Happy New Year! I'm not much of the end of year deep thinker/planner, but do take a few minutes to reflect on the old year and what to focus on the new one... but I'm starting 2026 the same way I've finished

About time! I normally make good use of my vacation time, but this year was coming to an end with more than half of my vacation days unspent. So entering vacations in Christmas Eve gave the holidays a

I was missing doing my bird posts! So given a little of free time and a relaxed free theme in this week's SMAP, time to share some clicks of a species I'm very fond of. Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus

Definitely, these last months have been my sparsest posting months since I've joined the blockchain. Blame some lack of motivation, a ton of things happening off chain, but yeah; it is what it is.

It has been a long time, but better late than never: another weekend getaway! It feels like mini vacations, since there's a holiday on Monday, so an extra day to enjoy our destiny. And given the lack of

Sometimes I stumble on a fun theme in Qurator's Photo Quest, and happen to have photos that fit! This week's theme is color splash, and a few scenes immediatly came to mind. Now, man can create quite a

One of the best ways to return to posting on hive after a short absence? Well, joining this week's SMAP, of course! This week's theme? Male birds! It was female's time to shine last week, so more than

I still couldn't take a decent period of vacations this year (more than one week, that is), although hoping to change that in the short term. So I'm missing some of those landscapes that you can aprecciate

Featuring one of the bird species that flew away for the winter seems a good choice for the free theme in this week's SMAP. Although I must confess, none of these photos are from Portugal, since they were

Ask any portuguese if this title rings a bell, and the vast majority will remember: Luso. Luso is a village in the center north of Portugal, and it's probably one of the best known thermal villages of

Sunset is one of those moments that everyone likes to enjoy. And in this park, being able to combine the beautiful colours with birdwatching was just bliss. So, since this week's SMAP theme is free...

I met a friend earlier today and she had just returned from vacations in central America, with jaw dropping photos of a bunch of cool animals. I do get my fair share of wildlife encounters here, but I'm

Come to think of it... I should have wrote in the title Get the flock IN here !! Because Flocks is this week's SMAP challenge! And what a nice challenge; after all, who doesn't enjoy a good flock? 😏 (I'll

Coming to think of it, the time spent at the beach this year was really low so far, especially since I live in a country with a huge coastline and stunning beaches... and I happen to live pretty close

Looking back at my last vacations, contrasts were felt. On my first days, the desolation of the landscape, razed by the fires. All around the village, the fires took a heavy toll: no side was left untouched,

No free theme this time in this week's SMAP, but a fun theme nevertheless: this week is all about the big birds! I can't say the bird I'm featuring is a huge one, but for sure isn't one of the tiny ones

The title might seem strange, but if you check my last post you'll see it makes sense! Although the fires took a heavy toll in one of my favorite places in Portugal, it's good to see some things stayed

Some years are worse than others; this one was the worse I can remember. I've seen my share of fires near this little village. I've even battled them. But this year, the destruction was insane. I wasn't

Staring at big blue eyes can be almost hypnotic, right? How about if they are surrounded by stunning nature? Yep, even better... even if it's not the kind of eyes you're thinking about! The Blue Eye This

Since the theme for this week's SMAP stays free, off I go with random clicks of some of the species I found in a city park in my last vacations (on a side note, crazy how we're already going in SMAP 232!!)