This week’s throwback photo is a rather special one. I made this on an afternoon walk around Qammieħ point at the tail end of last year. I remember the weather was a bit miserable, and I don’t think I did much in the way of photography. Certainly this was the only photo I processed, and mostly because I had been meaning to make a photo … Continue reading Għar il-Latnija
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
One of the more interesting features along many of the seaside (and sometimes also inland) walks is the sheer abundance of fossils, particularly seashells, that can be found embedded in the softer limestone rock. Most of those near the surface tend to be rather broken, likely because they were trampled on or otherwise beaten up. It can be a fun diversion to look for samples … Continue reading Broken Shell
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
Last week I shared a photo from an end-of-year walk starting from Kunċizzjoni. I had a particular photo in mind and I planned my walk accordingly, but as I already mentioned I made quicker progress than I thought, and arrived earlier than anticipated at the rocky outcrop known as Il-Qlejgħa. I could have waited for the sunset there, but I had already made a photo … Continue reading North West Cliff Lines and Gozo
Over the holidays, last week, I managed to fit in a couple of solo walks with the camera. For one of these, I redid a walk I had done last winter, around the western half of Marfa ridge. I did the walk in reverse because I wanted to time my arrival at Latnija cave to get the late light. But more about that another time, … Continue reading Broken Cliffs at Qammieħ
Today’s photo is an unusual one for me. I have the greatest respect for wildlife photographers (of any kind of wildlife, really), as that must be the most difficult kind of photography. You see, this kind of subject generally does its best to avoid getting photographed (or seen, actually). They tend to be small, give humans a wide berth, hide really well among the flora, … Continue reading Eastern Bath White
A few years ago I shared a photo that recently came up again on my Twitter timeline (courtesy of the app I wrote to re-share photos from my archive). This was from a walk in Qammieħ that I had done at the time, and as it happened I had never re-visited. Not that the area lacks any charm – far from it. Instead, it was … Continue reading Cliffs, Clay Slopes, and Boulders
Seeing I didn’t get chance to do this yesterday, I’m taking a few minutes today to share a quick post of a couple photos I took during a walk in Qammieħ a couple months ago. At Ras il-Qammieħ there’s a long fissure along a whole section of cliff that will eventually separate completely. I walked along this, paying attention to where I was placing my … Continue reading Fissures
I should really start this blog post with an errata. You see, this isn’t really a waymarker or a distance marker, the kind often found along old highways or public paths. I found out only recently it’s actually a perimeter marker or boundary stone, as used to demarcate property ownership, estates, principalities, etc. In this case it’s unmistakably a military marker from the British colonial … Continue reading Waymarkers
Holy week is always rather hectic, so I’m sparing just a few minutes to share a fairly recent photo. This one’s from a walk along Marfa ridge about a month ago. I started at St Agatha’s tower and walked west to Ras il-Qammieħ; this is the view looking back towards Mellieħa and the rest of Malta to the south-east. It was a tad windy, so … Continue reading View from Ras il-Qammieħ
Muddy Boots 