A Decent Walk At Last

Very nice, Nariz, wish we could have been with you. I would particularly have liked to see the crocus (?nudiflorus?) in the wild.

how fantastic! just to be able to go there from your home, i think of somewhere like that only in terms of holidays. i bet its even more spectacular in snow?

Wonderful views Nariz, just googled the area, its massive.

lovely blog nariz, wish i was there to , all that peace and those views ;o))

Nudiflorus sounds about right, Bulbaholic. I assume 'nudi' because the flowers come first and the leaves come later?

Stickitoffee, the snow does make it spectacular, but I like it best in Spring when the grass and trees are new and green and the flowers are blooming.

Littlelegs, the Picos de Europa is really only a small range - just three massifs, not sure of the acreage, but what DOES seem vast is the amount of sky we can see. So much nicer than when peppered with tower blocks and pollution.

Sanbaz, the peace was wonderful. We did our usual over-played joke of "Can you hear that?" "What? I can't hear anything." "Exactly!"

lol funny how we do that isnt it, love peace and quiet

spring sounds beautiful ~ please will you post more photos when it comes round but actually i hope i wont have to wait till spring ~ please will you do some in the winter too? i do like this idea of travelling the world through someone else's camera and blog!
i know what you mean about the 'big skies' i only see a little patch and even notice the difference when we visit youngest son in east anglia
sky is lovely ~ uplifting i think!

I`ve taken three walks today, all in my armchair, each equally lovely in their own right,
Thanks Nariz, I especially enjoyed yours as that is somewhere I would never see without you.......

these walks are great aren't they? which were the other two lincslass?

Yes, Nariz, nudiflorus because of the nude flowers, ie, before the leaves. I say nudiflorus because I 'think' it is the only autumn flowering crocus in the region.
Looked up the San Glorio pass on the web; it seems to be an exceptionally fine area for the flowers. Somewhere else to add to my visit wish list which is already overflowing. Too many places, not enough time!

Ahhh....not a person in sight...bliss! I envy you the night skies

Pleased you all enjoyed my walk - I intend there to be many more! Yes, Tetrach, the night skies are fantastic! Hardly any light pollution so we see many more stars than we ever knew were there, and the full moon!!!!!! You could literally read a book by the moonlight here.

Bulbaholic, you should see the area when it's heaving with wild daffodills - a magnificent sight! When we climb higher up during April we often find tiny 3" versions of daffs - perfect little miniatures - most of them poking through the snow!

It's great to see some of the wide open spaces once again in Spain! It's one of the things I miss about returning to the UK! In Cuenca you could get into the countryside after about 30 mins walk from the centre of the city!

Lovely to see the Autumn Crocuses which I've never seen outside of cultivation before! Though I have seen some "weeds" in Spain that are prime border plants here!

It's fantastic to be able to see places we would normally be unable to visit through the eyes of others! We live in such a wonderful age.

Glad you enjoyed it, Balcony. I know what you mean about Spanish "weeds!" When I lived in Essex I paid pounds to have plants that simply self-seed themselves into my garden now - the Great Mullein with its tall yellow spikes being only one of them. If you look at my photo "Garden in June" you'll see a Great Mullein taking its place amongst the white foxgloves, cosmos and cornflowers.