More Pictures of Declan - November 2008

Our Grandson has been enjoying himself with Mum and Dad at an Australian water park, and also at a BBQ on Australia Day 2009.
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Spain - March to May 2009

We plan to be in Spain about every other fortnight through 2009 and here are some photos from our March, April and May trips.  Gorgeous weather, super blossom on the trees in March, a visit by James and Rebecca in May and long, clear, dark nights for astronomy.
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In March the almond trees were loaded with beautiful blossom We watched one evening as the sun dipped behind the distant mountains Leaving behind lovely reds and tinted clouds In April, inside the cortijo we found our latest gecko friend The irises along the side of the track were a picture
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And there was still a lot of snow on the High Sierra But at our altitude the skies looked good for astronomy We were visited one evening by Steve and Lucia And Steve (from Cornwall) kindly baked us all pasties We paid homage one day to Isabel - who enjoys playing with Liz
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We walked amongst the beautiful countryside around Bubion Isabel helped to clean the floor at the local restaurant In May James and Rebecca came to visit We walked one day to cortijo La Paz to buy honey A steep climb on a hot day
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But the wine preparation area was nice and cool And the dried figs yummy The wine was so good we had to buy a few bottles In the evening we cooked on the terrace in the sunshine And posed for the camera
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James enjoyed a cup of coffee While Bex considered a career as a wall ornament We were visited in the second week by Jan and Yvonne Rek At a BBQ at Tony's we discussed observatories and fed lambs While Jan inspected the area where his observatory would go
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We had a super day walking in the high Sierra Nevada.  Still covered in snow at 7,000 ft We walked along an acequia - one of the channels feeding water from the peaks Which occasionally cascade long distances in splendid waterfalls While we stopped for some lunch and rest -  Baby goats were being born - and eagles were watching overhead, waiting to pounce
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