Sun, snow and frost.

A day out yesterday,  it was the annual test time for the car when we take it to the ITV testing station and then go shopping to stock up.  There are a few choices of ITV centres within an hour or so of our house, we used to go down to Motril  but a couple of years ago one opened just outside Orgiva,  45 minutes from here.   Pleased to say that the car sailed through it's tests and we have the 2015 sticker on the windscreen so that's it for another year.  There was a 10% discount  of €3 plus a few cents  on the base price,   ie before IVA (VAT in the UK)  but an increase of €4 too so the end result was the almost the same.  €38 plus a few cents in total.

Then we have a choice - onto the autovia and either down to Motril or up to Granada.  We went up to Granada yesterday with blue skies and sunshine and wonderful snowy mountains to the right.

Coming home later in the afternoon,  we took these photos just after passing Orgiva.

 Not sure which village this is,  but it's nestled just below the snow line.

The afternoon sun shining onto Orgiva.


We've had a few frosty mornings just recently,  we woke up on Monday morning  to a gorgeous sunrise  shining through the arch of the terrace and the branches of the mulberry.

And frosty fig leaves at the side of the pista.