We get a nice view of the Sierra de Grazalema from our roof terrace. Just 20 minutes from Arcos by car, it’s a mountain range of spectacular beauty, very green at this time of year, with a rich variety of flora and fauna. It is well known in Spain for its excellent walking and birdwatching. The town of Grazalema itself, meanwhile, is famous for being Spain’s wettest place. Today its rooftops were dusted in snow.
Spain has been under the influence of a severe coldsnap over the last few days, and even here in south west Andalucia we have not been spared. The chances of it snowing in Arcos are low indeed - there’s only been one fall of snow here in living memory (February 1954) - but we’ve all been commenting on the strong northerly wind and temperatures well below average. 
Yesterday, I could see from the roof terrace that a few inches of snow had fallen overnight in the Sierra de Grazalema, and by my reckoning that would be ample for making a snowman!
So as a family we set off this Tuesday afternoon in glorious sunshine and eventually found the snow. Here’s a photo of the snowman Joe and I made, with Joe alongside him. As you can see, we neglected to give him a mouth. If he had been able to speak he might have said: ‘You guys are really enjoying living in Spain!’
