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17.31.54A terrible photo of a wonderful view.2015-11-02T08:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/11/02/the-week-of-the-meeting/2015-11-03T16:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/10/18/the-week-of-yoga/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yoga1.jpgyoga1Downward dogs on the banks of the Ebro. Can you spot my shaking arms? Image: Yuguana2015-11-11T14:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/10/10/the-week-i-reviewed/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-kit-carrington.jpggame-of-thrones-jon-snow-kit-carringtonJon Snow looks pensive north of the wall as he decides whether to recommend minor or major revisions. 2015-10-13T11:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2014/12/08/28-june-1836-snowfall-in-sydney/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/snowfall_sydney_june1836_graph.pngsnowfall_sydney_june1836_graphTemperature data published in The Sydney Herald from 1 June to 17 July 1836. Data have been converted from degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius. The morning of June the 28th has been marked https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/table_big.jpgtable_bigMeteorological table from The Sydney Herald on 30 June 1836, showing snowfall recorded in Sydney on Tuesday 28 June, 1836 (“Meteorological Table”, The Sydney Herald, 30 June 1836, page 2). Image: The National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128546492015-10-08T15:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/02/01/the-week-of-the-assembly/2015-10-08T15:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/02/19/the-week-of-the-dogs/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kiko.jpgKikoH walking Kiko in the Spanish winter sun.2015-10-08T15:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/03/01/the-week-of-wind/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wind_slp_map1.jpgwind_slp_mapThe sea level pressure and wind forecasts made for Thursday 27 February from AEMET, the Spanish Meteorological Agency. Can you see the red blotches of high wind on the Spanish coast, showing the tramontane and mestral? The (approximate) location of Tortosa is marked in black. Right near the red blotch of high wind on the right...https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lenticular_sunset.jpgLenticular_sunsetSunset over the Ebro with some very impressive orographic clouds.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/la_cella.jpgla_cellaLa cella, or the eyebrow, looking very furrowed over El Ports on Thursday.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fontsere_1949.jpgfontsere_1949Figure 1 from a 1949 paper on the tramontane and mestral winds showing the Catalonian and southern French coast. Can you spot Tortosa?https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mistral_wind1.jpgMistral_wind1A schematic of the weather systems that cause the maddening winds. Thanks Wikipedia. 2016-03-13T16:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/03/15/the-week-of-climatees2015/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/banner.jpgCLIMATEES20152015-10-08T15:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/03/29/the-week-of-my-first-lecture/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sugar-glider-2.jpgsugar-glider-2How did I not use this picture?! Source: not sure.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender.jpgPortAventuraThe view from the classroom. Can you see that, on the left? ACTUAL ROLLERCOASTERS!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screenshot-from-2015-03-26-142545.pngPreziClick for the full presentation...2016-01-15T16:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/04/08/extending-the-temperature-record-of-southeastern-australia/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fig_5-4b.jpgSEA_Tmin_orig_homogArea-averaged SEA annual anomalies (°C, relative to the 1910–1950 base period) of original data from the historical sources (1860–1950, dashed line), adjusted data from historical sources (1860–1950, solid red line) and data from ACORN-SAT, the Bureau of Meteorology’s daily temperature data over SEA (1910–1950, solid blue line) for maximum and minimum temperature over 1860–1950. The maximum and minimum anomalies for each year across the network are also plotted for the original historical data (grey shading with black outline), adjusted historical data (pink shading with red outline) and ACORN-SAT data (blue dotted lines). Adapted from Ashcroft et al. 2012. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fig_5-4a.jpgSEA_Tmax_orig_homogArea-averaged SEA annual anomalies (°C, relative to the 1910–1950 base period) of original data from the historical sources (1860–1950, dashed line), adjusted data from historical sources (1860–1950, solid red line) and data from ACORN-SAT, the Bureau of Meteorology’s daily temperature data over SEA (1910–1950, solid blue line) for maximum and minimum temperature over 1860–1950. The maximum and minimum anomalies for each year across the network are also plotted for the original historical data (grey shading with black outline), adjusted historical data (pink shading with red outline) and ACORN-SAT data (blue dotted lines). Adapted from Ashcroft et al. 2012. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/newcastle_tmax.pngNewcastle_tmaxAn example of the non-climatic features, or jumps, found in Newcastle maximum temperature data from 1860–1950 using the RHtest method. The supporting metadata are also shown. Image supplied by author.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/figure_4-1_adelaide_screens.jpgAdelaide_screensThree thermometer screens used in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1890: a Stevenson screen (left), a thermometer shed (centre), and a Glaisher stand (right). Charles Todd famously recorded the temperature in each of these screens for around 40 years, giving us invaluable information about the effect of different screens on temperature observations. Image: Meteorological Observations Made at the Adelaide Observatory, Charles Todd (1907). 2015-10-08T15:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/08/08/the-week-of-summer-time/2015-10-08T15:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/04/19/the-week-of-our-first-journal-cli/2015-10-08T15:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/05/19/the-week-of-supervision/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/12ac4a20-70da-11e4-a4ab-bde19bada7f4_itw_yahoo_hero.jpegIntoTheWoodsAnything can happen in the woods... 