Leaving the boat behind

'Through the air there's a fluffly cloud falling down as rain'

A little update:
There is actually much more than a fluffy cloud in the sky, the air is misty and my visit to the beach was postponed until the weather clears and i can go and spend some time in a beautiful place i love.

I'm not even thinking of getting myself into a bikini, i just want to walk around, eat a Tripa de Aveiro
(a kind of semi raw crepe with cinnamon and the best egg cream in the world), sitting by the river beholding the line of colorful houses that for so many years were my child & teen summer background.

The end of September makes me even more nostalgic than usual.
Not sad -  just contemplative and with a heart feeding itself with the warmth of memories.

Marcelo

The wild cat.

Life lately

Long walks around the city with Maia & spending some quality time in a beautiful community garden near my house.

To be loved alone

'For the error bred in the bone

Of each woman and each man

Craves what it cannot have,

Not universal love

But to be loved alone.'

W.H.Auden

Juliana

Inside/Outside

A little bit of rain

My first days of vacation and the rain just popped by in a shy kind of way.

Petting Matilde

Cristina & Ariana spoiling my lady cat with love.

Red

...around the house.

Hello Autumn

A couple in stripes

The tupperware tower

The beauty & the beast

...are wishing you all a great & wild weekend!

Inside/Outside

In the living room

Playing with Gloria

It's been a year since i last seen Joaquim and his daughter Gloria.
Wishing Porto and Lisbon were not so far apart so i could visit more.

Succulents

 I intend to have a garden like this.

Yards and yards of green and silence.

Seven days

One week until my next vacation.
Counting each day like it's my last days in prison.

When Estrelinha had babies

These were Satin and Velvet, they only stayed with us for 2 months and after that my mother gave them away to a friend.
I never saw them again and i got a little nostalgic when i found this photo in my files.

Enjoying the end of a summer afternoon

at the Guest-House.

Nicolau featuring the mean hunter

Once upon a time me and some friends shoot a silly,crazy soap opera by the river.
Nicolau was a lonely and suspicious hunter and Gentil was it's angry,agressive dog which made all laugh a lot for this animal is the sweetest creature on earth.

Inside/Outside

Simão & Matilde

These two live a very good life.

Today is cleaning day

When you have so many rooms to clean and organize sometimes you forget your own space.
Today i'm going to fix a little bit of the mess in my room - i always feel so much better afterwards.

Become better

“Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better."

  Flannery O’Connor

 

When Ariana had bangs

Cristina & Marcelo