'KEEP OUT'!! or 'STAY IN!!'. Either way, a worrying sight!

Unusual or different

Neolithic Clifftop Tomb, Penberth Cove, Cornwall

Neolithic Clifftop Tomb, Penberth Cove, Cornwall

08 Aug 2015 49 60 956
Must have been a Very Important Person indeed to merit such an impressive location for a tomb!
Honeysuckle, Fishing Cove, Cornwall

Honeysuckle, Fishing Cove, Cornwall

15 Aug 2012 103 114 2236
High above the beach by the side of the steep path. A lazy, hazy summer's afternoon. The cliffs seen here are called The Knavocks. No idea why.
A very hungry wee beastie! (thanks to Marie-claire, I now know this is a bee-beetle!)

A very hungry wee beastie! (thanks to Marie-claire…

22 Apr 2013 39 52 1106
Enjoying itself hugely. It had an amazing appetite and devoured this daffodil almost before I got my phone out of my pocket! Best on 'z'! By sheer coincidence Marie-claire Gallet has also posted a photo of this insect. You can see it on explore. She knows the name so thank you Marie-claire!!!
Granite. Torre de Valdemanco, Sierra de La Cabrera

Granite. Torre de Valdemanco, Sierra de La Cabrera

20 May 2017 43 60 1024
Amazingly, my first walk in the Sierra de La Cabrera since December 2015! And it hasn't changed a bit!
I call this rock 'The Chef's Hat'

I call this rock 'The Chef's Hat'

14 Jan 2012 53 72 1036
Sierra de La Cabrera. Granite. Winter scenery but no snow that year. 'Z' please! Alternative title: Toque Rock!!!!
Wild tulip, Sierra de La Cabrera, Madrid

Wild tulip, Sierra de La Cabrera, Madrid

11 Jun 2013 26 46 615
They only open this fully on the hottest of days and when the sun is at its highest; an hour or two at most. And because Spain adheres to Central European time, this means between 3 and 5 pm! They really are quite small; miniature wild tulips!
Old Door, La Alberca, Salamanca province. PLEASE STAY, DON'T RUN AWAY!!!

Old Door, La Alberca, Salamanca province. PLEASE S…

20 Aug 2016 28 41 926
If you were not 100% catholic, in the days of the reconquista and after, it made sense to declare your undying adherence to the True Faith of the Winning Side by such means as these biblical extracts over your door!
Spring revisited no 4. Catkins, Valdemorillo, Madrid province. PLEASE STAY, DON'T RUN AWAY!!!

Spring revisited no 4. Catkins, Valdemorillo, Mad…

11 Mar 2013 61 92 1197
aNNa Schramm solved the puzzle as to what tree these catkins come from. They are the male catkins of the Populus Tremula (Lt), European Aspen (Eng), Zitterpappel (Gm), Peuplier tremble (Fr) or Alamo (Sp). Thank you aNNa! Taken March 2013, first posted on ipernity 2016. Valdemorillo, Madrid Province.
Wild tulips (having a party). Sierra de La Cabrera, June 2013

Wild tulips (having a party). Sierra de La Cabrer…

25 Jun 2013 74 83 2108
They only open at the height of the strongest sun and when the temperature gets really hot, sometimes for an hour or so only. I have seen them closed on a sunny and warm day - it just wasn't quite hot enough. This is not photoshopped or edited in any major way. The tulip colours and the grey of the degraded granite were as seen. Sight and sound! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXHwzyqFRDE
Rio Manzanares walkway, Madrid. HFF!!!

Rio Manzanares walkway, Madrid. HFF!!!

08 Oct 2012 56 72 1074
An oldie, from 2012, first shown on ipernity in 2016. I didn't see it as HFF potential then but do now, seeing as I didn't have many fence shots early on!
Wheal Coates tin mine from Tubby's Head

Wheal Coates tin mine from Tubby's Head

05 Aug 2014 46 55 884
A favourite stretch of North Cornish coast.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial and blackberries.

San Lorenzo de El Escorial and blackberries.

24 Aug 2015 25 33 776
The impressive, huge, awe-inspiring yet oppressively grim monastery-palace of Felipe II is a little softened seen through the brambles! Taken from the Roman road.
El Cancho de La Bola

El Cancho de La Bola

19 Aug 2015 27 28 624
Sierra de La Cabrera granite extravaganza.
Miranda del Castanar

Miranda del Castanar

20 Aug 2016 40 51 955
A delightful village in the Sierra de Francia, Salamanca province.
St Agnes' Head from Tubby's Head

St Agnes' Head from Tubby's Head

11 Jul 2012 38 48 1741
Lichen and rock samphire in the foreground. Taken July 2012 and first posted on ipernity 2016.
Hoces del Duraton, Monasterio de La Hoz.

Hoces del Duraton, Monasterio de La Hoz.

18 Sep 2013 73 90 1343
Segovia province, September 2013
El Cancho Largo and Griffon vulture

El Cancho Largo and Griffon vulture

10 Dec 2011 18 20 692
Sierra de La Cabrera on a foggy day.
Mountain stream. Sierra de La Cabrera (please enlarge).

Mountain stream. Sierra de La Cabrera (please enla…

10 May 2013 38 31 754
Clear, fast-flowing spring water over granite. I can look at these streams for hours, often have! First shown four years ago. Please enlarge.
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