The Portuguese street names often make me giggle
Category Archives: Photos
Photographs of things i like or find interesting
ever greener
was back at the farm the weekend past to strim and tidy some more, place is looking well with everything growing back now.
fingers crossed for the house rebuild to continue soon… in the mean time i will continue with the garden replanting.
Rita Bandita
Newest member of the family 😀
2b tooB do
smArt…
seen on the streets of Coimbra. there is a lot of (student/youth?) opposition to the dramatic rise in tourism here. a city with a lot of graffiti messages – for once i wish there was just a bit more art…
ground
yer dead in the head;
so afraid to be lead
to bed as was said.
yer paid with lead;
like bread to be fed,
and wed as was read.
(view along the Mondego river)
Portão de Gerês
Long weekend in Gerês trekking, picnicking, relaxing and having fun.
all lost – Arganil, Portugal
Much has been burned in the Arganil area and beyond.
My farm in Monte Frio has been completely burnt & charred – thankfully the house that was being reconstructed is untouched as until now it was only stone walls.
Here are some pics i took over the weekend.
Arganil fires – Parrozelos, Monte Frio
long weekend of fire watching and evacuation of friend’s goats
On the edge
Atop the rock upon which i built
my sacred tower of stones that tilt,
she nibbles on the moss there grows;
Dainty, poised – her balance shows.
It could easily come crashing down
As shes turns herself nimbly around –
Destroying the pillar either by intent,
the result is the same, if its accident.
A precarious position i can only observe
in case my proximity breaks her nerve.
And so i pause with breath baited
hoping she spares what was created.
Ringleader
Beautiful Belinda, bespeckled and freckled.
Ready for winter, a coat of fur as pretty as her
flanks of rose n cinder. She’ll thrive with a life
that none wil hinder. Bell rings and brings
a profile on tinder, a catch with many a match.
Pierce Beckett 