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Sunday, 2 April 2023

A Walk in the river from the best jacuzzi in El Rio to the washed out waterfall near the nacimiento (spring)

 

This is the best jacuzzi in El Rio.
This is pure selenite crystal rock.
Excellent little swimming pool.
This is our Oasis jungle.
and some more jungle.
A little pool with Blondina illustrating the depth of water.
This photo gives an idea of the water flow in the river.
Beautiful valley.
and more beauty
Going through a little cave.
Moving into the river from the washed out waterfall.

Blondina demonstrates the depth of water.
You can see how the water level has dropped this year.

The waterfall is no more. It washed away last March when we received 255 mm of rain in the month.

Painting the Casa De Realidad

 

Jeremy on roller

Clothilda on fine painting
Thank you Jeremy and Clothilda - Great work


Thursday, 23 March 2023

First wildfire of 2023 - Scary

The intensity is impressive

Our Mediterranean bushes are very flamable

The olive tree is surrounded

The fire spreads
The tree is engulfed and burns

Fire has reached the mirador lookout

Brilliant helicopter work

The water bomb

Delivered with precision


The Fire God ready to hurl a ball of fire in his right hand. !

 

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

More doggie and countryside pics

Heading down to the river

Walking along in the green oasis of El Rio De Agas

Out of the Oasis in the dry lands

This is reputed to be the oldest eucalyptus tree in Almeria

Blondina

Named Arnold Schwarzenegger

Coming back from the walk


Spot the mountaineering dogs

Sunday, 19 March 2023

Some more countryside pictures

Walking up from the pool

Getting rather dry

View to the Filabre mountains

In the Oasis along the irrigation Line

Starting our walk

The view of the day !

And springtime flowers



 

Saturday, 18 March 2023

All is well in El Rio.


Walking with our doggie team.

Kind'a living on the edge 

Playtime

Serious mission


 

Saturday, 18 September 2021

A Walk with the dogs after four months drought - I took the pics on a two hour walk through this amazing scenery. I will make the same walk after rain when the desert blooms

Coming down from the Casa De La Realidad -Dashinka looking good.
On the terrace by the Ram Pump
Looking into our Oasis
Fidel and Schwartz walking back after a chill out in the pool
Fidel strolling along
Bibi getting his feet wet
Dashinka and Blondina cooling down

Guapa and Fidel enjoying the water
Coming down the hill towards Casa De Realidad
At the top of the hill resting a little under an olive tree
Crossing the plateau
Another "chill out" tree
Hot dogs
Looking across at the old Cortijo on the hill
View down the hill at the land previously cleared to plant hundreds of almond trees. We stopped the planting and the land was not restored
Looking down the hill into the valley that we have just walked up
Along the path
You can see our walking path up the hill
Looking down into the dry river bed of El Rio De Aguas
Coming out from the Oasis
Drought
The goats have grazed the land 
An overgrazed terrace
Bibi and Dashinka under an Olive tree
A  collapsed terrace wall and consequent erosion
Severe erosion
Having climbed the hill I am looking back down the valley
Heading for the hills
A Carob tree at the end of the valley coming out from the oasis
Coming out from the oasis
Through the rocks to the river

 The start of the path along the Irrigation line