All posts tagged “Portugal

Project 365 2013/14: Day Twenty Six

Project 365 2013/14: Day Twenty Six

It’s not some great independence day where I am. It’s just the 4th of July. Like any other day in July. So no fireworks. No celebrations. Just a drive to the lake at Santa Clara for a walk and a gander. And then back in […]

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Project 365 2013/14: Day Twenty Four

Project 365 2013/14: Day Twenty Four

Apologies for the second sunset photo in almost as many days. I just couldn’t help myself here. After dinner, walking back to the car and this is what I see across the cliff tops here in Carvoeiro in Portugal. It’s all very pretty.

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Project 365 2013/14: Day Twenty One

Project 365 2013/14: Day Twenty One

Still don’t quite know how to take a good photo of a sunset. Photos of them always look radically different to what my eye see. Well of course it will, the eye and brain are sort of amazing at doing their jobs. Camera lenses aren’t […]

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Project 365 2013/14: Day Eighteen

Project 365 2013/14: Day Eighteen

Yep, I’m in a whole other country today. And will be until the 9th July. Back in Portugal for a bit of … reflection maybe? And for some much-needed sun. The summer in England is, frankly, useless. How could I turn down my mum when […]

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Talking yourself out of a tip

Talking yourself out of a tip

The other day me, the mum and the dad all treated ourselves to a very lovely dinner at Mussiene, a rather nice local restaurant. Very nice. A lot posher than the usual local restaurants around here. They have an amuse bouche course! Don’t know whether […]

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