Now here are a few photos of Khumbu when he was allowed to run free. It wasn’t until we put the photos on the computer that we could see the crazy facial expressions from Khumbu. They will make you laugh. This is not a daft one but a nice one of Khumbu and Bruno together [...]
Bird watching with birdwatchalpujarras.com
News, Trip reports
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May 302009
Mum and Dad came for a week long visit and on one of their days visiting we took them on a half day birdwatch trip with bridwatchalpujarras.com run by Ian and Steve. They are a fairly new company that have set up their birdwatching tours base in our spa town of Lanjaron. We met at [...]
May 302009
Here are a few nice photos of Khumbu (Siberian Husky) and his best friend Bruno (Leonberger) on the day they played in the acequia. Bruno showing off his big tongue. Khumbu running free off the lead A happy bouncing Khumbu
May 302009
An acequia is a community operated waterway and most were established more than 200 years ago. The Arabs brought the technology to Spain during their occupation. The acequia is how we irrigate our land and is a source of great entertainment for our dogs. Our water comes from the snows in the Sierra Nevada and [...]
The first cauliflower
Garden
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May 302009
This a picture of my first ever home grown cauliflower, at least it turned out to be one this year and not a cabbage!! I have now harvested it and it shall be eaten tonight, fingers crossed it tastes as good as it looks.
Nosed grasshopper – Acrida Hungarica
Nature
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May 302009
So again whilst out walking this little insect jumped in front of me, now when I looked at it I thought it was some sort of stick insect but it turns out its a Acrida hungarica, nosed grasshopper to you and me, identified by the knowledgeable people on the Iberian Nature Forum!! Cute and strange [...]
Opium Poppy (Papaver somnifera)
Nature
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May 302009
Whilst out walking recently I came accross these pretty poppys. I took some pictures, got them identified yet again by the forum I use and it turns out that they are a type of opium poppy!!
May 302009
We had a particulary dark night a few evenings ago and there were lots of moths fluttering about, even the gecko was getting a feast. I took some pictures and got them identified by the helpful forum that I go on Iberian Nature Forum. They are not the moths that im used to that are [...]
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the bite of a sandfly. When the sandfly bites the parasite is passed on to the dog. It attacks the immune system which leaves the dog unable to fight infections and disease’s as well as a healthy one. The maximum risk of infection in our part of Spain is [...]
May 242009
Unfortunately I am writting about some very sad news. Our lovely black labrador Rocky lost his fight against canine leishmaniosis. This is an awful cruel disease which I hope they find a cure for very soon. Although I had only been in Rockys life for 3 years he knew me as his mum, we had [...]
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