My least favourite night of the year, as the local beaches are descended upon by hoards of party goers who. barring a few, leave their rubbish behind, creating an apocalyptic scenario as the Sun comes up. I avoid the beach during the Summer months, and especially on the night of June 23rd. People also venture…

But only as far as the skies are concerned. Banks of low cloud have been rolling in from the sea all day, dumping the occasional shower over the Gibralfaro, all of which are most welcome, although Billy might disagree. He’s not much of a fan of getting wet, but happily he doesn’t seem to be…

Our walk this morning took us to the top of Monte Victoria, the slightly higher hill to the North of Monte Gibralfaro. Our route has recently been smoothed out and covered with compact sand. Access is now possible for child’s buggies, and unfortunately, electric scooters. Hopefully we won’t be seeing many of the latter. Although…

… and a Golden Oriole calling this morning reminded me of the approaching heat of Summer. We are very fortunate to have the wooded slopes close by, where the temperature stays comfortable even during the hottest hours. These days the woods are full of fledglings and their parents desperately foraging for the necessary insects to…

Our block of flats backs on to the South facing slopes of the Monte Gibralfaro, a sheer cliff face who’s most noticeable inhabitants are the Yellow-legged Gulls which roost and nest here in good numbers. At this time of year they become a bit aggressive and they swoop low over the heads of the sightseers…