Special to me

Those of you 'in the know' will remember that she simply will not tolerate a frontal photo (for no reason that I can see!) The park of El Pardo, northwest of Madrid.

A large natural park to the northwest of Madrid, home of a major royal palace.

A rare sunny day in Cornwall (although to be fair, it didn't rain as much as was forecast for the first two weeks in august!).

Calle San Andres, Malasana District, Madrid and girlfriend in familiar pose.

Parque Monte del Pilar, Majadahonda, Madrid.

Some of you may remember, from Panoramio, this piece of land belonging to my girlfriend. She is still trying to sell it, if anyone is interested! In the foreground; Spanish lavender.

A mix of my English siblings and their children, my Spanish in-laws - I mean my sister's very Spanish family - and my girlfriend who at the last moment turned her head away from the camera, as usual!

La Puerta de La Fuerza.

My girlfriend is never to see this (although she ought to be secretly proud of it!)!!! Hoyo de Manzanares, November 2012.

A favourite of mine. The first time I went out with my girlfriend, seen here waiting for the rain to stop! Project 21 - Quarterly - 'night scenes'

Tubby's Head, Cornwall

La Sierra de La Cabrera in late spring

The 'Pepperpot' at top right was the huer's look out. A huer had the responsibility of calling (hueing) the first sighting of the pilchard shoal. When that happened, the whole town swung into very serious action! The jetty and round stone hut on the left, having withstood many severe storms, finally succumbed to a huge storm the following year. And rebuilt extremely quickly. When I re-visited in 2014, it was as if nothing had been destroyed! I was impressed!

The Christmas lights this year on Calle de Alcala, Madrid, Spain

The beautiful Parish of Zennor, West Penwith, Cornwall

More granite shapes. La Sierra de La Cabrera. Shot taken in 2012 and first posted here in 2017. ***HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY IPERNITY FRIENDS. FINGERS CROSSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN ALL THINGS!!!***

Treaga Hill, Ralph's Cupboard, Portreath, Cornwall and Shetland (I think) Ponies!

Raised coastal platform from the summit of Carn Galva (Carn Galver on OS maps and Google). The Cornish coast and Rosemergy Farm, Morvah Parish. As I have mentioned a couple of times before, those distant stone walls are thought to be some of the oldest continuously used stone structures (still used for their original purpose) anywhere in the world. (Possibly 7-8,000 years old).