El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: spain

Note – 2024-12-04 08:31

Note – 2024-12-04 08:31

Being a keen photographer, that doesn't do "selfies", I don't get in photos much. I do love this one though taken yesterday by @khusky. I'm on a rikkety bridge over a small river with huge rock walls...

Hiking, Spain, Walking, Landscape, Landscapephotography

Note – 2024-12-02 08:47

Note – 2024-12-02 08:47

"You can see the pub from here" 😃 well maybe not the pub, but you can almost make out my house. An unusual image showing the location of the town of Lanjarón (700m) nestled on a small hillside. The Ta...

Spain, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Andalucia

Note – 2024-12-02 08:32

Note – 2024-12-02 08:32

I know it's not anymore but this was taken yesterday morning on a local dog walk with some friends. A big sky view with the mountains of the Sierra de Almijara and Malaga province in the distance. Thi...

Silentsunday, Hiking, Spain, Skies, Sierranevada

Note – 2024-11-29 13:05

Note – 2024-11-29 13:05

Today we've been walking down the lower Rio Guadalfeo as it approaches the Mediterranean sea at the Costa Tropical. A very different environment to what we are used to. These images almost remind me o...

Landscape, Landscapephotography, Rivers, Spain

Note – 2024-11-28 17:56

Note – 2024-11-28 17:56

I feel very privileged. Today we spent over an hour in the presence of two very rare Bearded Vultures (Quebrantahuesos/Lammengeier). They rode the thermals, dropping bones to extract the marrow. The p...

Sierranevada, Spain, Mountains, Birds, Birdwatching, Birding

Note – 2024-11-28 17:04

Note – 2024-11-28 17:04

I've travelled this road from the Sierra Nevada mountains down to the village of Nigüelas many times. The final kilometers enter a spectacular gorge, but the light has never been right for an image. E...

Sierranevada, Spain, Mountains, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Photography

Note – 2024-11-25 17:12

Note – 2024-11-25 17:12

I love the sunsets at this time of year.

Spain, Sunsets, Skies

Note – 2024-11-24 14:29

Note – 2024-11-24 14:29

After a month of marinating some of our lemons in alcohol, today I completed the final steps and added sugar water before bottling. Home made Limoncello. Salud!

Growyourown, Garden, Selfsufficiency, Spain

Note – 2024-11-23 16:50

Note – 2024-11-23 16:50

Beautiful late afternoon hazy sunshine highlighting the rooftops of Lanjarón in Granada province.

Spain, Landscape, Landscapephotography

Note – 2024-11-20 09:04

Note – 2024-11-20 09:04

Exploring the quiet Toril valley in the Sierra Nevada yesterday. A moody day with cloud over the snow covered peaks but some spells of sunshine pushing through during the afternoon. The head of the To...

Hiking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Landscape, Landscapephotography

Note – 2024-11-15 09:54

Note – 2024-11-15 09:54

View from the morning dog walk. Snow from 2700 metres upwards on the south side of Cerro de Caballo, Sierra Nevada

Spain, Mountains, Landscapephotography

Note – 2024-11-14 20:32

We collected 240kg of olives from our land over the past couple of days. Today came the exciting part when we took them down to the local mill. Here they do the first press of the olives and in return...

Spain, Olives

Note – 2024-11-13 16:09

A friend just sent me this short video from her house in the centre of Malaga.

Dana, Floods, Spain

Note – 2024-11-13 16:00

Note – 2024-11-13 16:00

Storm clouds are rolling in and heading this way.

Alpujarras, Spain, Clouds

Note – 2024-11-12 11:58

Note – 2024-11-12 11:58

Not quite a blue sky day with some afternoon clouds building. Tomorrow we are on alert for rain. Much needed still despite the tragic events of Valencia

Spain

Note – 2024-11-11 11:33

Note – 2024-11-11 11:33

Earlier this year we planted two small apple trees (Royal Gala & Pink Lady) and have religiously made sure they have been well supplied by water throughout the summer. Very satisfying today to be able...

Growyourown, Apples, Spain

Note – 2024-11-10 17:28

Note – 2024-11-10 17:28

Glorious sunset tonight in Lanjarón, Alpujarras.

Granada, Spain, Skies, Sunsets

Note – 2024-11-10 12:22

Note – 2024-11-10 12:22

@khusky and I have been collecting olives today. We collect by hand rather than hit the branches with sticks or use machinery. It takes much longer and is not as efficient but in a funny sort of way i...

Selfsuffiency, Olives, Spain

Note – 2024-11-07 11:47

Note – 2024-11-07 11:47

Lunch with a view!

Sierranevada, Spain, Hiking, Walking

Note – 2024-11-06 08:58

Note – 2024-11-06 08:58

One of my favorite hikes in the northern Sierra Nevada reaches the Cortijos del Hornillo from the Vereda de la Estrella. From here the north faces of the Sierra Nevada look like something from the Alp...

Landscape, Landscapephotography, Mountains, Hiking, Walking, Spain