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C) Land Offices D) Royal Observatory E) The La Trobe St site.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/427px-statue_of_john_pascoe_fawkner.jpg427px-Statue_of_john_pascoe_fawknerThe statue of John Pascoe Fawkner off Collins St (hard to spot in recent years due to construction works). Image: Wikihttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/8813439265_214d404d24_z.jpg086071The old Melbourne (Regional Office) weather station on La Trobe St. Image: AS 1979/Flickrhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/16_fawkner.jpg16_fawkner2017-11-30T12:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/08/03/the-week-the-paper-was-published/2015-10-08T15:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/08/02/teleco-what-now/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/trampoline_bridge.jpgtrampoline_bridgeA proposed inflatable trampoline bridge in Paris.!!!!!.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ozu04.gifozu04The three phases of El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Images pilfered from the Australian Bureau of Meteorologyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/east_south_rainfall.jpgEast_south_rainfallPeriods of wet and dry conditions in eastern and southern southeastern Australia (SEA) from 1832 to 2012. Image from Ashcroft et al. 2015.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/global_enso_impacts.jpgglobal_ENSO_impactsA summary of global ENSO impacts during El Niño (cold phase) and La Niña (warm phase) events, from NOAA In the UShttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/oyxry.gifoyxryThe three phases of El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Images pilfered from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology2015-10-08T15:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/09/06/the-week-of-the-absent-poster/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ashcroft_ems_poster.jpgAshcroft_EMS_posterA JPEG of my EMS poster. The printed version is of much high resolution, I promise2022-11-26T17:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/10/05/the-week-of-contrasts/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/demented.jpgDementedDemented perform to a small but dedicated crowd in Plaza de Nuestra Señora de la Cintahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/a-cel-obert.jpgA Cel obertThe string parabolas of "Entrecintat" in the 14th C Patio del Palacio Episcopal, and the cool boxes of “Matís de Cels” at the 17th C Convent de La Puríssimahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/contrast.jpgcontrast2015-10-05T20:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/09/20/the-week-to-check-in-on-journal-club/2015-10-04T18:57:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/09/30/the-week-for-a-weekend-in-barcelona/2015-10-19T13:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/09/13/the-week-of-festes-de-la-cinta/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/la-diada-copy.jpgla diada copyThe Catalan independence flag is paraded through Tortosa on the eve of La Diada. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/barratortosina.jpgbarratortosinaBarra Tortosina, Tortosa's demountable bar that serves beer, wine, sangria, and delicious baldana rolls. Available for all occasions!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cucafera.jpgcucaferaCucafera, Tortosa's official dragon mascot. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cossoiris.jpgcossoirisSome pissulitas on a float for the cosso iris paradehttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cintaprocession.jpgcintaprocessionCinta is paraded through the streets by some serious looking menhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cinta2015.jpgcinta2015The final night of the Festes De La Cinta. Note the presence of grey hair and prams at this midnight concert.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cinta.jpgcintaLa Virgin De La Cinta above the entrance to the Torotosa Cathedral, with one of the many banners celebrating her hanging next door.2015-09-16T08:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/08/30/the-week-we-were-away-for-three-weeks-part-iii/2015-08-31T04:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/08/23/the-week-we-were-away-for-three-weeks-part-ii/2015-08-23T10:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/08/17/the-week-we-were-away-for-three-weeks-part-i/2015-08-17T07:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/07/26/the-week-of-renaixement/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/eagle-copy.jpgeagleThe Falconerhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gargoyles.jpggargoylesHuman gargoyles on the Cathedralhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flags.jpgflagsThe Tortosa Abanderados https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/before.jpgbeforeA plaza on Thursday afternoonhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dervish.jpgDervishA whirling dervish (he span for 30 minutes!)https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tinyflag.jpgtinyflagThe smallest Abanderadohttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scene.jpgsceneOne of the crowded plazashttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/opening.jpgopeningThe festival opened with a banghttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/meat.jpgmeatOne of the parrillas selling all sorts of BBQed treatshttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lordsandladies.jpglordsandladiesThe lords and ladies in their finery2015-08-02T09:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/07/21/the-week-of-benicassim/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tentcity.jpgTentcityTent life. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/showers.jpgshowersA cold shower with a cool viewhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nap-castle.jpgnap castleThe famous Nap Castle, where exhausted festival goers rest peacefully in the shade, protected from the unrelenting sun.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lamoda.jpgLAMODALa Maravillosa Orquestra del Alcohol rocking the stagehttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gallagher.jpggallagherNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, from quite far away.