{"id":2049,"date":"2017-12-17T07:43:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T06:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=2049"},"modified":"2017-12-17T08:18:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T07:18:44","slug":"week-49-back-in-alicante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=2049","title":{"rendered":"Week 49: back in Alicante"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After beeing away in Brussels and Stockholm the preceding week, it was good to have a normal week at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>49_1<\/strong><br \/>\nThe week started in an agreeable manner, with a barbecue with our friends. It was a chilly day by Alicante standards, as indicated by the clothes. But still pleasant:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_1.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0139\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_2<\/strong><br \/>\nAs usual, Elio the Argentine was in charge of searing the meat:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_2.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0142\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_3<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_3.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0144\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_4<\/strong><br \/>\nCani and Nereyda&#8217;s dog, Atila, was hanging around, hoping for scraps:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_4.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_5<\/strong><br \/>\nHe is a beautiful and gentle dog:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_5.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0136\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_6<\/strong><br \/>\nNereyda&#8217;s mother died earlier this year, and she has inherited this little dog who is very proficient at begging:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_6.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0140\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_7<\/strong><br \/>\nAtila is getting closer to getting his goodies:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_7.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0155\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_8<\/strong><br \/>\nJust like our late Cheeta, Atila loves getting his chest and tummy rubs:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_8.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0158\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_9<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a sign of the season, the lobby of our office was transformed into a Christmas market. All kinds of charities had stands, selling stuff to raise money for their good causes:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_9.jpg\" alt=\"R002936\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_10<\/strong><br \/>\nAn epilepsy support dog, trained to alert passers-by if his human has an epileptic fit:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_10.jpg\" alt=\"R002941\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_11<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of my colleagues, Teresa, serves snacks to the volunteers:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_11.jpg\" alt=\"R002942\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_12<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Saturday I cycled to Jijona. The town had just started its Christmas fair:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_12.jpg\" alt=\"R002961\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_13<\/strong><br \/>\nLots of people out and about, walking around and enjoying drinks at the outdoor tables:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_13.jpg\" alt=\"R002960\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_14<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd of course there was a marching band too:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_14.jpg\" alt=\"R002952\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_15<\/strong><br \/>\nA cute little participant in the festivities:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_15.jpg\" alt=\"R002945\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_16<\/strong><br \/>\nJijona is known for its outdoors nativity scene:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_16.jpg\" alt=\"R002967\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_17<\/strong><br \/>\nLots of people come by to have a look:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_17.jpg\" alt=\"R002972\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_18<\/strong><br \/>\nThe statues depict various scenes from the biblical stories:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_18.jpg\" alt=\"R002966\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_19<\/strong><br \/>\nThe three kings:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_19.jpg\" alt=\"R002974\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_20<\/strong><br \/>\nLamb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_20.jpg\" alt=\"R002971\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_21<\/strong><br \/>\nThis year a dog was included in the nativity scene. I interpreted it as a tribute to me beloved late Cheeta:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_21.jpg\" alt=\"R002977\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_22<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Saturday I went to the pet memorial tree in the nearby dog park to check on the ribbon I have hung for Cheeta. As usual, I sat on the bench in my thoughts for a few minutes, and also explored the tree with my camera. Someone has put up a favourite toy of their departed dog:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_22.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0162\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>49_23<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd a portrait:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2017\/49_23.jpg\" alt=\"DSF0163\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And so ended a quiet week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After beeing away in Brussels and Stockholm the preceding week, it was good to have a normal week at home. 49_1 The week started in an agreeable manner, with a barbecue with our friends. It was a chilly day by Alicante standards, as indicated by the clothes. But still pleasant: 49_2 As usual, Elio the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1779,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2049"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2054,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2049\/revisions\/2054"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}