Accompanied by sunshine, white clouds and lots of flowers – The Guadalmedina Riverside Walk.

New places are always popping up in the city, whilst others are being renovated to make them better or more beautiful; that’s what I love about the city, it’s always expanding. As I always say, the city grows as I explore it, and I love discovering new places to have new experiences.

Although I was familiar with this path, it had been a long time since I’d walked along it. It’s relatively new, no more than two years old, but it has changed a great deal since I first saw it. There are more flowers, more shrubs, it’s very well maintained, and now more people are strolling along it, exercising or walking their pets.

After finishing a few things I had left to do, I headed south and decided to visit this promenade, which now has a name: Paseo Fluvial Guadalmedina, as it runs alongside the river of the same name.

It was a sunny day, although there were clouds; but they looked like white cotton pom-poms resting on a pane of glass, making the sky even more beautiful and occasionally casting patches of shade.

That is why I travelled from north to south, and in the distance, high above, I could see those beautiful white clouds amidst the various trees, pines, palm trees and others bearing lovely pink, lilac and even purple flowers. The green, together with the blue of the sky, and the shades of colour that made the white clouds stand out even more, created a perfect composition, like landscapes painted by a nature lover.

As I crossed an avenue, I could see the houses and buildings in the distance, but high above, the trees stood imposing, like the protagonists of a beautiful scene. But the clouds were not to be outdone; they glistened in the bright sunshine, that sun which fills us with energy and gives life, just like water.

How lovely that there is a tree called the tree of love; I love that.

There may be lots of people on a walk, but if I’m focused on nature, nothing else exists. It’s just nature and me.

There were also laurels and flowers in every colour, some a deeper pink, others a softer shade, and some White, all beautiful.

Both the clouds and the flowers played a very important role on this walk; I like to stop, touch the plants, look at the flowers and their colours. How important the sense of sight is, it allows us to appreciate the beautiful things in life, just as the sense of hearing lets us listen to the birds chirping during the walk, like the most beautiful words.

On one side a wide avenue, on the other the River Guadalmedina, and further away some very tall buildings, some of them under construction and with glass facades.

There was also Málaga’s football stadium. As I walked past, I remembered how often I see people walking by wearing the shirt that looks so much like Argentina’s, and I thought about how here it’s a gathering of friends, a family gathering, peaceful and enjoyed without violence… and how different it is on the other side of the ocean, where there are always fights and very ugly things. I was really surprised the first few times I saw people walking by calmly and chatting, but it seemed impossible that they’d just come out of a football stadium.

I walked under bridges with roads running over them, and there were always flowering bushes by my side; I love that, because the city places great importance on green spaces. It’s relaxing to walk like that; even though there are lots of people and cars, the views are beautiful.

A pigeon was right in front of me; I stopped to watch it. Many people don’t like them, but they’re part of nature. I didn’t want to scare it, so I waited for it to fly away.

I always look back.

And ahead, but up above, another pigeon was watching me; it looked so beautiful amidst the clouds.

This flower caught my eye; there were lots of them, in giant bushes forming a hedge.

I looked back again; it’s good to know the path you’ve taken, or the life you’ve lived, so you can look forward again.

The most beautiful things are always ahead, with more paths to explore and journey along.

Thank you very much for joining me on this Wednesday walk. Warm regards to you all. See you soon.
Amonet.

All photographs are my own.