A 2 day crossing of the Sierra Nevada in June
This year the Sierra Nevada is different, its still covered in snow, not just a little bit of snow but metres deep amount of snow, thanks to the amount of rain that fell on Andalucia this winter.
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Mum and dad came for a weeks holiday just recently, this a report of one of our days out.
As you are aware we got chickens a few months ago so I thought I would give you an update on how they are getting along.
Scorpion! - Buthus occitanus or Buthus ibericus
So there I was minding my own business weeding away in the veggie garden, when I felt a sharp pain in my finger. I took my glove off to investigate what the problem was but noticed movement to my right ....... a scorpion making a run for it!
A new oven, how hard can it be?
We had to buy a new oven! Our old one, which was only a year old, was way past its sell buy date.
We have discussed getting chickens for a good year now, first of all we decided we were not responsible enough to have some, then a couple of months ago we decided we were.
You learn something new everyday!
Having given up on the top veggie terrace a long time ago, I didnt even bother to remove old veg, broccoli of various types, potatoes etc. Well ive been up to the terrace and investigated what was happening up there, and things have grown!
Never ending rain and a blocked drive
Yesterday we ventured out in between the rain to go buy some plastic to try and stop the leaks in the house. It is then that we noticed our neighbours land was on the move and was partially blocking our drive.
So there we are in the kitchen, Richard is asking if we have a smaller jug to put the olive oil in, the 5 litre bottle is no that easy to manoeuvre oil into yorkshire pudding trays
Here are a few photo's ive taken recently, as always click on them for a larger view.
The dogs get their own website!
So I thought I would tell you the dogs have their very own blog called Tails from the Pack. Go take a look at it its rather good even if I do say so myself.
Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools
Chickens, Mules and two old fools is the title of a book I recommend you to read
New Years Day – An attempt on a day in the Sierra Nevada mountains
We stayed in on New Years eve so we could wake up fresh for our early start on New Years day. The plan was to go to Puente Palo and climb to the 3005m summit of Cerrillo Redondo in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Happy Birthday Khumbu - 3 today
Wow Khumbu is 3 today, does this mean my Siberian Husky may actually have matured, not a chance!
After the rain comes more rain
My last post about the weather here in Andalucia was written before the great deluge that arrived on our town of Lanjaron on 24th December, yes Christmas Eve. We recorded a massive 81mm of rain on that day!
Whats with the weather in Andalucia?
Having basked in temperatures of 18C for the first 15 days of December and having a never ending summer, its now been raining here in Andalucia since the 16th December!
I found this spider hanging out at a friends house above Lanjaron,
A doggie day out in the mountains
We had to go in and extract a client who had very bad blisters, so we took the Khumbu and Bruno with us for a day out.
Battle of wills - Siberian Husky V Human. . . . .
This post is written as seen through Khumbu's eye's! I'm Khumbu, you will probably have heard about me, im a nearly 3 year old male Siberian Husky who loves to run, dig, talk, jump and destroy.
Ive just returned from a weeks holiday in Mallorca, what a great little island it is. We landed in torrential rain, gale force winds, thunder and lightning!