Closing off this week with one last throwback photo from a walk around Mtaħleb last Christmas. Today’s photo also shows the inlet at Ras id-Dawwara, this time from the other side. I know those cliffs are mostly overhanging, but some part of me keeps wondering just how climbable they are. I can see some rather obvious possibilities, perhaps one day I just need to head … Continue reading Ras id-Dawwara
This week’s throwback, from a walk around Mtaħleb last Christmas, shows the narrow gap at Miġra l-Ferħa, where it is said that the Norman invasion of Malta began. I had taken a very similar photo to this one before, which I also shared on this blog. That one, however, was shot on film, and the point of view is a little different. Sometimes there are … Continue reading Miġra l-Ferħa
A few weeks ago (well, about a month already) R and I headed down to Miġra l-Ferħa for an evening picnic and some quiet time stargazing. It was going to be a moonless night, so we wanted to repeat what we had planned with some friends of ours a month before. This time, though, we were on our own, and as luck would have it, … Continue reading Jupiter Rising
I’m even later than usual with my throwback post this week, as the last few days have been rather busier. As I catch up on things, I’m sharing two photos, taken within minutes of each other, of what is perhaps my favourite view from a walk I did last Christmas day. Sometimes the light changes so much in a few minutes, in this case becoming … Continue reading Ras id-Dawwara
About a month ago, R and I headed up to Miġra l-Ferħa, in the vicinity of Mtaħleb, for a simple evening picnic with some friends of ours. The idea was that we’d spend some time after the sunset there, watching the stars, on what was a moonless night. The picnic went well, and it was great fun to spend some time again with our friends, … Continue reading Clifftop Sunset
Autumn began, here in the northern hemisphere, and with it some cooler weather. Locally the change came with quite a bang yesterday, and the first downpours. It’s still warm, of course, though a bit cooler already. This heralds the start of a new season for photography and walks in the country. So perhaps it is appropriate that this week’s throwback photo is from such an … Continue reading Lippija Tower
I do not often shoot or share sunset photos, though I must admit I do have a few. Cliché or not, something rather special happens as the evening approaches and the colour of the light and sky changes. Today’s photo follows very neatly from the one I shared a week ago, as this was the sunset that R and I were watching as we shared … Continue reading Għargħur Sunset
The weather is still very warm here, but there is also the undeniable feeling that the summer is coming to an end. At work we’re getting ready for the new academic year that will soon start, and on the roads the traffic seems to have increased already. And so the tail end of the year is approaching. Yet here I’m still working through a significant … Continue reading Overlooking Il-Munqar
I find myself writing this blog post rather later than usual today, but perhaps that’s not such a surprise when I spent most of the day working on a much longer technical blog post. A bonus, however, is that for this week’s throwback post I’m sharing four related photos of a lovely country chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto. The chapel sits in the … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Loreto
Given that yesterday I had other stuff to share, I thought I’d come back today with a throwback photo for this week. This one had been hiding away in the vaults, and I came across it as I was reorganising my drone photography folders. I generally keep my drone images separate from the rest of my photography, as the intent is usually technical, and the … Continue reading Wied il-Għasel
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
For this week’s throwback post I’m sharing a couple of photos of St Agatha’s Tower (It-Torri ta’ Sant’ Agata), probably better known simply as the Red Tower. This tower sits on the west part of Marfa ridge, in the limits of Mellieħa, and is one of the series of watchtowers built during the reign of Grand Master Lascaris. It is a well known landmark, visible … Continue reading Red Tower
Muddy Boots 