Yes, they are called “mammatus clouds” and, yes, that word comes from “mammary”, or “breast-related”…like giant udders in the sky that will eventually leak down upon you–although rain in this case…
With magnets, you can easily swap out photographs whenever you tire of your current “exhibit”…
The Costa Brava town of l’Estartit is a popular destination for summer beach tourists as well as for snorkelers and scuba divers wanting to take the salty plunge and tour the underwater gardens surrounding the Illes Medes (Medes Islands), a seaside nature preserve…
Another very popular vía ferrata in Catalunya is the one criss-crossing the limestone layers above the town of Centelles, on the C-17 highway from Barcelona to Vic…
The comarca (county) of Baix Empordà, near Gerona, is chock full of quaint, romantic, highly photogenic villages that date back to medieval times…Pals, Palau-Sator, Ullastret, Begur, Peralada, to name just a few.
Peratallada (“carved stone”) is one prime example…
Who knows what’s up and what’s down in this increasingly warm, divided, and authoritarian world in which we live…so why bother leveling the horizon?
This is an interesting rock formation on the north side of the Montserrat massif outside of Barcelona. One of the classic climbs on this rock prominence is the aid route (Anglada-Guillamon, IV+/A3e) up the north side..
Sometimes you can find the best subject matter right at home.
This is Boira (“Foggy”, in Catalan), our traumatized cat…
I normally am very shy about asking folks for a picture. In this particular case–a couple of days ago–I walked right on by even though I was just dying to photograph this bench scene near where we live. I simply didn’t have the courage to try…
Over the past few weeks, the largest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, has been based out of Barcelona, running week-long Mediterranean tours. Later this summer it will depart and move on to service in the Caribbean…
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