'Desert Life'

A warm still start to the day giving way to high winds again - albeit tumble drier winds!

This morning I wanted to photograph a 'ravine' on the Cliff Tops at the back of Almerimar.   It is the first time we have actually stopped there and taken a look.   I was disappointed as it is not as deep as I expected so no blip there.   

However, on scouting about the site, we came upon this skull.   A goat or sheep, which has been bleached by the sun and wind, there were other bones scattered about.  Whether it had been attacked or BBQ'd and the bones left - who knows.

As you know we are in the Almeria Region of Southern Spain and we live quite close to the Tabernas Desert which is one of Spain's semi-deserts.   Almeria is the driest region of Europe, with the Continent's only true desert climate.   According to statistics the annual rainfall is only 156mm in coastal areas.   I have to say that it seems like more than that over the last few years.

Life and death in a harsh climate.