Hombre del Monte's garden.

[GainesvilleGreen]

I’m wondering if you ever do any fishing? I lived on Madeira Beach in Florida and was an avid fisherman. CL Edit: It was 20 years ago so luckily gas wasn’t that expensive. If I’m remembering correctly I paid 1.50 U.S. a gl. for premium.

Nice, CL..I'm a great fisherman..last couple times Ive gone 0/5 on catching anything...I might want to find a new hobby..lol..
Tomorrow might be the day

 

[Hombre del mont]

@Eltitoguay ,
Not an intrusion at all.
Beautiful pictures.

And thank you for the good wishes re. my health.

I hope that I can do justice to the fine genetics that I have.

 

[Hombre del mont]

I love fishing!

I've not done any for several years but am getting a fishing licence at the end of this month!

 

[CaptainLucky]

I love fishing!

I've not done any for several years but am getting a fishing licence at the end of this month!

I’m a firm believer that every hour spent fishing adds a day to your life. But it could also just be an excuse to go fishing (don’t tell anyone). lol CL

 

[Calle Minogue]

Lovely Sunday bro - fingers crossed for the Beamer

 

[Hombre del mont]

Lovely Sunday bro - fingers crossed for the Beamer

Thank you my friend. I hope your having a good one.

All's good here, although we've woken to find an overcast sky, light rain and thunder rattling through the mountains. Very strange at this time of year, but a welcome respite from our increasing day time temperatures; Yesterday was 34c.

 

[revegeta666]

Thank you my friend. I hope your having a good one.

All's good here, although we've woken to find an overcast sky, light rain and thunder rattling through the mountains. Very strange at this time of year, but a welcome respite from our increasing day time temperatures; Yesterday was 34c.

This is how it's supposed to be mate we used to have a spring season in Spain with lots of rain and cloudy days for most of my life. What has been happening the last 10-12 years going from winter straight into 7 months of summer is not normal and just a preview of worse things to come as the country slowly becomes a desert and hostile for the way of life most of us here have lived traditionally (agriculture and livestock). Tourists seem to love it but it is a slow death for the rest of us lol.

 

[Hombre del mont]

I've seen changes inn the 9 years I have been here.
From my armchair I can see a 2000m peak. At this time of year it should be covered still in snow. It's been clear for months! Same for the last few years
I remember 10 yrs ago seeing small patches still at the end of September.

Our area of Spain is irrigated from mountain springs and channelled to us by acequias. We are on a rota and each are supposed to get so many hours a week. Our acquia is dry.

Years ago they used to say abbot life in the high Alpujarras, "9 months of winter, 3 months of hell" . It's certainly not that these days.

I wonder what might be causing it all?

 

[revegeta666]

I've seen changes inn the 9 years I have been here.
From my armchair I can see a 2000m peak. At this time of year it should be covered still in snow. It's been clear for months! Same for the last few years
I remember 10 yrs ago seeing small patches still at the end of September.

Our area of Spain is irrigated from mountain springs and channelled to us by acequias. We are on a rota and each are supposed to get so many hours a week. Our acquia is dry.

Years ago they used to say abbot life in the high Alpujarras, "9 months of winter, 3 months of hell" . It's certainly not that these days.

I wonder what might be causing it all?

Well it's a consequence of the global climate change isn't it. Along with the melting of the polar ice caps etc

Just to give you an idea how it used to be, this is an old saying we have that I always liked:

"Hasta el 40 de mayo
no te quites el sayo.
Y si eres de Albacete,
hasta el día cuarenta y siete."

Which means, don't take your sayo off until May 40th. (May 40th is just a silly way of saying June 9th). And if you live in Albacete, don't take it off until May 47th. Albacete isn't even that cold of a place lol.

