Beautiful yellow flowers complete with bumblebee. #flowerstr #grownostr

These morning glories wanted their picture taken. #flowerstr

Who doesn’t like to stop for a cup of coffee when out shopping? #coffeechain #Portugal

Followed by coffee.

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Walk on the beach.

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Delicious lunch. Fejoada a Brasileira. Brazilian style stew with black beans & various meats.

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Bom dia. Good morning.

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Boa tarde. Coffee in the afternoon. #grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

Plants are amazing. They will grow where they want without asking for opinions or permission. Look at this violet in bloom at the top of a flight of stairs, growing between the bricks.

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Today’s lunch. Rabbit. At the table next to us they had quail.

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Beautiful wall of orange flowers. Maybe “flame vine”. #grownostr #flowerstr

Flowers for the New Year.

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New Year’s Day at the beach.

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Christmas tree made of crocheted squares. Crochet is very popular here in Portugal.

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Second manger scene (presepio) of the year.

This one is done all in crochet.

This one, like the one from yesterday, is in Castro Marim, in southeastern Portugal.

These are all so cute.

Here’s one more:

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First manger scene of the season. At the Casa do Sal, which is the local history museum for the salt works in the town of Castro Marim, in southeastern Portugal. There have been salt flats here maybe since Roman times. They are still actively worked by hand. Here are a few photos. The “snow” is actually salt.

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Good morning. Bom dia from Portugal

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Celebrate the new high with a beautiful orange flower. #flowerstr

Beautiful day at the beach.

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Good morning. Bom dia. Coffee with friends.

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