THE LAST TWO......

....items for the SUMMER SCAVENGER HUNT that is!

I always knew that the juggler was going to be a nigh impossibility....and that the alternative of a hot air balloon was going to be just as elusive to find.....I did not however think that the bird box would cause such a problem!

Lateral thinking was called for, and I remembered this little ornament I bought while in Scotland a few weeks ago:

Personally I love that it's the last day of summer and that I have a Christmas ornament out!!

My last photograph is me with something representing the season.....it has been a long, hot summer and most days have seen me like this:

...sunglasses and sarong!

Once again, thank you RINDA for organising this now-much-looked-forward-to summer event!

I do hope everyone has enjoyed the hunt as much as I have and I'm looking forward to seeing how many jugglers have been captured!!

Thanks for dropping by!

take care of you

Alison xx

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I'M BACK.....WITH A SCAVENGER HUNT UPDATE

Hello my bloggy friends...I do hope summer hasn't quite deserted those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and that winter hasn't been too rough for those in the south.

It's been a very hot, busy summer over here....but the visitors have been and gone (apart from 'the girls' who arrive on Wednesday and whose rooms are now ready...can't wait to see you girls..the cava is already chilling!)


With only three weeks left to go, it's time for me to check out what's left for me to capture for RINDA'S SUMMERTIME SCAVENGER HUNT

After my last update, I have added:

BIRDS ON A WIRE

I can't believe how difficult this one was to capture....around me are plenty of wires and plenty of birds but do they ever come together?...not while I'm watching!! This is the best I have managed so far (I am still watching carefully for a better shot!)

I realise this is really BIRD on wire as the other one is on the pole, but hey ho!

A GROUP OF TOURISTS

I took this one at Alicante Airport whilst waiting for visitors...these tourists had just arrived and were waiting to be directed to their coaches

A MASCOT

I was a bit worried about this one, as mascots are hard to come by around here.... but on picking up the latest copy of our local 'what's on' magazine this was on the front cover:

the mascot from the Commonwealth Games...perfect!

A SUNRISE

Taken on the trip taking Craig to the airport... yes, it was a VERY early start!

A PARADE

These drummers were at the beginning of one of the parades during Fiesta:

A PUBLIC GARDEN

There aren't many of these around these parts.....the closest I have managed is this pretty square in a neighbouring town:

That leaves my list looking like this:

1. A sign welcoming people to your home town (or a nearby town)
2. A garden gnome
3. Birds on a wire
4. A group of tourists
5. A rack of post cards
6. An urban street scene
7. A rural landscape
8. A tattoo on a person
9. A bakery
10. A photo bomb (someone found lurking in the background of photo; the lurker may have intended to disrupt the picture or may be doing it unintentionally, but the background lurker is a surprise to the photographer)
11. A horn
12. A mascot
13. A sunrise
14. A parade
15. A juggler
16. A sign in a language other than English
17. A lamp post
18. A water fall
19. A public garden
20. A bus (not a car, truck, lorry, camper or RV) with a picture painted on its sides.
21. A photograph of you with something representing the season (recognizing that the season will be Winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere). Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.
If you find something on the list too difficult, you may substitute one of the following items for anything on the list, except for Item #21:
Alternative A: A kite, hot air balloon or blimp
Alternative B: A bird house

Like many of the rest of you that leaves me  looking for a juggler...fat chance of that round here...unless of course one of 'the girls' has learned to juggle since I last saw them!!

Also, a picture of myself doing something representing the season...

If you want to see what lots of other folks have made of Rinda's list, pop over to her BLOG where you'll find this month's roundup.

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx

SUMMER SCAVENGER HUNT (3)

I've had another fairly successful week with my 'hunting'


11- A HORN

I took great care in stalking the horn players while I was at our Fiesta last week...and managed to get this shot:

I then arrived home a couple of days ago to Kirsty having a panic about a huge beetle on my 'noodle' in the pool..on looking I discovered this wonderful specimen (complete with horn!):

1- A SIGN WELCOMING PEOPLE TO YOUR TOWN

Have you ever seen a more boring sign?!

9- A BAKERY

The bakery in the next town...in our village bread is sold in the two Grocery Stores

Would you believe that I actually forgot to take a photograph of the parade during Fiesta......fortunately there is another Fiesta at the end of August!

I am linking up with RINDA (the mastermind of SSH) today, as she invites all those who are taking part to do once a month.

My previous finds are HERE and HERE.

My list now looks like this:

1. A sign welcoming people to your home town (or a nearby town)
2. A garden gnome
3. Birds on a wire
4. A group of tourists
5. A rack of post cards
6. An urban street scene
7. A rural landscape
8. A tattoo on a person
9. A bakery
10. A photo bomb (someone found lurking in the background of photo; the lurker may have intended to disrupt the picture or may be doing it unintentionally, but the background lurker is a surprise to the photographer)
11. A horn
12. A mascot
13. A sunrise
14. A parade
15. A juggler
16. A sign in a language other than English
17. A lamp post
18. A water fall
19. A public garden
20. A bus (not a car, truck, lorry, camper or RV) with a picture painted on its sides.
21. A photograph of you with something representing the season (recognizing that the season will be Winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere). Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.
If you find something on the list too difficult, you may substitute one of the following items for anything on the list, except for Item #21:
Alternative A: A kite, hot air balloon or blimp
Alternative B: A bird house

Hope your hunt is going well...it's not too late to join in you know!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

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2014 SCAVENGER HUNT (2)

Another four pictures taken this week for the Scavenger Hunt organised by RINDA.

