No, not the album by Bruce Springsteen. Our river is fascinating, upstream and downstream, it changes character as it twists and turns. It one place it is fast, in a hurry, more water rushing past than can be measured, splashing down waterfalls, carrying overhanging branches with it as it hurries downstream. But turn a corner and it slows, takes its time, becomes transparent, pausing in pools, revealing the secrets beneath the surface.
Read a bit more about the Rio Corbones here.
5 to remember
río arriba – upstream
río abajo – downstream
salpicadando/a – splashing
estar pendiente sobre – to overhang
debajo de la superficie – beneath the surface
And if you’d like to tweet a link to THIS post, here’s my suggested tweet:
The River: upstream/downstream in #Spain via @Spanish_Valley http://wp.me/p3dYp6-1Qt
Notes on a Spanish Valley 
Lovely. Do you ever see any kingfishers there? I’ve seen a lot of storks flying overhead in Barcelona recently, migrating south – lucky things. They should bird up and face the winter like the rest of us, in my opinion.
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No, no kingfishers unfortunately. We see a lot of rollers in the summer when they visit, they’re all from the same family which also includes bee-eaters. Very distinctive beaks. SD
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Lovely photos and great accompanying commentary.
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Thx Shari. The river certainly has multiple personalities. 🙂 SD
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