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(75) SURVIVORS
2008-05-03 » A couple of feral pigeons (the female on the left), Cascais - Portugal. [Originally posted on March 14th, 2008] Categoria: NATURALLY
(74) THE MYRTLE IN BLOSSOM
2008-05-03 » Common, True, Sweet, Greek, Roman, Mediterranean or European Myrtle. Myrtus communis, Myrtaceae Family - begining of September, Benavente - Portugal. Evergreen shrub (or small tree) up to 5 metres; scented leaves and flowers; highly drought tolerant and usually away from chalky soils; spontaneous and frequent in the Centre and South of [...]
(73) COLOURS IN THE SKY
2008-04-27 » Cascais - Portugal. [Originally posted on Mar 11th, 2008] Category: QUARTERS
(66) A STORY ABOUT CORK OAKS - II
2008-04-23 » The Cork Oak - Sobreiro (Quercus suber, Fagaceae family) is a large native tree to Portugal. The acorns were seeded on January 15th, 2008 - the plants' age is referenced to that date. [Cascais - Portugal]. [Originally posted on Mar 5th, 2008] Category: A STORY ABOUT CORK OAKS
(65) SHAPE, PROPORTION AND AESTHETIC
2008-04-22 » Balance - Lightness - Sobriety. Good architects often reveal themselves better in simple works. Almograve, Odemira - Portugal. [Originally posted on Mar 4th, 2008] Category: THE ARCHITECTURE
(61) E-WASTE, ELECTRONIC WASTE
2008-04-21 » «The amount of old electronics, or e-waste, such as computers, phones and TVs being discarded every year is growing rapidly. In many countries it's the fastest growing type of waste as cheap prices mean replacing electronics is cheaper than fixing them, while low price often means low quality and a [...]
(60) THE TILE (AZULEJO) IN PORTUGAL
2008-04-21 » (Azulejo - from the arabian al Zulaicj, that later became aljulej - small flat and polished stone). The use of ceramic tiles in Portuguese architecture dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries, after the moorish presence and influence on the Iberian Peninsula. The façade of a private house, Sintra - Portugal. An [...]
(53) A STORY ABOUT CORK OAKS - I
2008-03-29 » The Cork Oak (Quercus suber, family Fagaceae) is a big tree, native to Portugal. And this is a story to continue... In the next posts, I'll insert a ruler, so that we can measure their growth. The acorns were seeded on January 15th - the plants' age is referenced to [...]
(42) TEACHING MUSIC IN PORTUGAL
2008-03-05 » Bandstand in the gardens of the Estói Palace nearby Faro, Algarve - Portugal. NOTE: THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO PUT AN END TO THE NATIONAL CONSERVATOIRE! Started in the 19th century, the Conservatoire has about 900 (NINE HUNDRED) students nowadays, but will probably have no more than a few 50 [...]
(39) ALMOST A HALF OF IT
2008-03-04 » At Bombarral, a small town in the Leiria district - Portugal. [originally posted on Feb 6th, 2008] Category: LOOSE LEAVES
(37) A CLOSE LOOK - I
2008-02-27 » Garden pond at the Gardens of the National (Royal) Palace of Queluz, Sintra - Portugal. An arch across the Spree, close to the Schleusenbrücke, Berlin - Germany. [originally posted on Feb 4th, 2008] Category: A CLOSE LOOK
(36) SALT PONDS
2008-02-26 » Tavira, Algarve - Portugal [originally posted on Feb 2nd, 2008] Category: THE COASTAL LAND
(35) THE "OLD BRIDGE" OF SILVES, Algarve
2008-02-26 » - with uncertain origin (Roman? Medieval?), the bridge crosses the Arade River, has five arches (were there six of them originally?) and is built in stone fitted masonry - the typical reddish Silves' sandstone. The piers are protected by cutwaters (pointed elements on the pier-bases, to cut the wave chock [...]
(27) IN BETWEEN THE STONES
2008-02-21 » Estoril, Cascais - Portugal [originally posted on Jan 26th, 2008] Category: THE ARCHITECTURE
(26) THE LIMESTONE, THE GRANITE AND THE SINGING WATER
2008-02-21 » Limestone and running water - Quinta das Lágrimas, Coimbra - Portugal Granite and running water - Santa Maria das Júnias Monastery, Montalegre, Peneda-Gerês National Park - Portugal [originally posted on Jan 25th, 2008] Category: THE WATER
(23) THERE'S A FULL MOON TODAY
2008-02-20 » Cascais, Portugal [originally posted on Jan 23rd, 2008] Category: LOOSE LEAVES
(22) THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
2008-02-20 » From the United Nations Environment Program (environment for development), the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (adopted and proclaimed at Stockholm - Sweden, June 1972) In Portugal, the Environment Bases Law (Lei de Bases do Ambiente), law nº 11/87, April 7th, in accordance with the Constitution of the [...]
(18) QUARTERS - II
2008-02-18 » The latitude, the light and the water. From top to bottom (that means from the North to the South): Berlin (Botanical Garden) and Potsdam (Sans Souci), in Germany; S. Pedro do Sul (Vouga River) and Silves (Arade River), in Portugal. [originally posted on Jan 18th, 2008] Category: QUARTERS
(17) ASSOCIATED TREES
2008-02-18 » - ASSOCIATED BUT NOT LIMITED. Along the coastal centre and southern lands of Portugal, Maritime - or Cluster - pines (Pinus pinaster, Pinaceae family) and Cork oaks (Quercus suber, Fagaceae family) are frequently found together. This is how the ground looks like underneath them. Near Palmela, Portugal. [originally posted [...]
(09) THE WEST COAST OF PORTUGAL ...
2008-02-17 » ... IS NOT THE SAME THING AS EUROPE'S WEST (OR FAR WEST?) COAST: - It is more colourful and diversified, more truthful and exuberant, more real and less technologic. 1- On the cliff top, North of Peniche. 2- Limestone at Portinho da Areia do Sul, Peniche. 3- Fossilized dune at Magoito, [...]
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