Photo Journal
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Our degraded landscape… hope for the future?
Recently I’ve been reflecting on the past ten thousand years of human activity and our impact on the environment and landscape around the world. Books like “Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilisation” helped put my mind in a timescale of Eons and put the geopolitical behaviors of our “leaders” in perspective, as well as
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Acueducto del Águila
Acueducto del Águila (Eagle Aqueduct), also known as Puente del Águila (Eagle Bridge), is regarded across the region as “an historic jewel of Spanish architecture”. It was built in the 19th century and has been used continuously since – today the local community uses it to irrigate farmland. The aqueduct is situated on the Barranco
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Frigiliana
Today we explored the streets of the nearby mountain village of Frigiliana. The bright afternoon sun was obviously a bit harsh for photos, but this place is very charming and I still had to take a few shots. I’ll be back, sunrise and sunset no doubt to try and do this town justice.
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Flamenco
So spanish guitar music has a special place in my heart, I learned to play classical guitar from the age of twelve with the motivation solely to be able to perform “Recuerdos De La Alhambra” competently. I had known this piece from an early age as it was the intro music to Jack Hargreaves “Out
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Playa Maro Sunset
This evening I returned to the same beach we enjoyed earlier today to see if the light on the headland held up to it’s earlier promise. When I arrived this time, the shadow from the cliff to the west was already half way down the beach, so I did not hang around at the car