By admin on December 23, 2009
Some of the best images are sometimes those found on dull, ordinary days. From my experience the picture postcard shots are never the ones to live too long in the memory. These photos were taken by my partner, Kiesten this morning as the mists cleared after 3 days of rain. You can see more of her landscape and wildlife photography by visiting her blog.
Posted in Photos
By ricardo on October 28, 2009
Took this shot this morning from 20,000ft as our plane passed over Lanjaron and the Alpujarras. Conditions were very clear. The town can be seen, together with the water bottling plant and the wind turbines towards the Valle de Lecrin. The motorway from Granada to Motril can be seen running down the left hand side.
Posted in Lanjaron, Photos
By ricardo on July 31, 2009
Friday nights in Lanjaron, originally uploaded by spanishhighs.
Shot from my cortijo late July
Posted in Lanjaron, Photos
By admin on July 8, 2009
Spain, especially the spa town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras, is a great place to visit in June each year. The town is alive with the sights and sounds of fiesta. The famous Water Run (Carrera de Agua) on the night of the longest day is a totally unique experience too, re-enacting the worlds biggest [...]
Posted in Lanjaron, Photos | Tagged carnival, fiesta, Lanjaron, water run
By ricardo on June 15, 2009
Tapa the bite sized mongrel running from the law
Khumbu viewing the world from a strange angle
Water cleaning the slobber from the leonberger’s jowls
Posted in Dogs, Photos | Tagged leonberger, siberian husky
By ricardo on June 12, 2009
Yes it’s true. We had a good day’s skiing yesterday in the Sierra Nevada with our dogs, Bruno (leonberger) and Khumbu (siberian husky).
We parked at the Hoya de la Mora above the ski town of Pradollano and made the 45 minute traverse on a good road and track towards the middle ski station area called, [...]
Posted in Dogs, Photos, Trips | Tagged husky, leonberger, sierra nevada, ski, spain
By ricardo on June 5, 2009
A nice collection of images of the town and countryside shot and produced by my friend, Pepe (Badaje). He has an interesting website at http://badaje.wordpress.com with more images, videos and comment about the town of Lanjaron. You need to speak or understand some spanish though!
Imagenes de Lanjaronby pepebadaje
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By ricardo on May 14, 2009
39 years on and the song “Working Class Hero” still has meaning, possibly even more so these days. Written by legend John Lennon and made a hit by Marianne Faithfull in 1979 it is a take on the class split of the 1940s and 1950s, and of the 1960s in which John Lennon was famous.
The [...]
Posted in Misc, Photos | Tagged john lennon
By ricardo on May 9, 2009
Taken by my friend Pepe (Badaje) from the Tajos de la Cruz Ermita above our house, overlooking the town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras. More interesting information and videos from Pepe Badaje
Posted in Lanjaron, Photos | Tagged pepe badaje
By ricardo on April 28, 2009
Great weather, good company and interesting, ever changing scenery!
Walking in the Alpujarras – the GR7
by spanishhighs
Posted in Photos, Trips
Mountain and Leonberger loving recluse, now living in Spain's Sierra
Nevada mountains
