We are in a drought in some reservoirs are in single figures of their potential capacity. This past week, and this weekend, has been wet, it's been wonderful. It won't cure our drought but it will go towards helping us get through another summer. Took the dogs out during a break in the rain this morning, the rain caught up with us, we got wet, we didn't mind!
Picture of a white dog on a cliff path looking down and across the valley. On the lower right of the picture is the village of Lanjaron. Centre distance are wind turbines and hills disappearing in rain. The sky is grey and white.
This tiny wild orchid known as the Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum). The camera has taken a picture from above looking down onto the flower.
A wild orchid known as Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera). The picture is taken of the flower looking directly at it.
Wild orchid known as the Pink Butterfly Orchid (Orchis papilionacea). The picture has been taken looking directly into one of the flowers
Wild orchid known as the Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea). The picture has been taken looking directly onto the flower.
A black Carpenter bee showing the blue of his wings while feeding on the flowers of Hardenbergia violacea. The background is blurred out but adds a green colour.
Picture of an Alpine Chough pair. The plumage is glossy black with a yellow bill and red legs. The front bird is looking directly at the camera with the bird behind looking away. They are both on grey rock with snow behind them.
A close up picture of a daisy type flower. A yellow centre with many white petals around the yellow. A blurred out background.
A picture of a yellow and black bumblebee with a white bottom pollinating a flower. The bee is in the top right of the picture. The plant I believe to be Teucrium fruticans or similar!
Picture of a light blue eyed black and white husky looking at the camera with his mouth slightly open giving the impression of a smile. Just above his left ear a white dog is laying down ears pricked up also looking at the camera. Both dogs are standing in various shades of green grass with a few young olive trees above and to the right of the dogs.
A white, grey and orange brown cat, called Sweep, snuggled in a cream coloured long piled dog bed. Photo taken looking down on the scene. The bed was too small for the dogs.
The picture consists of two small Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertianum). A thick green stem holds a bunch of flowers that sort of look like human bodies with alien heads! The edge of the arms and legs are brownish blending into pale pink, some with dark pink dots, with white in the centre. Some flowers still tightly rolled up waiting for flower.
The picture shows one spike of Fan-lipped Orchid (Orchis collina). The orchid is on a slender green stem with flowers coming off in different directions. The flowers remind me of angels, they have a pink skirt with greenish pinkish wings. The centre is white. The back ground is green grass with dew drops on them, some in focus some not.
The picture consists of one taller Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertianum). A thick green stem holds a bunch of flowers that sort of look like human bodies with alien heads! The edge of the arms and legs are brownish blending into pale pink, some with dark pink dots and stripes, with white in the centre. Some flowers still tightly rolled up waiting for flower. The background is out of focus short grass.
The picture shows one spike of Sombre Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca). The background is an out of focus rock. There is a yellow green slender short stem with a handful of flowers on it. The flower shape is sort of human body shape, arms, body and legs are dark brown, purple short hair looking. The centre upward is pale whiteish blending to darker grey. All flowers are edged in yellow. The one flower looks to have a face in it! These flowers are very difficult to describe, but I hope you get an idea.
Stacked lenticular clouds in a pale blue sky above snowy mountains with lower brown mountains in front and olive trees and brown sparse ground in the forefront. Taken from a moving car.
Light blue eyed black and white husky sat staring at broccoli stalks on a white kitchen counter.
A pair of birds, Coal Tits, engaged in a fight, rolling around on the wet, snowy icy floor.
A pair of birds, Coal Tits, engaged in a fight, rolling around on the wet, snowy icy floor. A blurred shot.
A pair of birds, Coal Tits, engaged in a fight, rolling around on the wet, snowy icy floor.
A pair of birds, Coal Tits, engaged in a fight, rolling around on the wet, snowy icy floor.
Picture of a La Sportiva Nepal Evo winter mountaineering boot with the soul breaking away.
A common Kestrel just about to take off from a tree. She is on the top of the tree with a blue sky behind. She has her wings out and legs are springing her forward.
Black and white husky dog with light blue eyes walking towards the camera on a dark sandy beach. Behind is slightly blurred cane.
Two Cormorants perched on the end of wall with the dull sea behind them. One bird is looking over it's shoulder to the other behind it. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked. There is yellow skin at the base of the bill and some white. The plumage is mostly dark. The closed wings have a scaled pattern.
