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Carl Phillips
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Recently retired! ๐Ÿพ. Now living in ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ. Originally from ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ, but spent most of my life in Shropshire. Ardent European ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ. Socialist at โค๏ธ. Love the outdoors - you can't beat travelling, eating good food & drinking great ๐Ÿท. Partial to scones and coffee! ๐Ÿฐโ˜•๏ธ
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A terrific walk today. ๐Ÿ‘

The Miner's Walk, locally known as the
Ruta de la Mineria, which takes you through the old mining quarries here in Bedar, Almeria. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforRock

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Bedar #rutadelamineria #Almeria
My favourite time of the day.
The early morning sunrise.
The village begins to awake.
No voices. Just birdsong & calmness.
โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekQforQuiet

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Bedar #Almeria #Espana
An eyecatching and vivid display of pink outside a restaurant in Mojacar Pueblo. โค๏ธ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPink

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Mojacar #Almeria #Espana
Malaga Cathedral.

It's impressive in the daylight, but at night, it seems to come alive!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆโค๏ธ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekNforNights

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Espana #Malaga #catedral
One of my favourite spots to sit and take in the awesome views.
Had some terrific times in my old house in Ironbridge. โค๏ธ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekLforLines

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #vista #thegorge #pergola
The eerie streets of Lincoln on a cold, dark, damp evening in November. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekJforJetBlack

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Lincoln
Where I used to live.
The wonderful Shropshire town of Ironbridge and now a World Heritage Site.
The birthplace of industry, and where the world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn back in 1779.
Here's the iconic bridge

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekIforIconic

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Gorge
I've always loved this impressive chandelier that hangs above the stairwell of a hotel/restaurant in Cheltenham. ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท

Loads of wine glasses!

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #hotelduvin #Cheltenham #wineglasses
Dining table decorated.โœ…๏ธ
Wine glasses ready. โœ…๏ธ
Just need the guests to arrive! ๐Ÿค”

๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGforGlass

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #dining #glasses
Up high over Ironbridge & beyond!
.....and the views were wonderful.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekFforFire

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #balloon #Shropshire
Don't we just all love good food at great eateries!

I certainly โค๏ธ eggs! ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš

.....and I've taken a LOT of pics of them! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿคฃ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekEforEasy

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #food #eggs
Yesterday evening.....sat on the beach and took this picture. Instantly thought of The Beatles.

'Here comes the sun, doo, dun, doo, doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right'

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekDforDrivetime

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #PuertoRey #Espana #Almeria #Sunset
How times change!
I used to receive letters almost daily.
Now, the postbox cuts a lonely figure, and is rarely opened!
Communication habits for me have certainly changed! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ“ฒโ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ–ฅโŒจ๏ธ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCforCommunication

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #postbox #Ironbridge #TheGorge
Two bridges that span each side of the Ironbridge Gorge.
The world famous Iron Bridge and the lesser known, but equally beautiful, Coalport Bridge.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBforBars

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Gorge #bridges #Ironbridge
The wonderful city of Salamanca! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆโค๏ธ
Here's the Plaza Mayor, which is surrounded by wonderful bars & eateries.๐Ÿท๐Ÿน

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBforBars

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Espana #PlazaMayor #Salamanca
An Awesome Artichoke at Attingham! โค๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ

A visit to the wonderful @nationaltrust.org.uk site in Shropshire.

Here's an image from the walled vegetable garden on site.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAforAlliteration

#photography #NationalTrust #Attingham #Artichoke #Summer
Last November, I visited Tredegar House @nationaltrust.org.uk

There was a wonderful commemoration of Godfrey Morganโ€™s military horse โ€˜Sir Briggsโ€™, created in willow and draped in over 4,000 hand-made poppies. โค๏ธ๐Ÿด๐Ÿ‘

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekZforZoology

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #NationalTrust
Fortunate to have a lemon tree in the garden! ๐Ÿ‹

From tree to bowl to glass!

A perfect G&T with garnish straight from the doorstep! ๐Ÿ’›

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekYforYellow

๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Bedar #Espana #lemons
A somewhat funky hotel frontage in Palma, Mallorca! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿ‘.

Bold and fun!

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekWforWacky

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Palma #Mallorca #wacky #Espana
My 5 geranium pots hanging from the wall of the entrance to my house in Spain.....and I happen to live at Number 5!!!! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿชด

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVfor5

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #Bedar #Espana #Almeria
๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต Up, up and away, in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon.....๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต

Soaring high up in the sky, above my former home in Ironbridge. ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUp

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #balloon #Gorge #Ironbridge
The backstreets of Pienza, Italy, with its impressive clock. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTime

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #pienza #clock #italia
I struggled with this week's #AlphabetChallenge, but then remembered my Buddha who sits serenely on the Spanish terrace! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforSilver

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #home #Espana #Bedar #Almeria
It's great to have the Cabo de Gata Natural Park on the doorstep. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Lovely drive out along the rugged coastline.
โค๏ธ.

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #almeria #cabodegata #espana
Here in ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ, when looking at any tapas menu, you'll undoubtedly come across vast QUANTITIES of QUESO! ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekQforQ's

๐Ÿ“ท #photography #food #tapas #queso #espana