\nThis cat recently appeared among the strays on the golf course. Clearly, she is not a stray, or at least has not always been that, as she has a collar and is very well groomed. I think she just likes to hang out with the other cats:
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![\"DSF1311\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_1.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe next several pictures are from my cycling runs during the weekends at the beginning and end of the week.<\/p>\n
9_2<\/strong> 9_3<\/strong> 9_4<\/strong> 9_5<\/strong> 9_6<\/strong> 9_7<\/strong> 9_8<\/strong> 9_9<\/strong> 9_10<\/strong> The week brought winter, real winter, to most of Spain, with lots of snow not only in the mountains but even in places like Madrid which usually do not get the white stuff. In Alicante there was of course no such thing, but we did have a few days with rain and wind.<\/p>\n 9_11<\/strong> 9_12<\/strong> 9_13<\/strong> 9_14<\/strong> The remaining pictures were all taken in my office.<\/p>\n 9_15<\/strong> 9_16<\/strong> 9_17<\/strong> 9_18<\/strong> 9_19<\/strong> 9_20<\/strong> 9_21<\/strong> No travelling this week, just the usual activities: work, wine tasting, cycling… Another week at the office, so to speak. 9_1 This cat recently appeared among the strays on the golf course. Clearly, she is not a stray, or at least has not always been that, as she has a collar and is very well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":877,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/921"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=921"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":929,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/921\/revisions\/929"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNorth of El Campello there is an area called Coveta Fuma, with beautiful houses overlooking the Mediterranean. I don’t think I would like to live there, it is far from the city and shopping is limited, but it sure looks pretty from the main Valencia road on which I was cycling last weekend:
\n![\"_1000762\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_2.jpg\")
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\nAnother place along the same road, an out-of-business restaurant. I sometimes stop there if I need to pee during my ride; there are several spots behind the building where one can do so while preserving one’s modesty:
\n![\"_1000778\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_3.jpg\")
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\nThe beach in Villajoyosa. I have no idea what the yellow thing is for:
\n![\"_1000766\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_4.jpg\")
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\nAlso in Villajoyosa, the beach promenade shot with my pinhole lens cap:
\n![\"_1000771\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_5.jpg\")
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\nMountain road with socialist\/feminist\/independence (from Spain, presumably) graffiti, written in the local dialect of Catalan, Valenciano:
\n![\"_1000792\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_6.jpg\")
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\nThe mountain town of Jijona\/Xixona, where the famous Turr\u00c3\u00b3n de Alicante is made. When I first came here in 2011, the sign about the 3 houses for sale was also there:
\n![\"_1000803\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_7.jpg\")
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\nThe people living in Jijona must be in good shape, a lot of streets look like this:
\n![\"_1000802\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_8.jpg\")
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\nThe cats were not particularly shy, and allowed me to approach:
\n![\"_1000800\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_9.jpg\")
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\nThe fence of the school in Busot. Apparently the children were asked to write down politically correct wishes, since all have to do with helping others, world peace etc., rather than getting the latest Nintendo:
\n![\"_1000789\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_10.jpg\")
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\nThe sky over the Mediterranean, as seen from my office:
\n![\"L1009209\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_11.jpg\")
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\nThe clouds from the previous picture delivering their payload over our backyard. Only truly dedicated golfers will play today:
\n![\"L1009207\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_12.jpg\")
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\nAnother view of the bad weather from my office:
\n![\"DSF1325\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_13.jpg\")
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\nBut the rain performed the useful function of washing the bird shit off the roof of my car:
\n![\"DSF1323\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_14.jpg\")
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\nJust some light and shadows in the lobby:
\n![\"DSF1326\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_15.jpg\")
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\nThursday night we had our monthly wine tasting, this time with sherry wines. Here is the expert in deep thought. Our tastings are serious business, up to a point:
\n![\"L1009213\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_16.jpg\")
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\nBehold!
\n![\"L1009215\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_17.jpg\")
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\nAnalysis:
\n![\"L1009217\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_18.jpg\")
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\nComparative analysis:
\n![\"L1009219\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_19.jpg\")
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\nOnce we have completed the formalities of the tasting, dinner is served, usually with food that is topical in relation to the wines. So, since sherry comes from Andaluc\u00c3\u00ada, the main dish was bacalao<\/em>, very popular down there:
\n![\"L1009222\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_20.jpg\")
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\nAnd finally, our delightful Katie. Friday was St. David’s Day, the national day in Wales. Katie is from Cardiff, she is a seconded national expert in our office for a couple of years. So she was in the spirit on the day:
\n![\"DSF1331\"](\"uploads\/2013\/9_21.jpg\")
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