Roots

The nature clings to survival

El Valle (The Valley)

Last weekend we just finished, we had a spring weather in the Region of Murcia, in Murcia City have grown to 24 degrees celsius. The temperature was ideal for going to the beach or to go to the mountain. In my case I chose the second option, to make a bit of hiking, and enjoying a picnic on the green lung of the city: El Valle.
Here you can watch a visit of El Valle and Carrascoy: enjoy it!
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Carnival In Pink

Cute ¿men? in the Carnival of Cabezo de Torres.

Beauty At Carnival

Carnival of Cabezo de Torres has several peculiarities. Like the costumes, which can be very simple to the most complicated and beautiful, like in the picture.

Carnival 2012 At Cabezo De Torres: Mad Hatter

The Carnival of Cabezo de Torres, is one of the best known of the Region of Murcia, and has the mark: Regional Tourist Interest, for its history and originality. These carnivals started between 1911 and 1912. You can visit this year between February 11 and March 3. (Source: Murciaturística)
In the picture, Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (with Jonhy Deep's costumes from the film)

3 Balloons

I was looking for 99 red balloons but I only found 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 blue. ;-)
Church of Santo Domingo (background)

La Cierva Reservoir.

The reservoir of La Cierva (dam La Cierva) is near the headwaters of the Mula river (Northwest area), a tributary of the Segura river. The use in addition to urban water supply, is to produce electricity. It is currently at 28% capacity.
The landscape surrounding the reservoir is a great beauty, and is worthy of a visit.

White Horse

Still, a few meters from the city, remains some vegetable gardens / orchard (huerta). Well there, close to the promenade of El Malecón, I found this horse grazing.
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Casa El Cherro

Casa El Cherro is a good place to taste traditional Murcian food. The most recommendable: its meats. Casa El Cherro was established in 1930, and has also a butchery, to buy the same meat that they cook.
It is located at Av. Miguel de Cervantes, Murcia.

Universidad

This is the main facade of the University of Murcia. This was the first building and now houses the faculties of Law and Humanities.
The University was founded in 1914, although its origins date from 1272 when founded the first university in Murcia.

Lenticular Clouds

Nature creates whimsical shapes, as that lenticular clouds. It used to be a harbinger of storm, and its form is originated by the wind.

Web 2.0

Reference books all around the Internet (website building, social networking, ...). One of the most traditional libraries: Expolibro by Diego Marin.

Side Of The Cathedral

Side of the Cathedral of Murcia in the street of the Apostles. You can see the bell tower and the exterior of the Junterones' Chapel.
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Catching The Moon

That is that I have tried to seem when I framed on this way the photo.

Pergola With Controversy

(continued) ... is that the pergola have its detractors. They complain that by cause of this large pergola can not see well the lateral facade of the University.

Big Pergola

This large pergola provides shade and protection from rain to this redesigned University Square, but ... (continued tomorrow)

High Voltage Birds

Every time I see many birds resting on high voltage wires, I remember a short film by Pixar.
There is a Spanish proverb that says, when the crow flies low, makes a cold from hell (in Spanish, rhyme: "Cuando el grajo vuela bajo, hace un frio del carajo"). What a cold!

Statue Stolen?

Visiting the Northwest of Region of Murcia, you can reach Cehegín town. This is one of the roundabouts access from the northwest highway.
The title of the work is "Weavers of Light" ("Tejedores de luz") by Nicolás de Maya artists. The truth is that the title I don't understand, nor understand why there is a man foot and a woman foot. But I like the colossal size of the work.

Footprints In The Snow

With the wave of cold, snow has fallen in the north (and northwest) of the Region of Murcia. But as we had two sunny days, It has been hard to find snow, so I went to the nearby Granada (Andalusia), about an hour and a half from the city of Murcia (to the northwest). I found a little, although there were three degrees below zero Celsius.
About the photo: some snow nearly of La Puebla de Don Fadrique.

Squatted House

This is the house occupied (see the facade from yesterday). This house was, until a few years ago, a nursery (or kindergarten). But now, building that is empty or abandoned, was occupied by the squatters' movement.

Info Punto

Facade of a squatted house, where you can see a bulletin board on their claims and actions.

Cold Snap

There is a Siberian cold wave sweeping across Europe, and is now also in Spain. In Murcia, fortunately, we have only reached 5 degrees Celsius minimum (12 degrees maximum), well, half of the Region of Murcia, to the coast. The rest have been cooler, even it has snowed.
About the photo: Sunset in Murcia.

Frames

This building, which is between General Gutierrez Mellado Street and the University, struck me. I could not help to take a picture.

February 2012 Theme Day: Animals

We started the month with the Theme Day at CityDailyPhoto community. This month: Animals.
In the photo, brown bear in the zoo Terra Natura Murcia.

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