Clouds

I enjoyed my few trips on the teleferico in the past couple of years.

Boxing Day shot towards La Sierra de La Cabrera from my sister's home. Algete, Madrid Province. The village in the foreground is Fuente Saz del Jarama. I wasn't expecting to take a photo (we were watching English Boxing Day football on the telly), but I looked out of the window and just had to take the shot from the terrace! I'm pleased to say that I did notice the plane's shadow straight away so included it.

Somewhere over the Bay of Biscay

Located between the hill of Carn Galva seen here and the coast at Bosigran, in Zennor Parish, this was only in operation for a couple of decades in the mid to late 19th century. The ruin to the right is the pumping engine house for the mine.

La Sierra de La Cabrera, The Bustarviejo Valley and Mondalindo on a very changeable day weather-wise.

There is another Trereen Dinas at Gurnard's Head on the north coast. They are both iron age clifftop fortifications. This one near Porthcurno is known as The Logan Rock due to a rocking stone on the summit which was dislodged by a young naval officer early in the 19th century. He had to put it back at his own expense; he did so, but it no longer rocked! Spot the ponies!

Near the village of Fresno de Torote, Madrid Province.

Not sure that it works all that well. What do you think?

I don't tire of this place!

Sunset reflected nicely in these clouds. Taken from my flat in Hortaleza, Madrid in 2012.

Nice to wake up to this!

Left to right, El Cancho Largo, El Cancho Gordo and El Cancho de La Bola. Taken from the long distance footpath the GR10 (links Valencia and Lisbon).

Looking east from El Cancho Gordo. Mid distance the white rock of El Cancho de La Bola, home of Griffon vultures and at the end of the ridge, El Pico de La Miel.

Statue of Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon in Spanish - it took me a long time to work that one out!). Behind is the National Library. Best enlarged.

Plaza Del Rey, Madrid

Sierra de La Cabrera. Granite is great under foot when conditions are dry. You need to be careful with early morning dew. Rain makes it a very different kettle of fish, And any hint of ice, well - forget it and come back when things warm up and dry out!!

Taken in September 1978. I can't for the life of me remember exactly where this was! But I have made a guess that it was above Loch Coruisk and below Sgurr Alasdair. I think, even for 1978, the clothing and backpacks were already anti-deluvian! But then, we were VERY poor students! Scanned from a degraded slide.

La Sierra de La Cabrera. Typical granite scenery. The charming village of Bustarviejo in the distance.