God's handiwork in Spain

It was in September 2010 that we flew to Malaga Airport to begin our best holiday ever.   I had heard Spanish music and Concerto de Aranjuez in particular.   Passages from this made me yearn to see the plains in a hot season.   I got my chance as we travelled around Andalucia and I was not disappointed.   There w3as a wonderful 360 degree view from our old farmhouse of the Montes de Malaga.   Later we saw the sights from the top of Antequera and from a small village called Zuheros.  The latter was of literally millions of olives.   There was a castle sitting on a cleft rock, looking as if some cosmic axe had struck the rock on which the castle stood.

Next week we are off again to the same area and staying in the farmhouse next door.   Recently I read Chris Stewart's book, "Driving over lemons".   It is all about setting up home as a sheep farmer in a district called Alpujarras.   I shall take a look at this area where many British settlers have come to enjoy the natural life which involves a wide variety of beliefs and diets.   It is said that they arrived after reading "Driving over lemons".

Unlike the UK Spain is a huge country with long distances between towns and cities (except on the Costas!) and good motorways and smooth lesser roads to use.   This year we have made the decision to take the car by way of a 24 hour cruise to Santander and then 2 days driving via Madrid to our destination 7 kilometres from Colmenar, capital of the Montes de Malaga.   It is our wish to see what Spain is like from north to south and then look deeper at Andalucia.

It is, of course, God's domain like anywhere else in the world.   It reminds us that all around is the evidence of Creation.   Each country has its own beauty and grandeur.   From our roof terrace we shall be able to star gaze and get ourselves down to size in God's wonderland.   What a privilege!

"O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the works thy hand hath made, I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed.   How great thou art!"