ITV time again

Today has been another ITV day,   the ITV (Inspección Técnica de Vehículos)   here being the equivalent of the UK  MOT annual car inspection,   except that here it's not annually until your car is 10 years old,  before that it's every 2 years,  unless you have something that is a small van or furgoneta,  when the rules are different.  It's not easy living here you know! 

We'd booked a test time of 11.30,  got to the test station at Orgiva at just  gone 11.15,  hoped to be seen early,  but even though no-one else was going through the process,  we waited and were called exactly on time.  And sailed through,  out in just over 10 minutes with this year's sticker for the windscreen. 

I'd hoped for some photos of blue skies and snowy topped mountains,  blue skies yes,  but snowy tops no.  Just a dusting of white stuff way up high.   Coming home though was a flock of goats heading up a steep hillside,  following the contours of the hill.

Can you see them?  Just above the 'orange'  tree? 

This afternoon we've been tidying up stuff,  the mulberry has finally given up some of it's leaves,  and we raked a sack and a half of leaves for the compost heap.  Also the walnut is dropping nuts and leaves - we picked up a couple of dozen nuts and picked more from the tree.  Most are good,  there is the odd one that is black and yucky inside which will go into the compost.