Javier Rami

Javier Rami explaining the details of his icredible masterpiece: a manger full of moving statues.


Located in his garage, in Peralta de la Sal, Javier likes to explain to visitors all the tiny details and scenes that he has recreated: from day to night we have seen snow to fall down, a cocodrile eating a goose, the smith forging a sword, mother pig giving milk to its piglets. Two kids play with a baloon that moves from one another. Smoke is coming from the houses, it's thyme that burns as needed. The anglels descending from the roof of the garage... till more than 300 moving figures.

This manger is powered with a complex labrint of recycled engines, compressors, pumps, hand made power control rouletes, bicycle chains... all of them working in harmony to give life to this incredible engineering marvel.

Don't miss it if you can!. Will open from dec-4th to Jan-6th, saturdays, sundays and holidays from 11 to 13 h. and from 16 to 20 h. More information at: +34 652 094 523

Sunset

One of those magic sunsets that this planet likes to give us. The mountain far away in red on the right is montserrat.

Belluno

A picture that took my wife this summer in Italy.

Peace, good weather and better company

This saturday morning.

The hermitage on the image was built in 1536. You can see its unique location in this previous post. There we met Ferran, a nice climber, and Pingu, his dog.

My moment of faith

7am. I'm walking while the 1st lights of the day start to reflect on the walls of the monastery. The heavy bronze bells start to sound slowly, grave, loudly... the echoes of the mountain add the mistery to that magic moment. Can't be explained, it has to be experienced.

The elephant and the mummy

This sunday with the first beams of sunlight.

Take a look at the image and let me know if you recognize The pregnant, the Elephant and the Mummy in the image.

Tadpols and La Mola

Whith my family we like to go out on sundays and have lunch in the forest. Far away from smoke, concrete and asphalt. Far away from other people.

King Rooster

Take a sip, magestry.

The rooster is the king of the house

At El Quer, this autum we have king Rooster ruling at free will. He doesn't know though, that his reign will end by Christmas. Uh, Oh...

I'll catch you

It's fun to see kids energies in motion.

Panellets

The family got together. We have celebrated Quintí's 9th aniversary and Ma Gràcia has made panellets

three caterpillar eating a plant

Seen in La Mola

trapped

We are bugs trapped in our own destiny. It's our duty to fight it even if there is little we can do.

Torrazzo's astronomical clock

In the 4th floor of Cremona's Torrazzo there is what they claim the bigest astronomical clock in the world.

The image it has an excess of contrast, but was needed to show the beatifull pale paintings of the zodiac constellations.

Santa Maria Assunta from il Torrazzo

This summer, in the city of Cremona, we climbed to the top of Il Torrazzo. This magnificent tower was completed in 1309.

The view of the duomo's campanile completing a circle with the Torrazzo's front pillars urged me to take a photo.

rhododendron

Last spring on the Parc National des Pyrénées in France

Paella for two hundred

Oscar, sweating in front, is mixing the rice and Johny below is adding the broth.

The restaurant were I use to lunch makes untasty rice on thursdays, they pretend to call it paella. I've allways belived that it was imposible to cook a good paella for a large amount of people. Oscar and Johny this summer have proved that, even with the limited equipment, you can make a decent paella for ~200.

Congratulations guys!

Shoe trowing contest

This summer on the Camping.

Barcelona

The city of Barcelona seen from far away.

Violet

Violet seen with the last lights of the day.

Ursula Major

This summer We've been in Italy. See our camping tent on the left. Nights were cold and many days the sky was cloudy.

Sant Joan

It's tradition here to burn fires and light fireworks during the night before Saint Johan. Doctor's don't want to work at urgency departments during that night. Too much work!.

We allway's celebrate that night with our in laws. This year uncle Lluís brought a big box full of danger to the kids.

What could I do?, 10s at f13

Lilium pyrenaicum

Protected flower from the Pirenee. Seen last weekend in Bearn, land of d'Artagnan the musketeer.

Eggs and frog

From last weekend on the French Pirinees. I hope someone can help me with the eggs, in the lake there were frogs, toads and tritons. There was also 3 distinct types of eggs.

Focus your energy to the right point

Toilet in Germany's airport.

Pizza of asparagus and artichokes

This delicious pizza is for my friend the futuro bloguero, unfortunatelly it arrives too late for his contest, but...

OK, the secret of this winer pizza is that it is made out of whole wheat flour.

Llamp and Taquetes under the snow

Today after lunch, Llamp and Taquetes were peacefully eating under the heavy snow.

The monks road

Friday I did not go to work, instead I went up to La Mola with my wife.