quiet mountain and forest scenery.
#Spain #Mountains #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #hiking #walking
