Saturday 16 January 2010

Au Revoir

Kaola Baby.
The New Zealand pohutukawa flower

Au revoir pour maintenant. We are off to New Zealand and Australia for a few weeks so look out for stunning pictures towards the end of March! A bientôt!

Carcassonne last week.

Carcassonne last week had more snow than they have had for fifty years!
A beautiful crisp morning along the river Aude with the castle in the background.

Definitely not the 'hot seat'!
A burglar with one leg disguised as ' Santa'!
Trés picturesque!

Thursday 14 January 2010

New Year in Malaga!

New Years Eve with friends in Almogia, Spain.
There's always one!!
Looked as if they were about to set the Mayors house on fire!
Feliz Ano to all!





Badger being trained and for once behaves himself!


A beautiful morning view across the Valley from Christine's home in Baranco del Sol, Spain.

Lots of these!
Mike and his log!

Wonderful fresh fish in the local supermarket.
The woman thought I was mad taking a photo of an Octopus...probably right :-)

Beautiful shapes and colour.





Beautiful sunny day...temps were upto 25 degs in the sun..not bad for January!
Midnight and Clary...escaping from Badger!
Blanco & Midnight enjoying an evening cuddle.
For those of you who think I am a 'little Devil'..there's the proof!

Told you there were lots of them!
Silhouette of a lone dog! Owhooooooo!
Changing sky!
A litttle bit of sunshine in the valley after a huge amount of rain with a beautiful rainbow.
'Don't forget to bring the fruitgums Mum!' If you have no idea of what I am talking about, chances are you are under the age of fifty!
Badger.
Says it all I suppose! Spanish for ' Happy Christmas' :-)
Crowds gathering in Almogia waiting for the 'Three Kings' and lots of sweets!
There's two of them and their camels have turned into TRACTORS!
The local brass band. Nice to see young players amongst them.







Not a sweet left in sight...they were all in my pocket:-)..he he !
Presents for the local children waiting to be given out on the night of the ' Three Kings'.


Here they are again after walking all around the village.

Hitching a lift off one of the three kings...well why not !

Aaah! Isn't he cute!
I think he just wanted to be in bed...bless!
The final sweetie fling from up on high by the Three Kings...watch you don't get your eye put out!

I can see you pussycat!
That's very clever Smokey balancing a ball on your back like that!




I think she's had enough sun for now!

Au revoir Smokey!
Making paper bricks for the log burner...don't ask!
The equipment...aluminium log maker and wet strips of paper..what else!

High tech foot pressing!
Voila...un brick!
Drying in the sun. Several attempts were needed before...
The perfect brick!
Mike clearing up the mess made by the 'brick maker'...you just can't get the staff these days!
Me and Badger...both of us in need of a haircut!!

Christine's spanish retreat can be found at the following address:

www.selfcateringmalaga.com