my, how those girls perspired !
Sunday, March 12, 2006
lagartera and the sierra de gredos
it was semana santa 1986? & that morning i walked back down the hill just in time to see the local girls' five-a-side finals with a can of cold beer in my hand
my, how those girls perspired !
my, how those girls perspired !
my very first morning in spain, 1986
calle del barco in madrid, ramon's apartment, 1986, the view from the terrace
the teapot was made by pedro de la cal, the sweetest old man in puente del arzobispo
the teapot was made by pedro de la cal, the sweetest old man in puente del arzobispo
faded prints of much loved places
this fuzzy image is scanned from a small print that was pinned up in about six different homes as i've drifted around
it was taken in lagartera in 1986, a sweet village on a low granite hill beside a wide dusty plain with a spectacular view to the snowy sierra de gredos
a few very old ladies still wore their traditional costumes about the streets and the main sources of income were from their families' marvellous embroideries, and from the pig industry which burgeoned with eec grant money at that time
this silhouette of the village soon disappeared as that cash was re-invested in a not-for-sale property boom when the villagers built themselves modern homes on their tiny fields and olive groves
it was taken in lagartera in 1986, a sweet village on a low granite hill beside a wide dusty plain with a spectacular view to the snowy sierra de gredos
a few very old ladies still wore their traditional costumes about the streets and the main sources of income were from their families' marvellous embroideries, and from the pig industry which burgeoned with eec grant money at that time
this silhouette of the village soon disappeared as that cash was re-invested in a not-for-sale property boom when the villagers built themselves modern homes on their tiny fields and olive groves
boat jam
at the end of their downstream sprint the exhausted scullers move slowly back upstream towards the clubhouses and the ramps
the tide has slid out really quickly and there is only sufficient water for one boat at a time to pass beneath putney bridge
the tide has slid out really quickly and there is only sufficient water for one boat at a time to pass beneath putney bridge
fashion v style ... unreal city
i wonder what constellation the moon was rising in today ?
Answer = it was a waxing gibbous moon rising through leo
... hey ! that's my constellation !
Answer = it was a waxing gibbous moon rising through leo
... hey ! that's my constellation !
