CON OTROS OJOS

This is a joint exhibition of paintings and photographs of everyday scenes of town and country in the Poniente Granadino. It is being organised by the Asociación de Anglo-Parlantes de Loja. It is being held in the cultural centre El Pósito in Plaza Joaquin Costa Loja from the 30th September to the 16th October. I will be exhibiting some of my paintings and there will also be photographs taken by my husband Digby. There will also be contributions from two other photographers and another artist so it should be an interesting exhibition. The gallery is open Tue-Fri 6-9pm and Sat 11am-2pm. There will be an inauguration at 8pm on September 30th. Please come and visit us. It will be good to see you, particularly at the inauguration.
There have been a couple of interesting events at Huétor Tájar in the last two weeks. For a report and photos check out www.countryhouseinspain.wordpress.com

SIERRA DE LOJA

On Sunday morning we drove up the track through the pine forests above Loja to visit the Sierra de Loja for the first time. This limestone karst is at an altitude of about 1,400 metres. It is a true wilderness and home to the famous Lojeña sheep and awesome wind turbines which can be seen for miles around. There are a few shepherds’ cottages, for daytime use only, and the landscape looked very parched at the end of a long dry summer. Even the Charco del Negro (Black Pond) had almost dried out. This nature reserve must be beautiful in the spring when it is carpeted with wild flowers and even at this time of year, dotted about the shrivelled grass, we came upon some delicately pretty autumnal colchicums.

The panoramic views are stunning and you can see for miles across to the neighbouring provinces of Malaga, Cordoba and Jaen. On our descent, a shadow passed over the road in front of us, and looking up, we saw a pair of golden eagles wheeling above a craggy rockface.