A small finch bird perched on a piece of cane. The bird has a red bill, long tail, and a red eye stripe. It has fine bars running through it's plumage with a white throat. This one has a pinkish flush to it underpart. The cane behind the bird is mostly blurred out.
The almost silhouette of a dog stood behind it's owner who is holding a long fishing rod and is fishing off the end of a wall. The calm grey Mediterranean sea and grey sky.
A picture showing a fin sticking out of the sea. Grey sea and various shades of grey fin
An Andean Condor perched on a rock face with a grey river below and behind. The rock face is on the right half of the picture. The bird is black and white. Mostly a black body, with white on it's wings and a white ruff around its bold black/grey head. It has a read eye.
Rita the white dog laying on a black sofa giving her best Princess Diana look. She is recovering nicely.
Arko the Black and white husky laying on the floor with Rita a white dog stood next to him. Arko was still coming round from his anaesthetic and refused to move any further. Needless to say, the car was brought to him.
White dog laying on a purple floor on a grey rug with a light blue blanket over her. She has just been given a sedative at the vets and is falling asleep.
Arko the black and white husky with pale blue eyes, comfortable back at home. He's laying on a brown dog bed which is sat on orange tiles.
White almond tree flower with pink tinges and a blue sky background.
Photo of a wildfire taken at night, yellow flames on the left and orange flames at the top and right.
Photo of a wildfire taken at night. Orange flames, lots of embers and smoke.
A grasshopper sat onto of yellow buds from a curry plant.
A picture of a male and female Woodpecker on opposite sides of a tree. The female is on the left, mostly a black bird with a quiff. She has a golden eye and red feathers around the top of her beak. The male is on the right side of the tree, mostly black but with a red head, golden eye and a red quiff.
A White-throated Caracara sitting on rock with a blue sky and mountains streaked with snow in the back ground. The bird is a bird of prey. It is standing side on to the camera with it's head turned looking behind it. The under body is white, it's head, wings and top of the body is black. It has yellow legs with long claws. It has an orange coloured featherless part of face and the beak is clear blue colour.
A Grey Heron walking in between dead trees in a lake of green/brownish coloured water.
A side on view of dark grey lizard. He has a blue part face and throat with white bits. On his body he has yellow and blue splodges and dots. He has a yellow eye with a black pupil. He is stood on lava rock the same grey colour as himself.
A pale blue eyed black and white husky wearing a red collar looking at the camera.
A big male Iberian Ibex standing looking at the camera.
Blue sky almost completely covered with small white clouds
A picture showing a valley. The highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada in Spain are seen at the back of the photo with some snow clinging to them. A layer of white cloud with a hole in allowing a bit of blue sky to push through. At the bottom of the picture is a lake with a small refuge looking over it. Quite a stark image.
A picture showing a partial halo in a blue sky with light high clouds as the sun rises behind a mountain range with pine trees in the foreground
Two cats snuggled into eachother. One is white with grey and ginger splodges and the other is black with ginger splodges and little bits of white hair.
An Iberian Magpie flying into a tree. The woodland is soft green light. The Magpie has azure blue wings and tail, buff coloured body, black top half of head and white throat
An Iberian Magpie sat on the branch of a tree. The Magpie has azure blue wings and tail, buff coloured body, black top half of head and white throat
An Iberian Magpie sat on the branch of a tree. The Magpie has azure blue wings and tail, buff coloured body, black top half of head and white throat
Side view of a female Stonechat sat on the branch of an almond tree
A male Stonechat perched on the top of an olive tree with a blue sky behind.
A Pyrenean chamois stood on a rocky outcrop with a blurred mountain behind.
A head on shot of a pink nose of a white dog
Black and white husky with very light blue eyes looking back at the photographer.
The village of Busquistar on the hillside with a group of walkers making their way down the gorge to cross the Rio Trevelez
A group of walkers heading down into the Trevelez valley following an old trade route. In the background on the opposite side of the valley are a few of the white villages of La Taha.
Picture shows a sleeping white dog on the floor of the vets with her little tongue popping out of her mouth.
A rain shower passing over a mountain range with olive trees and a small farm in front
A green praying mantis inside the wheel of a car looking at the camera.
A deep orange sunset above an Andalucían white village
Side view of a dragonfly flying past with a terracotta wall background.
A picture taken of the title of the video link. It shows a Bearded vulture flying through the clouds above trees.
A colourful European Bee Eater flying showing it's colours. Yellow chin, rust red head, aqua blue underbody and red/green on top
Picture of a cloud formation in the shape of a pig