The skies above the crags of the ridge below the village are busy once more. The number of House Martins and Barn Swallows floating over the house increases every day, and a pair of Ravens continue to occasionally drift by, much to the annoyance of our resident Kestrels. Everything as it should be as I [...]

 

At last! The weather finally seems to be on the turn down here in the Alpujarras…spring is definitely in the air. Bats are emerging from hibernation and feeding in the afternoon sun, frogs are croaking, cicadas and crickets are singing in the evenings…and I’ve got my first insect bites of the year. Hurrah! It’s all [...]

 

Finally! a few dry days have brought a welcome break from the rain, and a chance to catch up on some rather urgent gardening…but my binoculars are always close to hand, and I’ve been watching our very own “soap opera” unfold around the cliff-face across the river below the house. Our local pair of Kestrels [...]