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I almost missed today's caturday (like many other times anyway). I wanted to take some photos of the Furry Diva, but she was just lazing all day and I was busy and then it got dark... and a million other

I wanted to wait a little longer for another orchid to open, but it might take a few weeks, and by that time some of these would be gone. So she is not in the photos. Her loss :p Four orchids this time,

There is a time that arriving at a place too early is a good thing. A very good thing! The closed door with a strict timetable makes you walk around to kill the time and find more cool things that could

I have always wondered how does it feels like when the ground you stand on is shaking. One of those things I did not really want to feel but was just curious about the feeling. Well, now I know. This morning,

At the very end of the vegetable garden, where nothing useful is growing anymore, is a wild zone. No fruits, no veggies... just some self-sown flowers and weeds that tend to sneak through the fence and

There are a few quite large lily plants growing in one part of my mums garden. She is so proud of them, and it doesn't surprise me. Thick stems, bushy leaves, and very big flowers that spread their intense

Such a pretty white bush that I can never remember what it is called. Every time I have to ask someone or check in Google. Every. Single. Time. Garland spiraea An easy-growing one, as I see it often along

We are back to the Alcobaça monastery. After hours spent wandering around the lower levels, rooms, and balconies, I have reached the top level. One can easily start to envy the monks in a place like this.

Something draws me to those scruffy, slightly forgotten streets in Lisbon. They are hardly forgotten, as they are all in the old part of the city, flooded with tourists all year round. But still - usually

I don't usually post sepia photos. I generally prefer the cleaner grey tones, but maybe because I don't do it, I decided to play with sepia this time. Why not try something new, right? :) And the struggle

It's been a while since I took some macro shots of the fluffy seeds that some plants produce. No, it's not only dandelions, though they are the most common and popular. There are many others that provide

Learning new things about photography is like with many other things (cooking, drawing, building... you name it). You can know all the theory, basic rules, tricks and techniques. But until you try it yourself

I like sunsets. I really do. More than sunrises, but that's probably because I am hardly up early enough to see one 🙈. Unless I stay up until I see the sunrise... :p But the time right after the sun is

About a month ago, I was showing the little Wood anemone in colour. But as I was picking and editing photos I started to play with them a bit more and I ended up checking how they would look in black and

I really like when mushrooms flip their hats, exposing the gills. Not all fungi do that, but when they do, it's like an extra treat for the photographer (or me, at least). This large one here was not shy

Sometimes, when I start editing photos, I ask myself "Didn't I shoot this one already?". It does look like I shoot the same thing whenever I visit Lisbon. The old parts with narrow streets and

Sunset shoots can be so versatile. Besides those wark colours (when you actually decide to keep them), long shadows, and dramatic clouds from time to time, they are also great for shooting silhouettes.

I had some time in the afternoon the other day and had a very ambitious plan to go shoot the sunset. And shoot everything that is there until the camera batteries die. After days of rain, it was nice to

Among the hundreds of paintings gathered in the National Museum in Lisbon, a few really stood out. For me anyway. The first one I showed you here by an anonymous painter. This is the second one. And there

ENPL The National Museum of Ancient Art (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga) in Lisbon holds a huge collection of paintings (over 2000), pottery, jewellery, sculptures, etc. All spread on three quite spacious