Snow on the sunbeds

I promise this is the last time you'll hear me drone on about the weather, I honestly promise not to mention it again. But I must tell you, last night it snowed here in southern Andalucia, that's snow on those sunbeds. There's a bitterly cold wind too.

Fortunately I have a few items of clothing that I acquired for the skiing photo session, so I'm OK. Otherwise, the only outfit I have with long sleeves and long trousers is my all purpose black suit that I wear for funerals and parties, and that's in storage.

Snow on the roof terrace

Snow on the mountain

View of the mountains, from my village

For the past few days the mountains have been obscured by thick clouds, yesterday they cleared leaving the snow you see above. So it looks like the ski resort will open in a few days and I'll have to go up there and take some snaps.

Anyone who doesn't take climate change seriously should take note that until very recently this mountain used to be snow capped all year round, but over recent years the snow comes later and melts earlier.

This weekend is the start of a big fiesta in Spain in honour of the Immaculate Conception, so the country shuts down until next Wednesday. The only people who are busy for this period are the priests and nuns who I've seen a lot of this week. Even when you can't see their dog collars you can still recognise them by the light grey anoraks they wear. I shall probably take a photo or two to show you.

I've got a busy weekend ahead, lots of repairs to do around the house. I hope you have a very relaxed weekend and I look forward to meeting up with you again next week.

All the best Tim