Driving down from the nearby mountain village of Ojén to Marbella Town in the late afternoon, after a lovely Sunday lunch with some friends, the patches of blue sky amid the dramatic dark heavy rain clouds that hung above the sea, was a sight to make my heart sing…

It’s been raining almost incessantly the past few days in Andalucía – and while this is a welcome change for us long-term residents and is much needed after such a long dry spell – deprived of my daily walks along Marbella Town’s shores; cabin fever was beginning to set in.

I dumped my bags and grabbing my camera, ran down to the beach to witness the most startlingly beautiful sunset sky still laden with rainclouds,  that hopefully heralds a bright new dawn and a drier week ahead…

(Photos and text by Liz Glazer)