
Note – 2026-04-02 06:16
This morning I rushed half naked out of bed. Must have been a funny sight! Why? For just a few minutes pre dawn we had this amazing lenticular cloud sat above town in the Alpujarra.
Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

This morning I rushed half naked out of bed. Must have been a funny sight! Why? For just a few minutes pre dawn we had this amazing lenticular cloud sat above town in the Alpujarra.

April showers and its only February! Another threatening wet weather spell inbound to the Alpujarra

There's a village down there after all. Nice to have the first rains, since seemingly forever, today. Lanjarón, Alpujarras

The stormy weather here in Andalucia continues. And isn't it just magnificent!

Huge lenticular clouds building up in the mountains. High winds and possibly some bad weather to come

At long last we've had some much needed rain, falling as snow above 2000m. Here is the town of Lanjarón seen a few minutes ago with threatening, but very welcoming, rain clouds gathering. Small rainbo...

Beautiful cloud formation above my house this morning, especially when the rising sun started illuminating the right hand edge

Yesterday was a very atmospheric day as initially the "White Villages" of the Poqueira were covered in thick cloud. As we headed up the western side of the gorge the clouds began to thin out and by lu...

Morning cloud dissipating from the slopes around Capileira yesterday morning, the church prominent. Behind rises the peak of Mulhacén, 3482m

Up in the Alpujarra forests in the cloud and drizzle today near Puente Palo. Very atmospheric but I have definitely turned into a fair weather walker 🤣

It's raining outside so I'm sat by the fireside recalling past images. Here's a blast from the past. Mt Fitzroy (Chalten) surrounded by huge lenticular clouds. Taken from the NE from the dirt track le...