4 of what I think are my best recent photos

Not alot to say about these as they are self explanatory. Hope you like them. Whilst taking photos from the roof terrace of Bee Eaters all hell started in the olive tree next to me, there was thud, flapping of wings and birds scattering all over the place. I noticed a bird jump out of the [...]

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 75th Birthday

On July 6th the Dalai Lama celebrated his 75th birthday. This is a section taken from his website in the “A Brief Biography“, the website is very informative and interesting, well worth a visit. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. He [...]

Solar cooker

Harness the power of the sun, so we did, we brought a solar cooker! Its called a Sun Oven and was purchased from these people who run a very efficient site. It arrived late Wednesday evening and by the end of Thursday we had cooked Patatas a la Pobre and a whole chicken. The Patatas a la [...]

Snow climbing in June in the Sierra Nevada

Yes this has been an exceptional year in this part of the world weather wise. All the rain we had during the winter has given us plenty of snow this year. So last week we decided to go snow climbing above Lanjaron near Cerro de Caballo.  We started very early in the morning along the [...]

A 2 day crossing of the Sierra Nevada in June

This year the Sierra Nevada is different, its still covered in snow, not just a little bit of snow but metres deep amount of snow, thanks to the amount of rain that fell on Andalucia this winter. In fact Andalucia received 4 years of rain in just 3 months! So our 2 day crossing was a rather [...]

A day out with mum & dad

Mum and dad came for a weeks holiday just recently, this a report of one of our days out. Don’t forget to click on the images to enlarge them to get a better view. The plan was to drive to the village of Riofrio, walk to the birth place of the rio and have lunch. [...]

An update on the chickens

As you are aware we got chickens a few months ago (see previous post) so I thought I would give you an update on how they are getting along.  We now only have 2 left. No 3 died, not sure what of, but she is no longer with us even though I tried to nurse [...]

Scorpion! – Buthus occitanus or Buthus ibericus

So there I was minding my own business weeding away in the veggie garden, when I felt a sharp pain in my finger. I took my glove off to investigate what the problem was but noticed movement to my right. . . . .  a scorpion making a run for it! I think I had [...]

A few photos

Here are a few photo’s ive taken recently, as always click on them for a larger view.

Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools

Chickens, Mules and two old fools is the title of a book I recommend you to read. The book was written by Victoria Twead and was awarded the HarperCollins Authonomy ‘Gold Star’. It is an interesting and hilarious read about life here in rural Spain. It seems every rural town/village has its characters, I know ours does, [...]