Rua D Vasco Da Gama
Streets in cities tend to be known for restaurants or shops. I really want to take a few moments to share the street art on Rua Vasco Da Gama. This unassuming, one side abandoned street Read More …
On the Keystone Green
Right next to our bedroom in Lagos, the community was celebrating ECO gardening with an exhibition of organically grown produce. Margaret and I wandered around the exhibit/sale event with a renewed sense of pride for Read More …
Stork Stack
Perched on a retired kiln chimney the stork nest a mix of sticks and delicate grasses. A place to rest emerging young. High above our morning walk this stack of bricks rises as a monument Read More …
Silves Gardens
We transgressed private property lines. No one chased us away. In the courtyard a tile-work depicting the gathering of crops. Possibly the gleaning. In a courtyard of over abundance generosity was possible. The stranger was Read More …
Over arching
My friend went through a lot of effort to disassemble and reassemble a wood burning pizzeria oven. All this in Langley. Here in Monchique this double arched bread oven is still used daily in the Read More …
Fruit Loops and Tread Mills
The mechanical monster masquerades as a museum entry. A few decades ago the donkeys in harness were marched in circles around this well head. This morning they eat marmelo (quince) from my hand. Look the Read More …
The Portugesse Outback
The forecast was rain. Head for the hills. Our ride a post World War Two all terrain vehicle. Manual wheel locks and a clearance that on initial alighting appeared excessive. A few minutes outside of Read More …
The Ends of the World
Rock formations emerge from the Atlantic Ocean as a reminder that this was the end of the flat world. After here, oceans that poured over the ends of the earth and then down into the Read More …
Heading South
The poster advertises a weekly bull-fight, tourist class. Oh the weeklies ended on the 19th and we will miss it. The local restaurant operator simply said it was finished till next year. He seemed happy. Read More …
Gallery Standouts
If you are inclined to hate galleries and churches this blog is for you! The neon flower has staying power. Has the primary colour simplicity of bent glass shapes. The flower is simpler than any Read More …