Transhumance — 2,000 sheep stop traffic in Madrid, Spain

The streets of Madrid saw an entirely different protest on Sunday, as thousands of sheep and other farm animals blocked traffic in the annual "trashumancia", or transhumance event.

While over the weekend, tens of thousands of people were out on the streets of Madrid, protesting against austerity measures and demanding the resignation of the Spanish government, and even the police were having a demonstration of their own, another more traditional protest happened on Sunday...  read more and watch video.

Autumn light in the southern Spanish countryside (video/photos)

While southern Spain doesn't experience the glorious splash of autumn colours experienced elsewhere in the world, there are some attractive sights to see in the countryside. This article shows some views near Coín in the province of Málaga, Spain.

The writer was recently stuck in the middle of nowhere, looking after her son's house and dogs while he visited Barcelona for a few days.

With a very slow Internet connection, and not much else happening, photography and videography called.  She even got up at dawn, which is a rare experience (even when dawn is at 8:00 am!). The colors in the sky were quite beautiful to view... read more, see photos and view video.