Spanish lavender, Sierra de La Cabrera

Selten schöne Landschaft.

I agree with Gisela !

Erhard,
Gisela.
Ulrich,
Many thanks! Have a good week.
Best wishes,
Andy

Lovely landscape image.

Photo et paysage superbes. Cordialement. Nicole.

Tulps are probably long gone but thsi isn't bad either!

Hi Gudrun. In the high mountains this is usually their time but too little rain this year and the poor things are just stunted husks; not worth a photo at all!

Spanish lavender and the nice background ...
You have done another nice composition!

Best wishes
Füsun

I smell this lavender !

Very nicely framed Andy .. cerainly liked by me

Best wishes ... Steve

Very beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaap,
Martine,
Nicole,
Gudrun,
fusun,
Robert,
Pat,
Marie-france,
Nouchet,
Thank you all very much!

Thank you very much, Larry

Spanish lavender reminds me of miniature roosters on sticks. Doesn't it have a stronger, more herbal scent than English lavender? Maybe not...

Anyway, a harsh, yet intriguing landscape. Excellent composition with this shot!

Well, I couldn't begin to give a sensible response, Diane.
My problem with this is that I have never had the joy of sampling a miniature rooster on a stick. In fact the thought appals me. What do they do? stunt them in the chicken factory (farm isn't the right word), then impregnate them on sticks for sale to a willing public?.
Obviously something lost in the midatlantic linguistic fog!
Please correct me!
Anyway, the aroma is strong, but only when crushed between forefinger and thumb.
(ringfinger and little finger doesn't quite cut the mustard!)

Oh, don't worry about being sensible and don't have nightmares about the rooster factory. If you don't know what English lavender smells like, that's OK, too. French lavender is another case altogether. ...sigh... Oh yeah, I've had the ring finger/little finger problem all my life. It's awkward.

English lavender is strong, Spanish lavender is stronger and French lavender stronger still!
... In my experience. Others will no doubt differ.
Don't you worry about the finger thing, Diane. It only came to mind because I asked some students, 'I am English. You are Spanish. How many fingers do I have?'
Can you guess their various responses?
Clue; everything but the correct answer (and, no, I haven't had an unfortunate accident with a digit or two!).

Eine sehr schöne Bildkomposition mit dem Lavendel im Vordergrund, Andy,
Ich wünsche Dir eine gute Woche,
Erich

Very nice landscape shot...

Diane,
Erich,
tatranka
Very many thanks!

Karin,
Manfred,
Many thanks to you both!

Another fine Spanish bit of countryside splendour Andy. I can almost smell the lavender. Well done, Herb

Ian,
Herb,
Many thanks to you both!

Hi Andy,

Great composition, and remarkable scenery. Looks like nobody else within many tens of kilometres..

Best Wishes
Peter

Hi Peter,
Very many thanks!
Usually you would be right in that there is nobody here. Perhaps I see a dozen bods on a bank holiday (on a 10 hour walk!) but on a week day; no one at all!
However, on this day, there were a few hundred people very close. Just out of camera shot to the left and down the hill a short way is a 'tanatorio', a place for resting the body of a deceased person prior to burial where people can pay their respects and the place was heaving! Only the skill of the photographer kept the 100s of parked cars out of shot!!
Best wishes,
Andy

This is beautiful!!!

Claudia,
Philippe,
Rosa,
Thank you all!

Oh, I love this beautiful lavender !

This is the kind of lavender I have in my garden too...it looks like a big purple bee ;)
Perfect composed Andy..as always ;)

Ron,
Percy,
Tanja.
Many thanks!!

Thank you Annemarie

wonderful landscape

Thank you, Henk!

Very many thanks, Gabriella!

superbe!!

Many thanks, Nathalie!

Thank you, Angelika!

how beautiful - I understand that you love to have a stroll there...

Many thanks, Christa! Yes, I am lucky; I can stroll here for much of the year and then in Cornwall on holiday in the Summer!

Superbe une promenade que j'aurai aimé faire

... and you would be nearly alone, Rol.. Apart from a few rock climbers on a crag behind me, hardly anybody comes here. And it is so close to Madrid!!!
Many thanks once again!

Magnificent shot!

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