Picture Post 1128 : Costa Del Col

I am never quite sure what makes me take a photograph. Some half-thought, some snatch of an untold story, some incongruous pattern - who knows? It has a meaning at the moment I press the electronic shutter but it may be long forgotten in the part-second it takes the image to appear on the viewing screen.

These two women were walking along the harbour wall in Puerta Banus with all the energy of a pair of climbers tackling the South Col of Everest. For a moment in time it made a good image. Now it makes a good memory.

Picture Post 1127 : Ronda

We are back after our trip to Spain but it will take me a few days to get my blogging ducks into a row. We had a marvellous time in southern Spain and on one glorious day we were taken on a visit to the Andalusian city of Ronda. With its ancient bridge and spectacular views, the city is a magnet for photographers. Nevertheless, out of the hundreds of photographs I took that day, perhaps this picture of a tiled pictorial map on a wall sums up the city best of all.

Viva Espãna

The reason there has been no postings for the last week is quite simple : I had far better things to do. Like stroll on sun-soaked beaches, walk down marble-paved designer shopping malls (are you jealous yet?), sip cold beer in villages that cling to mountainsides, fight my way through gargantuan sides of beef (admit it, you are getting just a bit jealous), swim in a crystal-clear pool, and - above all else - enjoy the company of two charming hosts. So thank you Jamie and Bev for a massively enjoyable time which will long remain in our memories.

If you would like to see just a little of what we saw, you can check-out the Picasa web album by following the link in the sidebar. I will add some additional pictures to my Daily Photo Blog. But now it is back to reality, back to the credit crunch, back to financial meltdown, and back to nothing better to do other than send News From Nowhere.