The sayo is an old school piece of clothing that farmers used to wear to not mess up their clothes:

So according to the saying you should be dressed like this until mid June. Imagine that? Maybe not in your area but definitely where I'm from. Meanwhile this winter I was doing yard work and pruning the olive trees in a t shirt and shorts, and sweating. And I was thinking - man this is the first time in my life I'm dressed like this in mid February. And it made me quite sad to be honest because when you think about it this is just the beginning, and our grandchildren will inherit a much different country than we used to have.

 

[Hombre del mont]

I worry for grandchildren also.

 

[revegeta666]

I worry for grandchildren also.

Don't worry too much, probably nuclear holocaust will take care of them before the climate change does

 

[Eltitoguay]

Thank you my friend. I hope your having a good one.

All's good here, although we've woken to find an overcast sky, light rain and thunder rattling through the mountains. Very strange at this time of year, but a welcome respite from our increasing day time temperatures; Yesterday was 34c.

Those storms arrived in my area last night, and temperatures have also dropped here (well, the same day you had 34°C, here we had 37°C). But for the weekend in my area it is forecast to reach 42°C/108°F in the shade as a maximum, and 24°C/75°F as a night minimum.

Regarding the debate on climate change and the future, I fear that there is little hope given by governments such as the one that currently governs the autonomous region that you inhabit, and its occurrences regarding water management...; It is clear that there is not enough water for so many people (locals plus tourists), or to grow so many strawberries or so many cherimoyas or so many avocados or so many mangoes, and they are planning even more...
They only need to say that they are going to solve the problem by bringing, in Andújar clay botijos, the water from the oceans of Jupiter's moon namesake of our continent... when the Mihura 1 manages to take off, of course...
Cheers.

 

[Hombre del mont]

42c, so early in the summer. I don't know how you cope cousin.

 

[Eltitoguay]

And yet I'm uses to be 2 or 3 degrees below that near the capital of the old Caliphate...
Look just a little further south, in the countryside at the foot of the southern side of my mountain range :
( Up to 44°C/111'5°F maximum in the shade during weekend...The Mihura 1 may not take off, but the forecast & thermometers are going up like a rocket, heh...: 45°C/113°F forecast to next Monday...):

Greetings, cousin, and stay cool.

 

[Hombre del mont]

Those storms arrived in my area last night, and temperatures have also dropped here (well, the same day you had 34°C, here we had 37°C). But for the weekend in my area it is forecast to reach 42°C/108°F in the shade as a maximum, and 24°C/75°F as a night minimum.

Regarding the debate on climate change and the future, I fear that there is little hope given by governments such as the one that currently governs the autonomous region that you inhabit, and its occurrences regarding water management...; It is clear that there is not enough water for so many people (locals plus tourists), or to grow so many strawberries or so many cherimoyas or so many avocados or so many mangoes, and they are planning even more...
They only need to say that they are going to solve the problem by bringing, in Andújar clay botijos, the water from the oceans of Jupiter's moon namesake of our continent... when the Mihura 1 manages to take off, of course...
Cheers.

A lot of our ancient acequias are being replaced by pipes and the old Cortijos are missing out on their rightfull allocation, in favour of the Mango, Avocado etc. growers. Business interests over people; Very sad

 

[flower~power]

Don't worry too much, probably nuclear holocaust will take care of them before the climate change does

Let’s not get too crazy now

 

[flower~power]

It is kind of sad to see the lack of insects and amphibians in my area…And a huge general decline of wildlife witnessed by my own eyes in my own lifetime

 

[Tangwena]

I fell asleep watching the cricket anyone know the score?.........ha ha.
Just kidding I think the pomms are in for a rough summer ha ha.

 

[Hombre del mont]

I fell asleep watching the cricket anyone know the score?.........ha ha.
Just kidding I think the pomms are in for a rough summer ha ha.

Bloody good game though! Could have gone either way.
One of the better things about being retired is having 5 days to watch cricket.
Looking forward to the next one.

 

[Tangwena]

Could have gone either way.

Not from where I was sleeping ha ha.