La Palma has a lovely sub-tropical climate. It’s called the land of eternal spring. But today the top of the mountain is covered with snow. Of course, we only ever get snow at high altitude, and these days, we don’t get snow every winter. But when it snows, it can dump several feet in one night. The Roque is one of the three best sites in the world for…
Sunrise over La Palma by Helen Bennett La Palma has a talented new digital artist called Helen Bennett. She left her high-stress job in London and moved to Franceses, in Garafía, with her partner. They bought a fixer-upper and set about fixing it up. Of course this wasn’t always smooth going – you can read their adventures at http://casa-estrellas.blogspot.com Helen also did the layout for several issues of Ruido. For…
I can touch my toes for the first time for at least ten years. I never thought to take measurements when I started yoga, but I seem to remember I was at least 10 cm away from my toes.
This year the almond blossom isn’t quite as good as previous years, probably because we’ve had more wind and rain than usual. All the same, I think this hillside above St Maurus’s Church is lovely. The photo at the bottom is from the Mirador (viewpoint) de Millflores. You can see close-ups of blossom at my blog entry for Jan 24th
Yesterday I left my fellers and sneaked off to Puntagorda to photograph almond blossom. As usual, I felt as though I’d bunked off school. I’ve seen better years – I think the wind and rain got there before me. But for all that, it was still gorgeous. I stayed until sunset. Living on the eastern side of the island means I get to enjoy a sunrise every day (provided I…