• Home
  • About
  • Spanish Highs Mountain Guides
  • Walking
  • Trekking
  • Mountaineering
  • Ski Touring
  • Contact
El Perro Negro's "Adventures in Spain"
Ex boring accountant, now mountain guide working and working in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains
  • Alpujarra life
    • Uncategorized
  • Dogs
  • Early Years
  • Lanjaron
  • Misc
    • Twitter
  • Nature
  • News
  • Photos
  • Self sufficiency
  • Trips
  • Why?
  • Subscribe
Browse: Home / irrigation

irrigation

Irrigating the land – "Camposinos" or Muppets?

By ricardo on May 27, 2008

It’s that time of year again. The waters from the snowmelt of the high Sierra Nevada are flowing strongly. Soon this will end, and from mid-June to October or November we can expect little irrigation water. So the time is ripe for all good “camposinos” (country workers) to water their lands before the summer droughts [...]

Posted in Alpujarra life, Self sufficiency | Tagged acequia, irrigation | Leave a response

Lanjaron WebcamMountain and Leonberger loving recluse, now living in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains

Flickr Photostream

Ice BlocksIcebergs560-d27558-371036321
  • Categories
  • Monthly
  • Random
  • Alpujarra life
    • Uncategorized
  • Dogs
  • Early Years
  • Lanjaron
  • Misc
    • Twitter
  • Nature
  • News
  • Photos
  • Self sufficiency
  • Trips
  • Why?
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • Irrigating the land – "Camposinos" or Muppets?
  • All about A.R.S.E.O.L.E: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
  • Whats been going on this week 2010-07-16
  • Wood at last!: Tues, Jan 21, 2003
  • Mid-summer madness: Mon, Jul 26, 2004
  • Speculation on our family history by my father
  • First foray into the hills: Sat, Jan 25, 2003
  • Making Paneer Cheese
  • First go at making homemade pasta
  • Snowshoeers attacked by mad Leonberger!

Latest videos

Mountain News

  • Ascent of Cerro de Caballo from the Ventura above Lanjaron
  • Hidden ways across the north faces of Mulhacen and Alcazaba
  • Simulated Lanjaron forecasts now incorporated into our weather station
  • Mountain news round up for the week 2010-07-25
  • New improved version of the Spot Satellite GPS Messenger

Our Dogs “Blog”

  • Who’s that following me?
  • Acequia’s on our walkies
  • The pool turned muddy
  • Stick your tongue out day
  • Balloon fun

Birdwatching

  • Bee Eaters flying over our heads in Lanjaron
  • Golden Orioles, Hoopoe and Woodchat Shrikes…June in the Alpujarras 7th June 2010
  • Griffon Vultures over Andalucia…May in the El Torcal Nature Reserve 20th May 2010
  • An Alpujarran summer favourite…the Woodchat Shrike 17th May 2010
  • Melodious Warblers return to the Alpujarras! 12th May 2010

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org

Kiersten Rowland

  • 4 of what I think are my best recent photos
  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-27
  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-20
  • His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 75th Birthday
  • Solar cooker

Further S of Granada

  • spicy fruity pork
  • To olé or not olé….An end to bullfighting?
  • España 2010
  • Cloud sitting!
  • MY PURE PRODUCTS

Copyright © 2010 El Perro Negro's "Adventures in Spain".

Powered by WordPress and Hybrid.