As a particularly busy day closes, I’m taking a few moments to share a photo from last year, making this week’s throwback unusually early. This one is from an evening walk with Roberta in Dingli, around sunset. As you can see there was a thick layer of cloud hanging over the horizon, obstructing the last part of the sun’s descent. I must have taken so … Continue reading Radar Tower at Sunset
Starting this week with something rather unusual, for this blog. It’s not the first time I share a photo of a man-made rather than natural subject, if nothing else I have made enough photos of chapels, farm buildings, or bits of our old cities. However, I don’t usually make photos of industrial subjects, and in fact can’t even remember the last time I shared anything … Continue reading Delimara Power Station
Squeezing in a few quick moments to share one last photo from an amble in Mdina last year. Anyone who likes the old-world charm of an ancient city would certainly enjoy Mdina. A particular fascination to me is the range of colourful and characterful doorways, so it’s no surprise that this is a common theme if you look for photography featuring this old city. I … Continue reading Dismantled Archway
The weekend before last was a rather long one, with a public holiday on Tuesday, and many (including myself) taking a bridge on the Monday. As things turned out, not only did I fit in a lot of climbing, but unexpectedly also went for a long walk one evening. I say unexpectedly because it’s already June, and definitely past my usual season for walks. A … Continue reading Delimara Lighthouse
This week’s throwback takes us back to early spring last year, and a short outing with Roberta around the narrow streets of the old city. I remember it was an enjoyable outing, on a late afternoon when almost everyone else was already heading back home. This was also the perfect lighting for those narrow streets, as the golden light bounced off the limestone walls. I … Continue reading Norman Window
Today’s post follows nicely from last week’s throwback, with the second chapel I visited on a walk starting from Żurrieq. This one is dedicated to St Agatha, and can be found in an area known as Bubaqra. From what I can understand, it is a fairly old chapel (at least 16th century), but one that has seen many alterations over the years, as it cycled … Continue reading Sant’ Agatha
This week’s throwback is a double feature, with photos of the chapel dedicated to Sant’ Andrija and the nearby Mitħna tax-Xarolla, from a walk in the Żurrieq area last year. Starting from town, I passed by these landmarks and another nearby chapel on my way out, and returned through secluded Wied il-Bassasa and a route along the sea cliffs. The chapels and the windmill had … Continue reading Sant’ Andrija u l-Mitħna tax-Xarolla
A little over two weeks ago I was heading out to a crag in nearby Naxxar for a bit of after-work climbing. The outlook was hazy, not a huge surprise with a southerly wind, which had been blowing most of the Sahara out over us. So I packed my smaller camera with me in case any opportunities arose. We climbed a few of the easier … Continue reading Farm Building in Haze
I did not get around to writing my usual throwback blog post yesterday, so instead I’m taking a few minutes on this Good Friday to share a photo of the chapel at Binġemma, from a walk I did there two years ago. The chapel is dedicated to Our Lady, in the title Hodegitria, usually translated as Our Lady of the Way (in Maltese: Madonna tat-Triq). … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria
I’m not sure whether to complain or not. Perhaps I shouldn’t, because I’ve been so lucky in so many ways. But it sure is frustrating when the weather gods keep all the precipitation for the weekend, as this basically rules out climbing in the early months of the year. (During the week is much harder to manage when the days are still fairly short.) Which … Continue reading Kunċizzjoni Immakulata
During autumn last year, as the weather became more amenable to photography, I made an effort to progress on my long-term chapels project. On one of these outings, with R, we headed out to Rabat to photograph one of the chapels in the countryside there. I had already scoped out the area using maps and satellite imagery, so I had an idea of what times … Continue reading Twelid tal-Verġni Marija
I’m starting off 2022 on this blog by wishing my readers a happy and healthy new year, and sharing an accidental photo I took a few weeks ago. Accidental in the sense that I had no plan to shoot this chapel on that occasion, and I only chanced to be there at the right time, which I took advantage of. I was on my way … Continue reading San Pawl tal-Qlejgħa
Muddy Boots 