Audition to be a GIF
Sooty auditioned to be a GIF! We've had some crazy winds, again, in Lanjaron, we recorded 70kph in the early hours of today.
A new dog walk
A beautiful new dog walk today, high above Lanjaron passing gushing water "acequias", with extensive views to the coast.
Trips to the wild and windswept Patagonian Icefield
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Debilitating effects of Snowblindness, a personal experience
My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap
Deliverance (The Sequel) - In The Wilderness No One Can Hear You Scream
So there we were. A nice warm day, no clouds. What to do? So why not try that flat topped mountain that we can just see from our house that's in an unknown and remote location?
The day Griffon Vultures came to town
I went to check on the Lanjaron 7 this morning after shopping. Turns out they were the Lanjaron 20 or so!
Rita brought home a sachet of poison
Why do people use poison 😡 First day back at home after our Gibraltar trip and the morning has been spent at the vets with Rita. After this mornings walk, she proudly presented us with this bag of poi...
JJ Juan Jabali
To the bastard who killed my JJ, hacked his head off to take home as a trophy, and left his body to rot. I hope you die a slow and painful death. You are not welcome on my land or any of my neighbours...
A walk through a cork oak forest
Laura and I decided to go for a walk yesterday. She had recently been in this area and I said I would like to see the freshly harvested cork oak trees as I had never seen them.
Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016
The expedition was beset by unsettled weather and enforced route changes due to unseasonal warm weather.
Out of my comfort zone and onto the NW ridge of Tozal del Cartujo
This is my version of a day scrambling I had in the Sierra Nevada on the NW ridge of Tozal del Cartujo. Thankfully I was in the competent company of Richard, Felipe and Andrew, who all helped to keep me calm, make me laugh and make me feel confident.
I got married
Actually I've been married a month now. Richard and I ran off to Gibraltar and got married on 30th June
What night time visitors do we get in the garden?
Have you ever wondered what night time visitors you get in your garden? Well I did, I know we have them, they leave evidence behind, some more so than others! So I set up a camera trap that I'm lucky to have and hope never to have stolen.
How fragile life is
A poppy seems, to me, a good example of how fragile life is. I photographed these beautiful poppies in the morning, a few hours later they were gone, gone for good.
Sunset - the ever changing colours of the sky over Lanjaron
As you know living here in the Alpujarras, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, we are often treated to spectacular sunsets over Lanjaron
A trip to Penon de la Mata
We had a recent trip to Penon de la Mata in the Sierra de Huetor north of Granada. From here you get spectacular views of the Sierra Nevada.
Macro - Wasp
I love getting up close and seeing a completely different world. Today's post is of a wasp!