2008-06-27 »
A very nice group of Umbrella pines (Pinus pinea, family Pinaceae), Batalha - Portugal. Batalha means Battle: this town's name is after the Battle of Aljubarrota, to celebrate the Portuguese victory against Castile (now Spain).
These trees are probably Canary laurels (Apollonias barbujana, family Lauraceae) at Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island - [...]
2008-06-27 » - A DAY OF CELEBRATIONS (this year, it was also the Good Friday) . . .
. . . The beginning of Spring (Northern Hemisphere).
Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum, family Leguminosae) Cascais - Portugal.
. . . . The Arbor Day in Portugal (different countries, different days)
Native woodland of Portuguese Oak (Quercus faginea, [...]