2018.01.09 Shades of greys
If there’s no sun at the seaside where we now live, we can at least enjoy a vast variety of shades of greys. Never imagined there to be so much beauty in a gloomy world. ^tvo
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2018.01.07 Snowed-in
A concerned friend of ours wondered whether we were one of the 3.500 to 4.000 cars that snowed in yesterday on the AP6 near Segovia. They were not freed until this morning by the Spanish army. But here, where we live, no snow has fallen. Yesterday it was a bit overcast in the morning and … Read more
2018.01.04 Getting a tan in wintertime
I keep pinching myself. And remind myself it is winter. It is so great to work on the terrace in the sun all morning. Tom says I even have a tan by now 🙂 ^hm
2018.01.01 A sunny start of 2018
What an absolutely gorgeous day today. The sun is shining on our terrace until 2:30 p.m. Out of the wind it’s about 18 to 20 degrees. So I have been working in the sun until lunchtime. Tom prepared a meal which we enjoyed in the sun as well. Our daily walk was up the hill, … Read more
2017.12.30 Blurring the view
What an extraordinary day today. I choose just one photo each day to post, so I could have picked the one in which I am sitting on the beach in a ‘chiringuito‘, enjoying a coffee. But this natural phenomenon was such a surprise to see that it won. We weren’t in the village anymore so … Read more
2017.12.27 The Spanish Influenza
This morning is rainy and grey. So we feel very much back in the Netherlands. Who would have thought we would feel at home in Spain on such short notice. I (Tom) am suffering from the flu. Already four days in a row I can’t get out of bed. Now and again I cough out … Read more
2017.12.12 Out of the snow
No snow! An occasional drop of rain once in a while. As you can see the road is quiet. Our journey is going fine. Getting out of the snow last night was just horrible. The pack in the garden was about 20 cm thick and the car tires couldn’t get a grip. At some point, … Read more
2017.12.11 Snow on the ‘Grote Kerk’
The winter has set in. I am not very keen on this kind of weather, especially when we are going to travel. Fingers crossed. ^hm
2017.11.15 Rain radar
I have been saying this for years now: it’s quite peculiar that everywhere the weather app is called Weather App and in the Netherlands, it’s called Rain Radar. And I use the app every day, checking before I go walking or cycling whether I will get wet. Today the app predicted no clouds, no rain. … Read more