Sharing something very recent today, with a photo from yesterday’s outing. I had climbing plans, but the weather was uncertain at best, with isolated showers and thunderstorms on the forecast. Looking at the radar images wasn’t too promising, but there was a good chance the small system would pass Malta by, so we took a punt and headed down to Lapsi. It rained all the … Continue reading Filfla and Xaqqa Cliffs
For this week’s throwback photo I’m sharing two more photos from a walk with my friends Matrix and Christina last autumn, starting from Għar Lapsi. These two photos show a very similar view from the rugged coastline there, with the distinctive form of Filfla in the distance and a receding storm further out. The sun is just about to escape from the thick cloud cover … Continue reading Receding Storm at Lapsi
Taking a few quick moments to share some older photos, mostly from the same walk in Lapsi last autumn. One, however, is from another walk a week later at Il-Majjistral, under similar conditions and with the same friends. I thought I’d group these together, as they follow the same pattern, adding a few more examples to my permanent collection with the same title. You’ll find … Continue reading Crepuscular Rays
For this week’s throwback photo I’m sharing two very related photos from a walk in Lapsi last autumn. After a few weeks of rather hot weather, just looking at these photos and reliving those moments brings some relief. With rain on the forecast all that weekend, we scrapped any climbing plans and instead headed out for a walk in the afternoon. We started rather late, … Continue reading Distant Rain
Starting this week with a rather unusual (for me) and very recent photo, showing a Maltese swallowtail butterfly. Yesterday I went for a walk starting from Għar Lapsi, and as the day before I had seen a lot of swallows there I decided to take my long telephoto lens (a Sigma 150-600mm) and the small mirrorless camera. I know, it looks silly to set up … Continue reading Maltese Swallowtail
The last couple of weeks have been a bit unusual, with weekends being rather wet. Not enough to mean ‘no climbing at all’, thankfully. Well, almost, actually, as the weekend before last it was pretty much a washout both Saturday and Sunday. I had Friday off though, so managed to squeeze in a couple outings on that day instead. Saturday I caught up on a … Continue reading Receding Storm at Lapsi
A quick post today with a throwback photo that doesn’t go very far back. Just before the start of the pandemic, pretty much. Still feels like a lifetime ago, though. I made this on a climbing outing in Lapsi, as the winter sun was getting lower in the sky. I never tire of this view, which I suppose is one of the perks of living … Continue reading View From Terry’s Cave
On a windy day last autumn, I headed down to Lapsi to make some photos of the waves crashing on the rocky shoreline (like this and this). On the walk back to the car I couldn’t help but notice other people stopping to take photos of the waves. A few were actually taking photos of the waves, but most were rather taking photos of themselves, … Continue reading The Selfie Generation
Yesterday I was (not) surprised to read that the government decided to open the spring hunting season this year, despite the current situation. As if hunting wasn’t already a contentious enough subject in Malta. So I thought I’d share this photo from late autumn last year in Lapsi. Continue reading Hunters at Lapsi
With the developing COVID-19 situation, it feels like these photos are from ages ago, when in fact it has only been a few short weeks. And the way things are going it seems like this kind of thing is going to be off the table for a long time. Over the last few days it seems like the only articles I’m reading about climbing (and … Continue reading Climbing in Lapsi
Today I thought I’d share a few photos from two outings a few weeks ago, near Lapsi. The first of these was merely a walk where I took my (smaller) camera with me, while the second was intended specifically for photography. This is a part of Malta I have come to know pretty well, because of the climbing there, but also because it’s one … Continue reading Crashing Waves at Ras Ħanżir
It was a bit windy again this weekend, and on Saturday, with my climbing plans scuppered, I drove down to Lapsi for some photography. My intention was simple: to continue to work on capturing the sense of the raging sea in a winter storm. I find this subject rather challenging, at every level. Even technically it’s not straight-forward, as I often find it difficult to … Continue reading Crashing Waves at Ras Ħanżir
Muddy Boots 