Note – 2023-03-14 18:14
This says it all about today. Warm sunshine and a beautiful isolated mountain summit with superb views and good friends. I could have stayed here for hours enjoying the peace and tranquility.
Tag: photography
Note – 2023-03-13 15:47
Late afternoon sun on the dramatic northern faces of the Sierra Nevada. Alcazaba, Mulhacen, Veleta and Puntal de la Caldera looking spectacular. This is definitely "alpine" terrain, even in this relat...
Note – 2023-03-13 07:49
Yesterday afternoon the mountains called & I just had to go up into their lofty realms to spend a couple of hours in their exalted company watching the shadows lengthen & colours deepen. Time to escap...
Note – 2023-03-13 07:48
Eventually the light faded and the sun dropped low over the Vega de Granada. The last rays of light left the summits of the Sierra Nevada. Soul refreshed, it was time to head home. 2/2
Note – 2023-03-12 09:14
Oh what a beautiful morning. Have a great Sunday you Mastodon tooters! Image of the Andalucian town of Lanjarón y the prominent cliffs opposite, called the Tajos Colorao
Note – 2023-03-11 14:56
Spring has definitely arrived in southern Spain. Even where I live, at 700 metres of altitude, it's 26c+ this afternoon. Here's an image of our Siberian Husky, Arko enjoying the dog walk this morning...
Note – 2023-03-08 08:08
The pretty village of Polopos in Andalucias' Sierra de Contraviesa hills. This village has been brought back to life after a Dutch reality TV series brought people back here. A picturesque village bei...
Note – 2023-03-08 08:01
The pretty village of Sorvilán in the Sierra de Contraviesa. Slow, sleepy Spanish life where time has seemingly stood still. Superb views south over the sea towards Morocco.
Note – 2023-03-07 16:24
Wild Women (+Jim!). A bit of a windy day in the Sierra de Contraviesa today!
Note – 2023-03-06 09:02
Delighted to finally have our Solar Hot Water system installed. Together with our solar panels we can now produce about 95% of our annual electricity needs.
Note – 2023-02-28 17:42
The illusion in a photograph. The top 3rd of the image shows the Sierra Nevada which rise some 3000m above the plains of Guadix (marked by the obvious horizontal line). The bottom 2/3rds of the image...
Note – 2023-02-28 16:40
Last of the evening sun illuminates the torn, twisted and chaotic upheaval that comprises the Desierto del Gorafe. In the distance, the snow capped peaks of the Sierra de Cazorla.
Note – 2023-02-28 16:22
Alcazaba (3371m) and Mulhacen (3482m) looking glorious late yesterday afternoon from the A92 Motorway north of Granada
Note – 2023-02-26 09:09
"To Blog or Not To Blog", that is the Question? (a grumpy thread) 1/7 Writing blogs seems to be more and more a thing from the past, I guess partly due to the expanded influence of Social Media and ev...
To Blog or Not To Blog, that is the Question?
Some thoughts on why I write blogs and will continue to write blogs, even if nobody reads them!
Note – 2023-02-23 14:21
Usually when I point my camera at Arko he turns around and shows me his backside. Either that or pulls a funny face. Today he must have seen something of interest over my right shoulder as I managed t...
Note – 2023-02-22 18:07
Eerie sunset tonight in Lanjaron, partly due to the Sahara dust still lurking about
Note – 2023-02-22 10:00
Some beautiful and somewhat lonely trees highlighted by the low winter sun's rays
Note – 2023-02-21 19:05
Exploratory day hike today and all within a short drive from home. This range of mountains lies between Lentegi and Albuñuelas, a complicated mass of peaks, ridges, deep valleys and dry ramblas. Mostl...
Note – 2023-02-16 16:46
Lovely walk with Chris Stewart and his group today visiting the quiet villages of Sorvilan and Polopos in the Sierra de Contraviesa. Sea, sun, colour and good banter. Recommended to do this beautiful...