Snowy hilltops.

Snowy tops all around this morning but not here.  Above and below Mecina and down to Golco,  to the south on the Contraviesa,  and to the east on Sierra Gador.  There was some frozen icy stuff on the grass at the side of the footpath by the big fig and around the fuente,  and our shed roofs and garden tables also had frozen icy stuff on.  Too thick for frost, and too crunchy for snow - maybe it rained here in the night and then froze.

This afternoon we've been out for a walk up to Yegen again.  We - me and the dogs - or should that be the dogs and I  -  left John doing his balancing act on the stepladders in the kitchen again.   Kitchen work is for cold, windy and/or wet weather  - although this afternoon has been sunny it's still a chill wind so he carried on with yesoing the next section of wall. (Yeso is something like plaster but not quite the same,  dictionary also says gypsum) 

Most of the snow low down has melted but it's still visible up in the pine forests and in the fire-breaks. 

Snow on Sierra Gador, with 'spaceship' clouds above.

Spaceship clouds apparently mean there is some high wind up there,  and there is a roaring way up high in the distance.  When the roaring gets too loud - and it sounds like a train is coming - then we know to batten down the hatches.  But the forecast isn't too bad at the moment as far as wind goes,  gusts of between 40 to 70 km/h which is far better than Saturday.

Just as we were on the last uphill stretch to Yegen I noticed this..

at first I thought it was a sheep but looking again it's got a beard and little horns  so probably a goat.  But  why is it on it's own, not bleating, not obviously distressed, I can't imagine.  Maybe it's a lady goat and she's gone somewhere comfy-ish to  have her kids?   It does look a bit plump....but do lady goats have beards?  and horns?  It was by itself, no other goats around and no sound of them. When the pastor is out with his flock you can hear the jingling of the bells from quite a distance.

Just as you leave Yegen there is a signpost for Montenegro so although people sometimes ask where they are as they walk past us,  they should have had a clue from this.  Assuming that is, that they've come from Yegen not Mecina and El Golco.  Although I think there's sign like this in El  Golco too....

Maybe they expect to find something more here,  not just the ermita and half a dozen cortijos.