It’s been a few months since Mrs J said goodbye to summer. In the meantime she’s seen some snow but surprisingly little sleet. Also a lot of just cold and sunshine. And it’s been good. Mrs J has kept her promise to love the colder seasons!

Lately though there was some rain that was, admittedly, hard to love. It pretty much killed Mrs J’s petunias.

So, given the opportunity to look for some greener grass, Mrs J was happy to journey south again.

The following pictures were all taken according to the “Rainman” model – using a handheld (mobile phone) camera in a moving vehicle on a more or less bumpy road.

Sweet white flowers on the roadside.

Rural idyll.

More rural idyll.

Cool driver (Mr J) enjoying his new toy …

First glimpse of the mediterranean.

Beautiful salty waters protected by the mountains. Enough to get anyone to wax poetic.

If you didn’t believe Mrs J before about taking all these pictures from a moving car, check the bottom left corner of the following picture for the proof – she inadvertently captured herself in the mirror while aiming for some palm trees…