We have been fortunate in that there has not been too much in the way of bad weather, or rather the weather has rarely stopped us doing what we are planning.
However this week has been very wet and rather windy. Its not likely to change any time soon either.
Fortunately the local cinema shows English speaking films with Portuguese subtitles. We have been able to see all the latest films over the last few months and practise our Portuguese language knowledge too (actually that can be a bit distracting and you can be so busy reading the words that you can miss what is going on). This week we went to see Gangster Force - or Forca Anti Crime as it was called here and which was very violent and not much good unless you are partial to violent gangster movies.
Yesterday we decided to get out when we could when there was a break in the weather.
However this week has been very wet and rather windy. Its not likely to change any time soon either.
Fortunately the local cinema shows English speaking films with Portuguese subtitles. We have been able to see all the latest films over the last few months and practise our Portuguese language knowledge too (actually that can be a bit distracting and you can be so busy reading the words that you can miss what is going on). This week we went to see Gangster Force - or Forca Anti Crime as it was called here and which was very violent and not much good unless you are partial to violent gangster movies.
Yesterday we decided to get out when we could when there was a break in the weather.
magpies like these trees and these cuckoos like magpies
First stop was early morning bird watching. We have discovered where the greater spotted cuckoo hangs out so we determined to spot them again. Fortunately they make a heck of a noise (they don't go cuckoo either) so it is easy to establish if they are about. Se did manage to see a few, I think that they were harassing magpies which is no bad thing.
Unfortunately we didn't manage to get a shot of them but we did see plenty of hoopoe and they are quite a chilled sort of bird and hang around on footpaths so we did manage to snap one.
Unfortunately we didn't manage to get a shot of them but we did see plenty of hoopoe and they are quite a chilled sort of bird and hang around on footpaths so we did manage to snap one.
Later afternoon saw another break in the weather so we decided to leave the binoculars behind and take the cameras and play with the various settings and lens - with varied success but afternoon snaps are below.
wondering whether to take this up?
kite surfer making the most of the breezy weather
running repairs to a working boat
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