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Autumn..in Cotos, 2019
Autumn in Guadarrama..once upon a time you would have expected snow from early November onward, but not any more. Or if snow does fall – and it does – you expect it to be quickly frazzled by the sun beating … Continue reading
Winter?!
A little bit hard to believe..and too good to be true..but, for the moment, yes, it looks like Winter..and it’s only mid-November!
Posted in Nature, ski, snow, the seasons
Tagged pine forests, pines, Sierra Guadarrama, Winter, Winter wonderland
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Otoño!
Autumn has arrived..with its magic of fallen leaves.
Posted in flora, Nature, the seasons
Tagged autumn, autumnal colour, nature, Sierra Guadarrama
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Black August
This last month of August has indeed been a black one..for many reasons. On the last day of July, late in the afternoon, my ten-year-old son tripped and fell in a relatively innocent way while walking down the lower Lliterola … Continue reading
Cool Summer so far..
What a strange year it’s been so far! Summery conditions to start the year, days and days of sun in January followed by a week of Winter at the month’s end, with rain and snowfall. Then two almost completely dry, … Continue reading
Incredible event..!
An incredible event at the top of Hermana Mayor, a mountain of 2270m in the Sierra de Guadarrama, after two ‘Winter’ months, February and March, without a single snowflake – hardly even a drop of rain – on the last … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Mountain, Nature, ski, snow, the seasons, Weather
Tagged cold Spring days, Dos Hermanas, lack of snow, Mountain skiing, Sierra Guadarrama, weird weather
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The Winter that never was
The Winter that never was..apart from a single week at the end of January-beginning of February. The one-week Winter. It’s true that we had a few days of serious snowfall at end October, followed by quite a lot of rain … Continue reading