Weclome back, summer

I just checked in with my ol' pals at NOAA and the current temp at Sea-Tac is 86 degrees and climbing. Man, when I left Spain I figured it'd be weeks before I felt that kind of warm-warm sun again.

'Tis the season for summer mixes. I got a taste of one from Blake at The 10K Things; hope to hear the rest later.

Mine's still in the works but one cut that must be represented is the title track from Serge Gainsbourg's 1979 collaboration with Sly & Robbie and other reggae luminaries, Aux Armes Et Cetera

¿Que Tal?

Ah, just back from a wonderful trip to Spain. Might need to post more on this later; for now, here are some photo highlights:

Lisa and Traci inspect the bar's ham offerings

At our favorite tapas bar in Madrid

Las Gatitas

Tapas

At the Atocha Station

Lisa and Traci marvel at the Alcazar in Sevilla

Archways in the Alcazar

Stained glass in the Sevilla cathedral

Plaza Del Toros, Sevilla

If you're in Sevilla and have a hankering for grilled quail, cross the river to Ruperto's

The bridge at Ronda

Kurt taking in the countryside

Springtime in Ronda

The view, moments before I was overtaken by the siesta

Ah the villa, just down the road from San Juan del Tererros

Breakfast at the villa

Pool races

Kurt giving up on pool races

A la playa

Amy, Traci and Lisa

Lisa at the villa

Tinto de Verano

Uh, some kind of dancing going on

"Do you trust me?" "I trust you."

Lisa & Traci

Villa kitty

At the Alhambra

The Generalife gardens

Stucco

Street in Mojacar

Patates Bravas

Traci encantas las bravas

Sunset in Ronda

Bull of La Mancha