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/crystalfighters.jpgcrystalfightersCrystal Fightershttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/besterados.jpgbesteradosGracias FIB!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/benicassim.jpgBenicassim2015-07-22T20:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/07/13/the-week-it-was-still-hot/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beach5.jpgMore beachhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beach4.jpgbeach4https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beach3.jpgbeach3https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beach2.jpgbeach2https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beach1.jpgbeach12025-02-02T15:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/07/08/the-week-it-was-hot/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-03-14-40-58.jpgDingleIn contrast, the grey and lush Dingle Peninsula in Kerry County. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-27-06-29-47.pngAEMET Tortosa forecastThe Tortosa forecast. It has not changed much since this photo was taken.2015-07-09T08:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/06/28/the-week-of-sant-joan/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/verbena.jpgVerbenaCouples dancing to a band by the river at about 2am on the night of Sant Joan. Notice the drenched paper tablecloths...https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fireworks2-copy1.pngFireworksOur firework stash and subsequent displayhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paella.pngTarragonaPaella marisco and a castell in Tarragonahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fireworks2-copy.pngFireworksOur firework stash and subsequent display...https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fireworks2-copy.jpgOur fireworksFirework stashhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firework1.jpgFireworkCracker night was a real big deal...2015-06-28T08:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/06/21/the-week-i-wrote-about-science-instead/2015-06-22T07:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/06/14/the-week-of-the-flies/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-10-06-50.jpg2015-06-11 10.06.50Natural Honey - the unassuming hero in our war on mosca negrahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-19-53-00.jpg2015-06-11 19.53.00Classic pigeon house in Tortosa (pigeons MIA)https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-04-08-19-24-30-1.jpg2015-04-08 19.24.30-1Evil seagulls surrounded by the feathers of their latest victim2015-06-28T07:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/06/07/the-week-of-translation/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/c3_setmanari_ebre.jpegC3_Setmanari_EbreThe opinion page of Setmanari Ebre, a weekly local newspaper, featuring us!2015-06-06T11:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/06/01/the-week-we-drank/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vino.jpgvinoA glass of Terra Alta vino tinto with lunchhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sangria.jpgsangriaSangria in the sunshine at the seaside. Spectacular!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vermut.jpgvermutA vermouth with chips in Barcelona. It tasted better than it looks, promisehttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/merangada.jpgmerengadaA tasty leche merengada, complete with cinnamon on tophttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/horchata.jpghorchataH hoes into a horchata in Barcelonahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gintonic.jpggintonicA saffron-infused gin with tonic if you don't mind!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cerveza.jpgcervezaUna cervaza waits patiently for lunch in the sunhttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cava3.jpgcavaTwo glasses of delicious cava at our bar downstairs, Rosa del Vinshttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cafe.jpgcafeA cortado with cake2015-06-03T16:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/05/10/the-week-my-parents-were-here/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ports-clouds.jpgports cloudsLooking up at disgustingly impressive Els Ports.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/miravet-view.jpgMiravet viewThe view from the top of the Miravet Castle.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ibex.jpgIbexIbex, Catalonia's endangered mountain goat, spotted in Els Ports.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flamingos2.jpgFlamingos2Flamingos dining in the foreground with Serra de Monsià in the background.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flamingos.jpgFlamingosFlying flamingos! Look at how pink they are!2015-05-11T21:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/05/03/the-week-we-saw-a-lot-of-things/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-04-25-13-48-16.jpgToll del vidreEl Toll del Vidre (Pool of Glass, I think) near Arnes, about an hour from Tortosa. What an incredible swimming hole!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2663.jpgUnfairBackground: my workplace. Foreground: the makings of a fair! The Ebre Fira is this weekend, and the grounds around campus are filled with carnival rides and game. In this one, I think kids can try their hands/bums at bull-riding.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-04-25-17-08-46.jpgpaellaIncredible home-cooked paella from a friend at work. Four kinds of seafood and freshly made stock. Incredible!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/towercontower.jpgtowercontowerA castell in front of a castello in l'Ametlla del Mar, as part of a fiesta last weekend. Also featured: wooden games for kids to play, and BBQ-ed sardines for breakfast!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sunset.jpgsunsetSunset in Tortosa after a big storm. The sun was actually setting behind me, but the cloud opposite caught some incredible last rays of the day.2015-05-04T22:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/04/23/the-week-of-la-diada-de-sant-jordi/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/roses.jpgrosesRoses along Carrer de Sant Blai in Tortosahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dragonbook.jpgdragonbookA guide to Catalonia's many dragonshttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bookstore.jpgbookstoreA book stall along Sant Blai in Tortosahttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bookcakes.jpgbookcakesMmmmm, book cakes2015-04-27T09:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/04/12/the-week-of-the-three-towers/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tower3.jpgTower3Tower #3: La torre de la Granadella. Not the not-so-friendly information guard dog at the bottom left.