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
Over the month of June we were treated to a rare celestial event, with five planets aligning in the early morning sky. On certain days, the moon would also join in, so I made plans to head out to watch the event (and make photos of course) last Friday. Roberta really enjoys astronomy, so of course she was planning to brave the alpine start and … Continue reading Planetary Alignment
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
A few days ago I met up with a few colleagues from work (and as it happens also friends, some older than others) for a walk in the Dingli area, and an opportunity to talk about the kinds of things that our usual meetings at work don’t really provide the environment for. I wasn’t planning any photography, but I did take my camera with me, … Continue reading Path in Buskett
Today I’m sharing a final photo from the walk around Qammieħ point that I did last year. This one is at the start of the stairs leading down the cliffs, with much of the north west coast visible ahead, starting with the cliffs at Iċ-Ċumnija, with the waste water treatment plant just beyond them on the left of the frame. Beyond, and hidden by Ras … Continue reading North West Coast Line
I’m starting this week with another photo from a recent short walk in Għargħur with Roberta. A good part of this walk is along a section of the Victoria lines, with excellent views to the north, from fort Mosta in the west to fort Madliena in the east. One particular item of interest that is visible pretty much along the whole section of the lines … Continue reading Il-Widna
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
This week’s throwback takes us back to the end of winter last year, and the exploratory walk around Qammieħ point that I mentioned last week. Today’s photo shows the well-kept path below the upper cliffs. In the distance, up ahead one can see the upper cliffs at Qammieħ point, while below and to the left is a yellow-limestone ledge by the sea to which this … Continue reading Path to Qammieħ
Evenings have been rather full this week, so it has taken me a while to write this throwback post. Today’s photo is from a walk around Qammieħ point a little more than a year ago. I knew of a way down the cliffs to reach the flat ledge just above sea level, and I wanted to explore the possibility of walking all the way around … Continue reading Ċirkewwa Ferry
About a couple weeks ago I was watching a recent video by Englishman in Malta, where Steve was walking along the valley floor from Wied Speranza, starting from the Madonna tal-Isperanza chapel, trying to find a through connection to Wied il-Għasel. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it through, getting stuck at a small dam (with a sufficiently high drop). Now I have been to both valleys … Continue reading Wied il-Għasel
I’m starting this week with a few photos from the second walk I did a week ago. On the first day of spring, I headed up to Xemxija for a lovely walk in Miżieb, a wooded area popular with hunters. I wanted to get a few more photos of the place, and for obvious reasons needed to do this in the narrow window between the … Continue reading Miżieb Woodland
Writing a few words today to share another photo from a walk starting from Binġemma, almost two years ago. As I was heading up towards the fort, along the Victoria lines, the view to the south over the fields and garrigue ended with Nadur Tower at the top of the hill. This is another of the knights-era watchtowers, but unlike most of the others it … Continue reading Nadur Tower
Muddy Boots 