Drag queen goat skulls...

I'm loving the Canary Islands, the place we stayed on Fuerteventura was in the middle of nowhere, completely off the beaten track - quite a few english people living here but very few tourists to be seen.  There are two local bars and one serves food - the menu being on a black board and only in Spanish - the staff speak no or very little english so it was a chance to show off my limited spanish and I felt very pleased with myself as I managed to order two meals and drinks and get a doggie bag to take home - all in spanish.

Below our Fuerteventura apartment there was an artists studio, a welsh woman who makes art using goats skulls she has found on the local hillsides.  there are loads of goats and consequently loads of goat skulls... some she just cleans up and mounts on lovely pieces of wood others she experiments with!!  Inspired by the carnival held every Easter she has developed a range of work known as her drag queens. 

She has completely blinged up the skulls using fabulous paint effects, feathers costume jewelry, sequins beads and everything shiny they look very ott and I  think to call them a drag queen collection is quite inspirational.. I think it might be something Ru Paul would appreciate!  (Incidentally I always thought  Ru Paul was said are you paul).  She has a couple of camel skulls also - I was a bit jealous and I.m considering sending Dr Fred out on a camel skull finding expedition!

The weather has delivered alot of sunshine but with serious wind.. this is not too bad as it keeps a person cool... it does however seem to blast off any sun protection and we are both a little bit pink with clear sock lines etc.. very endearingly british!  Its a very dry heat though and so far little sign of the dreaded prickly heat I usually get with first sun exposure. 

Other then palm trees and occasional domestic fruit tree there is little vegetation above bush level.. its very reminiscent of the scrub deserts found in Peru or South Africa.  the strong sunlight enhances the colours and adds deep shadows and texture. I.m beginning to consider conspirator theories re mars its so like photos sent back from the rovers!