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Andalucia in Winter

by adamhalevi, posted in Adam and Dido, Andalusia, Axarquia, Climate Science, Maroma, Sierra Tajeda, Southern Spain, Spain, Winter Landscape

not all blue skies and warm weather We purchased our finca and moved to the Axarquia region of Andalucia in 1993. Like many people unfamiliar with the region and its seasons, we were surprised by the severity of our first winter, both with regards to its length and its chilly dampness. 93/94 was particularly harsh, … Continue reading Andalucia in Winter

DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE PRESS…

by adamhalevi, posted in Arkansas, British Army of India, Covent Garden, Dido Nicholson, Edinburgh, Glasgow Evening Times, Guy's Hospital, Little Rock, Loretto School, Murrey, Nicholas Millington, Pitlochry, Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, Saltcoats, Scottish Ancestry, The Mount School, UAMS, VAH Little Rock

especially when the truth is more newsworthy This must have happened to most people reading this post. You mislay a possession somewhere in your home, and while turning out various drawers, cupboards and shelves searching for it, you discover something else, long-forgotten, and often more precious than the original object. Last week I was rummaging … Continue reading DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE PRESS…

ATACAMA – IN MAUVES AND GREENS

by adamhalevi, posted in Adam and Dido, Art Photography, Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile, Coquimbo, travel

Followers of this site will already be familiar with many of the details of our remarkable trip to Chile back in 1991, just several months after the demise the Pinochet regime. As if to mark this new era of democracy, freedom and hope, the month we arrived, the southern Atacama Desert experienced – what we were … Continue reading ATACAMA – IN MAUVES AND GREENS

AN ALIEN NEW YEAR?

by adamhalevi, posted in Alien Fruit, Biosignatures, British Space Science, Extraterrestrial Life, Finca Carmel, New Year Greetings, Star Trek - Next Generation

BELATED NEW YEAR GREETINGS… Several eminent British space scientists have all just predicted that 2024 will be the year that the existence of extraterrestrial life is finally proved. Nothing concrete has yet been published, but murmings about distinct “biosignatures” and exoplanets detected by the Webb Telescope are apparently soon to be revealed in a British … Continue reading AN ALIEN NEW YEAR?

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