April 2nd 2008
Written by Geoff Forster
Wednesday April 2nd 2008
Another bright and sunny day. The wind which was absent yesterday has returned and at times whistled along the valley. We're not complaining, in the summer the mountain breezes help to keep the temperatures here a lot cooler than on the plains further to the north.
Another day working on the computer. I'm updating the blogging software on our forums to another version. It's supposed to copy any older entries but its not playing fair and has corrupted the blog database. I've got backups, but after three restores and hours of trying, I'm about to give up. Fortunately, in a way, not many people had bothered with it. Apologies to those that had a few entries. I'm only updating it as we're going to publicise the forums/blog and gallery more with some advertising in Gibraltar.
We went to see Rosie and Domingo.
I was going to photograph the Verbascum but someone has picked them. Verbascum aren't rare but also not too common. A shame that they were picked, as we enjoyed watching them grow and develop. Also a big minus is that they didn't get chance to seed, so there may be none in this particular spot next year.
We did see this plant which we haven't noticed before. Like the Vipers Bugloss and many other blue coloured flowers, older petals tend to fade to a pink. 
Despite asking people not to Spam in our Blog comments. We still get people who think that they can publicise their websites on our blog free of charge ... usually accommodation websites. Most try to flatter us by saying how much they like our photos before plunging into a selling pitch and promoting their website. Others write quite lengthy descriptions that must take quite a few minutes to type. It takes me ten seconds to hit the delete button ...
On a positive note we received record earnings in March from our sponsors. Thanks to all who support this website by visiting our sponsors links.
In the evening Jane and I watched 'Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium'. Directed by Zach Helm. With Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Zach Mills and Ted Ludzik. A children's film about a magic toy shop. No double entendres for the adults, no dark side to any of the characters. A rare, genuine, well made children's film with a top draw cast.