In the old town of Viviero, Galicia you can see a shrine to Our Lady made from a rippled and porous volcanic rock.

People hang hollow, wax symbols of what ails them to it

The meaning of a foot or arm is easy decode, but there are also photos of loved ones, and even a Christmas-tree bauble

(Taken with Instagram at Viveiro)

Given up on the sun (Taken with instagram)

It’s not an adventure if the path you’re on doesn’t mix with the sky

I once heard that poppies only flower for a day.  That made seeing a single poppy in flower very special.

In Murcia they seemed to last a little longer than that, but only just.

As it’s been raining here in Galicia for nearly a month I’m not taking many new photos here is one from last year.

A patio competing in the festival de los Patios y Cordova, Andalusia.

This time last year I was lost in Córdoba, going from one tiny, but ornate courtyard to another