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tower2.jpgTower2Tower #2: Torre de la Camarles.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tower1.jpgTower1Tower #1: La torre de l'ermita, L'Aldea. Complete with trusty steed and flowers.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fields.jpgfieldsThe rice fields under construction.2015-05-11T19:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/04/08/the-week-i-figured-out-the-wattles/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fullsizerender.jpgWattleThese little guys2015-04-09T22:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/03/22/the-week-of-english/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rain.jpgrainThe river that used to be our street last night. Another nominee for worst photo on this blog!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-20-15-36-01.jpgmoody_EbroThe Ebro looking moody earlier this week2015-03-27T23:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/03/09/the-week-we-tried-to-learn-spanish/2016-08-29T00:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/02/16/the-week-we-via-ed-verde-ishly/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gandesa_path.jpgGandesa_to_BotMe trying to look like I'm having fun among the vineyards while the loose gravel mocks mehttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/via_verde_map.jpgVia_verde_mapA map of the Via Verdes in Terra Alta and Baix Ebre.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tunnel_bridge.jpgtunnel_bridgeBridges and tunnels, and all on a slight decline. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/scree_street.jpgScree_streetThe first 9km of our journey. Whttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fontcalda.jpgFontcaldaA geologist's delight! This will be the most lovely place for a swim come summer time. https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ebro.jpgEbro_riverThe mighty River Ebro (Ebre in Catalan)2015-02-18T21:45:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2014/12/22/the-week-we-made-it-into-the-system/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-19-00-05-02.jpgWaitingWaiting outside the police station with the other extranjeroshttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-18-23-11-44.jpgThe_listMan with the list. The first list...2015-02-16T17:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/02/09/the-week-of-the-jamon/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jamon-of-the-house.jpgJamon of the houseMeet our newest housemate!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-02-13-41-09.jpgJamon for lunchOur first attempts at slicing the jamón. Another nominee for worst photo on this blog but my golly was it delicious! https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jamon_on_wheels.pngJamon_on_wheelsJamón on wheels2015-02-13T03:44:31+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/01/26/the-week-of-our-first-visitor/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tandem.pngtandemMy pretending that terror is joy.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-20-14-16-44.jpgCalçotsCalçots. A plate of onions might not sound delicious, but they were sweet and excellent sauce vessels2025-06-16T05:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/01/19/the-week-i-bought-a-bike/2015-01-19T22:23:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/01/13/the-week-of-the-gooooooolllllllllllll/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0220.jpgAction shotAction shot from our seats!https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0214.jpgMadrid scoreAthlético Madrid score after a soft penalty on Messi early in the second half.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/full_house.jpgFull houseAlmost capacity crowd at Camp Nou.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flags.jpgFlagsBarcelona FC flags fly high.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/barca-hug.jpgbarcelona hugBarcelona FC bring it in after Messi's brilliant goal.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0248.jpgHouse goalsThe spoils of victory! Also an early nomination for Worst Photo On This Blog Award.2015-01-19T21:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2015/01/07/the-week-we-came-back/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150105_183044.jpg20150105_183044https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150105_184526.jpg20150105_184526https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150105_190249.jpgglitter and candy!Confetti and lollies rained down on everyone who had lined the streets. Environmentally bad but an amazing (and delicious) spectacle. 2015-01-07T17:08:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2014/12/28/the-week-it-was-christmas/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-22-16-48-41.jpgChristmas lightsChristmas lights along our street. The picture does them little to no justice.https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-07-21-08-38.jpgTióOur own little Tió. Not much room for nougat in there...https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-13-15-57-19.jpgChristmas_treeOur little piece of Christmas, complete with Tió de Nadal2014-12-22T16:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2014/12/16/the-week-we-found-a-house/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-14-18-55-15.jpgpillowcaseA big long pillowcase for a big long naphttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-11-10-06-05.jpgNuestro_pisoFour of those balconies are ours!2023-08-22T02:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/2014/12/14/the-week-we-arrived/https://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-09-20-27-05.jpgTapaSome delicious whitebait treats to get us through to Spanish dinner timehttps://lindenashcroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-05-18-13-33.jpgTortosaMy view on the walk home. Not too shabby!2014-12-15T13:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lindenashcroft.com/blog/2014-09-18T05:18:56+00:00weekly0.6https://lindenashcroft.comdaily1.02026-03-04T03:51:04+00:00