\nI started the week with the usual cycling in the mountains during the weekend. Busot’s colourful houses look particularly nice when the mountains in the background are hazy and blueish:
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\nThe almond trees are a riot of flowers right now:
\n![\"R001451\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_2.jpg\")
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\nThe lemon tree in our garden is yielding well this spring, with the lemons the size of oranges:
\n![\"R001449\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_3.jpg\")
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\nOn Sunday I cycled up to the Puerto de la Carrasqueta. It was a very windy day but it was sunny and there were lots of motorcycles at Venta Teresa:
\n![\"R001454\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_4.jpg\")
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\nAt the mountain pass, there was a group of people touring Spain on Vespa scooters:
\n![\"R001455\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_5.jpg\")
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\nThey had a support van following them, with the driver giving out some kind of route sheets, and presumably carrying spare parts and so on. They seemed to be having a very good time:
\n![\"R001458\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_6.jpg\")
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\nThe weekend was marked by some interesting clouds. Here in the mountains:
\n![\"R001460\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_7.jpg\")
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\nHere over Calle Britannia in my neighbourhood:
\n![\"DSF1261\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_8.jpg\")
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\nAnd here over the golf course:
\n![\"DSF1263\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_9.jpg\")
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\nDuring the week, I went for lunch in the centre. Behind the Mercado Central I saw what is a relatively rare sight in Alicante, a group of tourists with a guide, explaining (in English) the history behind the memorial to the Civil War victims on which they are standing:
\n![\"DSF1267\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_10.jpg\")
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\nI did my shopping at Beershooters:
\n![\"DSF1268\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_11.jpg\")
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\nSaturday was the first anniversary of the death of our beloved kitty Taco. We went to the pet memorial tree in the dog park:
\n![\"DSF1271\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_12.jpg\")
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\nThere were some new ribbons, including some photos:
\n![\"DSF1272\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_13.jpg\")
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\nOur modest ribbon was still there:
\n![\"DSF1275\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_14.jpg\")
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\nA young woman enjoys the sunshine and her dog:
\n![\"DSF1276\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_15.jpg\")
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\nThat evening, we were invited for dinner at some friends’ nearby. They have a very cute dog who spent most of the evening hanging around, hoping for accidents with the food. His tail just kept moving, as can be seen here:
\n![\"R001461\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_16.jpg\")
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\nThe table was low, but for a dachshund it was still tall, and anyway, his begging was not overly aggressive:
\n![\"R001472\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_17.jpg\")
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\n![\"R001465\"](\"uploads\/2017\/10_18.jpg\")
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