There’s not much in Portugal that makes us roll our eyes. The Portuguese are generally practical people (well, except for some of the shoes they wear) and seem to be pretty grounded and down to earth. That’s why Ann and I did a double take during our drive to the northern part of Peneda-Gerês a few weeks ago. Join us to find out what caught our eye

Ann’s been going through her files and came across an image from our trip to Lindoso that makes for a suitable shooting the shooter image. Come over to the blog post and check out the latest from that series.

Mea culpa! My postings are behind by a couple of trips and it’s time to play catch-up. Being busy is no excuse, so here it is. Our trip from . . . I don’t even know when, maybe a month ago, maybe longer, took us to new territory. Come join us for our latest excursion to the Peneda-Gerês National Park where we learn that it’s a whole lot colder up at elevation.

Last weekend, the forecast called for rain, but Ann and I wanted to continue our exploring of the Peneda-Gerês so we went out anyway. Join us to find out how it went.

A couple of weekends ago Ann and I did some exploring in the Peneda-Gerês National Park. Check out to see how it went.

The last post was pretty depressing, I know. However, if there is anything the iChing has taught me it’s that the only constant in this world is change and that even in the midst of the yin, there lies an incipient yang. Fortunately, that came sooner than either Ann or I had expected.

Ann and I spent portions of the past two weekends printing. Join us at the blog to find out how well it went . . . or didn’t.

It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of my musings posts, so why don’t you head over to the blog site to see my latest thoughts about life in Portugal.

Happy Father’s Day to everyone it applies to, and happy Sunday to everyone else. Ann and I went for a drive through the Parque Natural do Alvão (the Alvão Nature Park) last weekend so I figure sharing it today is as good a present as I could possibly give.

You might have been wondering about what happened to the story about our Mother’s Day trip to the Peneda-Gêres National Park that I’d promised, oh, a couple of weeks ago. Well, I thought that I made some decent images that day but . . . upon later examination, became extremely disappointed with my work. That then led to avoidance behavior. However, I’ve finally convinced myself to forget great photographs and just get on with the story. And I should do it before Fathers Day comes around and I start to feel guilty. So here it is.

When Ann asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday it didn’t take me long to come up with the perfect answer - “I want to Print!” Come on over to find out how it went.

The other day, during one of my work-break trips up the stairs, I walked into Ann’s office and once again saw an image on her computer that triggered my photographic brain and one of my owns image I’ve been thinking about lately. Come over to the site and take a look at the images I’m talking about.

It was quite the unexpected birthday present, getting stuck in the arm, but I couldn’t have asked for a better one. It, of course, happened in grand Portuguese fashion. Come over to the site to find out the full story behind round one for Ann and me.

Despite the fact that it was pouring down rain, Ann and I went out for a drive and some photography on Mother’s Day. While the full story and accompanying images will have to wait, come join us for a taste of Ann’s day.

Last Friday the Portuguese government ended the state of emergency a couple of days early so people could enjoy the weekend (and also so the restaurants, stores and hotels could benefit from an extra weekend of near-normal activity). Click into the blog to find out what Ann and I did to take advantage of our new found freedom.