Sunset and moonset.

We have had some very clear, sunny days with no wind recently. However, today was foggy and very cold.

I took these photos a couple of days ago from our terrace. 

The village in the distance is La Fresneda with the ermita to the left 

and the "castle" ruins on the right.

And here is the same village with the sun setting to the left. The sun will set a little further to the left for the next 10 days and then work it's way well to the right of the village in the coming months until June.

We were also treated to a beautiful moonset. Unfortunately the floodlights for the ermita had been put out but the "castle" and the church floodlights were still on.

I took this photo just as the moon touched the top of the hill, you can see the silhouette with the trees, and then very quickly disappeared.

And now it's winter!

Surprise, surprise! It's winter!!

I thought it looked extra dark when I got up this morning...

...then I noticed it was sleeting...

...and then moments later proper snow was falling.

It's still snowing now, 2 hours after I took these photos!

We certainly didn't expect that! 
I was wearing a t-shirt yesterday - today it's on with the winter jumper.

My Yin Yang mobile!

At last it is up and running!

Have you noticed that the traditional Yin Yang symbol is very flat, simply 2 dimensional?

The symbol itself has been around for thousands of years and it could really benefit by being given a more up-to-date, 3D image. As there doesn't seem to be any out there in the world already, I decided to make one.

As I researched this, I found some videos which purport to be 3D Yin Yang images on YouTube but these were all computer generated and you can only see them on a monitor or TV, not actually have them in your garden.

As it spins it creates a true 3D effect.

You can see this fantastic creation in action by clicking HERE.

And you can see it with a full 3D effect on a windier day by clicking HERE.

A bike ride along the coast.

We have been experiencing glorious weather for the first week and a half of October, it's still quite hot, very little wind and lots of sun with blue skies.

What could be better for a bike ride along the coast?

And to prove it, here's Margaret with her bike. A great day out.

Along the camino.

The weather has been wonderful this afternoon for this time of the year.

There has not been a breath of wind.

The sky has been clear and blue.

The sun shining on the stone walls makes them look quite beautiful...

...along with the old stone of the small farm sheds.

There are still interesting flowers to be seen even although they may be just weeds.

The olive trees have a variety of foliage colours which contrasts against the sky...

...as do the pine trees.

In the distance, the Puertos de Beceite, the mountain range between us and the Mediterranean.

Harvest Moon over the Mediterranean

There's probably not a lot of farmers around here making use of the Harvest Moon as an extension to their working day in order to collect their crops but here it is anyway.

It looked particularly beautiful this evening over the Mediterranean.

My avatar and my dog - the movie, (sort of).

And now for the highlight of the month! 

My avatar and my dog in their exploits together so far, (over 80), feature in this 7 minute and 49 second extravaganza.

You can see it by clicking the link HERE.

Don't forget that to see updates of what they are getting up to on a regular basis, you can see them on this blog by clicking HERE.

Enjoy!