Andy Rodker's photos

Vogue Hill, St Day and double-bubble fence!

The northern slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama.

Granite shapes. La Sierra de La Cabrera

I have noted where the Southwest Peninsular Coastpath is and beyond that? Thin air! So best to walk down cautiously! St Agnes Heritage Coast. Sight and Sound. Lou Reed rocking away. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-O8nrcdDg

Man and His Man, Bawden Rocks (I'm sure he does - rude not to!), Cow and Calf. The three names used for that pair of rocks. St Agnes Head, Cornwall. Sight and Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ciMZufh0Y I'd not heard this version before. It's superb. If you've got the patience, it's worth a listen.

I pair this with my previous upload simply due to the gorse cheering up these otherwise dull views!

Another staggeringly DUUUUULL day, but my walk to the pub (and watch England being trounced by France at home) is at least brightened by all the gorse bushes coming out. It seems to work OK on large. Sight and sound. An enjoyable Robert Palmer song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyNa-ReeZc8&list=RDlyNa-ReeZc8&start_radio=1

Same walk and scramble down as adjacent image. My first such scramble in years (post - COVID). I did it all the way down (this shot is from the halfway point) and, importanly, back but was shattered at the end. Out of practice. (And, in my defence, I had the wrong footwear and the rocks were crumbly and the grass slippery). I need to get much fitter for revived walks in La Sierra de Cabrera this coming spring!

A dull and cold day but I just had to get out there. The first time this year that I've even seen the sea, let alone get down there among the cliffs and waves.

The new(ish - 2014) metro station Paco de Lucía, named in honour of the great flamenco guitarist. I posted this on Pano but not here - I think not anyway. The artists are Okuda San Miguel and Rosh333. I have posted a music link below. Entre Dos Aguas, a very famous song, at least in Spain. There is a frame in the vid that is the template for Paco's portrait here. Worth a listen; www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s&list=RDEMYNquyZQPgZzsix5KOOjUWA&start_radio=1&rv=0vq3qZwaXrw

My sister's shot in September last year from a terrace. I've posted another of her's of this cloud before.

I just liked the angle and lie of these branches. It was another wet, dull and windswept kind of day ... in St Day! Sight and Sound; an Amy Winehouse classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=09tqHlPYfJM

There really isn't a possibility of an attractive exterior shot of this pub, nice thought the pub is and known as Upper House as opposed to The Star Inn aka Lower House as it's about 1/2 mile downhill from St Day centre here. So I thought I'd take this shot at the back of the pub and include the marketplace clocktower and a full moon. I don't mind the half a car here, I really don't. It adds a touch of balance to the composition (imho!)

The Sentinal, or Guardian, of the Mountains, is tolerant of these minor irritants! Cancho Largo, La Sierra de La Cabrera. Sight and sound, She does a very good reaction to this classic from Led Zeppelin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlfqEJEmVA

Pedraza, Segovia. I don't think this has appeared on ip before but it is possible. Certainly it was on Pano. Sight and sound; A good reaction I feel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBA7nkHsapQ Sorry about the horrendous timing of the adverts!

Looking forward to spring! Sadly poppies don't thrive here any more. A new farmer wants profitable fields and who can blame him? Btw, that white wall has been knocked down between 2015 and now. I can't find it on Google maps but I know exactly where I was at the time! Sight and sound. A bit of Rachmaninov didn't harm anyone! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w

I THINK it's Wheal Busy but I've yet to confirm this. It's been recommended on good authority to go large! Sight and Sound. It's been a while since I've listened to Mozart and I need a regular fix so here it is! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXeBFhqViYg

Looking for lunch? Looking a little wistfully at me perhaps? 12 years ago but I remember it as a scorcher! The following day I was back in Cornwall for a couple of months as there are no classes to be had in Spain in the summer and so no earnings :o( www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9EbR0ckb40 A bit of Roxy Music doesn't do any harm!