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Lost – one sense of proportion, last seen disappearing into the distance with a work ethic and a sense of purpose. Reward offered for the safe return of any or all of the three.

I got another section of the Observatory book written and sent out to my beta readers, and I’m halfway through the next. I’ve done a couple of critiques for friends and a long-overdue review for another. I even managed to keep up with exercise programme. Of course it helped that Saturday morning’s guiding job got cancelled due to an orange weather alert. We were threatened with 90 km/h winds along…

The north-west of the island is home to great many almond trees, and at this time of the year, they’re all blossoming. The trees in El Paso and Garafía are beautiful, but the best display of all is at Puntagorda, which hosts an annual almond blossom fiesta. The date varies — the Town Hall sets it a couple of weeks in advance, to (hopefully) coincide with the best blossom. This year…

I originally came to La Palma to work at the astronomical observatory here. Almost as soon as I heard I’d got the job, my parents went to a travel agent to find out how much it would cost to visit. The girl at the desk said, “Las Palmas de Gran Canaris? Certainly Sir. I’ll just look it up for you.” “No,” explained my father. “The island of La Palma. My…