Photo of the Day - Isla de Mouro

 

La Isla de Mouro is a Spanish island located off the coast of Peninsula de la Magdalena, at the mouth of the Bay of Santander, in Cantabria. It is very remarkable, even though its territory is only 1.7 hectares. Entirely rocky and fairly flat, with a lighthouse on one of its upper reaches. It is well known by divers for the rich grounds around the island.

In July 1812 during the War of Independence, the English, Spanish allies, captured the island, where withering fire brought down the coastal defenses of the Magdalena Peninsula, taken by the French, and managed to eject them.

» Isla de Mouro, Península de la Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Sunrise walk

 

Took the morning walk in Maspalomas while the sun was rising today. No wind, no sand, no clouds. A perfect day!

Back home the wind is starting to pick up again, and you can see the sand in the air.
No no no! I don't want to have more wind and sand!

i-Cat

 

Me like! Me want!

"Meet I-CAT! This cool kitty puts on quite a performance as she sinks her claws into your favorite music! This feline is fond of rock, punk, rap, hip-hop, dance, techno, and more! Pay this kitten some attention, and she taps into her own cat-alog of riffs, melodies, tunes, and beats.

Stroke her head to keep her happy! Watch I-CAT purr (depending on the kind of music you play), monitor her moods with her musical mewing, and watch her purr-form just for you! I-CAT works with most portable and non-portable electronic audio devices.

Plus, she easily connects to any standard headphone jack with the included dual-plug cable."

» More info about White-Hasbro i-Cat Robotic Music Loving Feline

Windy sandstorm

 

Life - It could always be worse! (Sandstorm in Iraq 2008)

Bloody - uh, sorry - I mean windy hell! Woke up at 5 this morning of the wind trying to take the house for a ride. I thought the windy sandstorm was over yesterday, but I guess it returned for some more. The sand is denser and the visibility lower than yesterday.

The house is full of sand and its 30 degrees outside. But worst of all is that the calima will continue until Sunday!

On the positive side: It's at these times you can finally use the words "What would Bear Grylls have done?!?"

And isn't it ironic...

 

Gotta buy me a camel and a burka...

We made our own little awning-kind-of-thingy over the balcony a while ago, but it fell down during the windy sandstorm in July. This weekend we finally got it back up again.

But what happened today? Another windy sandstorm came, and the awning-kind-of-thingy down it fell...

What goes up - must come down, they say. But it could have lasted a few more days!

All work and no play

 

All work and no play makes the random ramblings incredibly boring. The funny thing is that it seems like the more I work, the less I earn. Maybe I should stop working and become a millionaire?!? Hah, that would be something...

Lately I've been watching a new tv-show; How To Make It In America, and I've got the theme song on my brain. Could have been the theme song of my life anyway...