6- AN URBAN STREET SCENE

Valencia City centre....compared to where I live, this is exceptionally urban!

10- A PHOTO BOMB

I was invited to a performance of THE LION KING (in Spanish!) at one of the Primary schools further up the mountain from here...which, I have to say,  I thoroughly enjoyed......I discovered the guy who was behind the scenes popping up in lots of my pics!

16- A SIGN IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH

We have been having new water pipes installed in the village...causing all sorts of disruptions I hasten to add.......and this was the sign put up to inform us all of the impending works

8- A TATTOO ON A PERSON

Kirsty has more than one tattoo, but the one on the back of her neck is my favourite....it's Stuart's date of birth and she kept it a secret for ages before I noticed it!

I am adding a fifth picture here, hoping that RINDA will accept it!

18- A WATERFALL

This waterfall from THE LION KING is likely to be only one I find here! (Behind the heart and made from blue cellophane!)

This leaves my list looking like this:

1. A sign welcoming people to your home town (or a nearby town)
2. A garden gnome
3. Birds on a wire
4. A group of tourists
5. A rack of post cards
6. An urban street scene
7. A rural landscape
8. A tattoo on a person
9. A bakery
10. A photo bomb (someone found lurking in the background of photo; the lurker may have intended to disrupt the picture or may be doing it unintentionally, but the background lurker is a surprise to the photographer)
11. A horn
12. A mascot
13. A sunrise
14. A parade
15. A juggler
16. A sign in a language other than English
17. A lamp post
18. A water fall
19. A public garden
20. A bus (not a car, truck, lorry, camper or RV) with a picture painted on its sides.
21. A photograph of you with something representing the season (recognizing that the season will be Winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere). Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.
If you find something on the list too difficult, you may substitute one of the following items for anything on the list, except for Item #21:
Alternative A: A kite, hot air balloon or blimp
Alternative B: A bird house

If you're taking part, I hope you're having slow but steady success too...if you're not taking part- why not?......you can find details HERE.

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison  xx

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2014 SUMMERTIME SCAVENGER HUNT

As has happened for the last couple of summers, RINDA has organised a Photographic Scavenger Hunt to help us while away the months of July to September; the list this year is as follows:

1. A sign welcoming people to your home town (or a nearby town)
2. A garden gnome
3. Birds on a wire
4. A group of tourists
5. A rack of post cards
6. An urban street scene
7. A rural landscape
8. A tattoo on a person
9. A bakery
10. A photo bomb (someone found lurking in the background of photo; the lurker may have intended to disrupt the picture or may be doing it unintentionally, but the background lurker is a surprise to the photographer)
11. A horn
12. A mascot
13. A sunrise
14. A parade
15. A juggler
16. A sign in a language other than English
17. A lamp post
18. A water fall
19. A public garden
20. A bus (not a car, truck, lorry, camper or RV) with a picture painted on its sides.
21. A photograph of you with something representing the season (recognizing that the season will be Winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere). Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.
If you find something on the list too difficult, you may substitute one of the following items for anything on the list, except for Item #21:
Alternative A: A kite, hot air balloon or blimp
Alternative B: A bird house


I've been keeping my eyes open while I've been out and about ....here's what I've found so far:

NUMBER 2- a garden gnome

He was actually part of a whole FAMILY of gnomes on display inside a Garden Centre I visited whilst in Scotland visiting mum and dad.

NUMBER 17-a lamp post

This one is outside my house and it was actually MELISSA who noticed it in a photograph of the house I was posting....(does that make the lamp post NUMBER 10, I wonder?!)

NUMBER 5- a rack of postcards

Not a hard thing to find around here!

NUMBER 7- a rural landscape

Up in the mountains not far from here

NUMBER 20-a bus with a picture painted on it's sides

We get lots of tourist buses around here

Not a bad start I reckon....if you aren't already, why not think about joining in?

It's been a hot weekend here....hoping you've seen some sunshine where you are!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

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THE WEEK THAT WAS

I haven't done one of these posts for a while, so thought I might share the last week with you:

Last MONDAY saw me in my role as 'Catering Manager' for JVH....up early to prare this lot

before heading off to this beautiful location....a hospital facility called FONTILLES up in the mountains about 10km from here.

Our own Charity and a local Cancer Charity were having the opening of a small Hospice unit in an annexe of the hospital...something we have been working towards for a couple of years now. The British Consul was supposed to be coming to open it, but King Juan Carlos decided to abdicate that day and the Consul was called to Madrid, leaving us with a very nive Vice Consul to do the honours!

TUESDAY saw me heading for the airport...off to Scotland to see mum and dad;

I managed to get dad out for lunch on Wednesday (as always to a local Garden Centre) and as we walked in the door this display greeted us;

And I remembered the list for RINDA'S SUMMERTIME SCAVENGER HUNT.....I had my first entry!

By THURSDAY, dad was exhausted after our trip on Wednesday and needed a day at home...I took mum and her friend Barbara for a bit of retail therapy then went out to 'play' with 'the girls' that night.

After taking mum to the Hospital for a Treadmill Test on FRIDAY morning,it was time to head back to the airport and home.......it's always such a relief and pleasure to get back...although these feelings are always accompanied by guilt.

YESTERDAY I managed to get some shopping done, then worked on the garden for a while in the afternoon. I took the car out late in the afternoon, and before I got to the end of the road I realised the car didn't feel right...I pulled over and discovered I had a tyre as flat as a pancake...and the hubcap was half way down the road!!

TODAY has been a lazy day...though I have managed a few chores here and there ...and have even managed to catch up with some blog-reading!

Hoping everything is good with you and yours

Thanks for  dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx

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