... as they have been covered by clouds most of our days now. Today I got a peek.
Being near the mountains and the sea was one of our main reasons for relocating to this area.
Not only that, as there are many interesting places, such as farms and nature reserves located within easy reach. And of course, there is also the nearby Atlantic Ocean with its endless long white beaches, and rocky areas in the shallows where we can hunt for shells and observe the smaller sea life in the rocky pools. Living between the mountains and the sea creates an interesting Mediterranean climate.
When one crosses the mountain pass, everything changes as it is stocked with apple farms. We lived on one when we moved down here, and, due to circumstances beyond our control, we decided to move back over the mountain. Of course, the temperatures are different across the mountain, and it is ideal for apple farming to take place. Tons of apples from the area are exported across the world. This side, we have wine farms and their produce is also popular overseas.
In the second part of the post, I will show you some random sky and bird shots.
Below, I will show you some random cloud and bird shots later in the day.
Amazing how the views can change over here, and we love it, as the busy sky offers so many different views to get on camera. Fortunately, I have a camera with an excellent zoom, and you see the results in my daily posts. So, it is not me that is a good photographer as instead it is rather my Canon that deserves the credit. I just wanted you to know this.
First up is a line of seagulls crossing over high up in the sky.
Here was another lot of gulls coming over.
And finally, I end with this cloud shot.
The second part of the post was later on the same day, and we really enjoyed the views, especially with the wind blowing in from the ocean side. I have told you a few times before, that the views are not constant, as it all depends on the ever-changing wind directions. Should the wind come in from the mountain side (east), then it's another matter entirely with different cloud formations.
Then of course one not only has to watch the wind directions, but also the temperatures, as the gulls can fly very high when a strong wind flows down across the land below, and the best time to get the gulls on camera, is when there is a high wind active, as then they fly lower down. On the ocean front it is totally different, as the gulls fly around at head high levels.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos and words by Zac Smith. No AI and Photoshop. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
Until next time. Shalom!