I’m getting to have a large collection of photo odds and ends laying around that don’t seem to fit anywhere, so I have rebooted my Flickr account.
I have also added a new page here to the site that displays the latest ten of my Flickr uploads.
Go Flickr.
I’m back around after a hectic-yet-nifty two months, and I bring with me to the Algarve (and normal life) some long-awaited springtime.
To prove it, I have uploaded a few pics snapped earlier today to my also-recently-neglected Portugal Life photoblog:
2. Hillside ruin.
3. Olive tree in Algarve spring.
Yes, those titles are pretty dire, but such is life when you only have a limited amount of keyword choices to keep the search engines onside.
I’m about to take a bit of a break from my regular type of photography, kick back and relax a little, and photograph a lot of the Algarve for a book project of my own. In theory this should mean that the Portugal Life photoblog will see a lot more added to it, though the images that do get added to that are unlikely to be directly from the book, for obvious reasons.
I have plenty of other things going on too, both photography-related and otherwise, so I am likely to be around both virtually here on the blog and physically here in the Algarve for much of this year.
A quick passing note to say that I just uploaded a handful of new photos to my Portugal Life photoblog.
The new series starts here and ends here.
All of the photos were taken this afternoon in Loulé.
I received an unusual text message this morning from the Portuguese Government.
Swine Flu Text Message
Roughly translated it says;
“Autumn officially begins today, and thus Swine Flu will probably return, and most of you will die. If you begin to feel unwell, please file your tax return immediately. “
No, actually it says;
“With symptoms of flu, please stay in your house and telephone 808242424 or contact your doctor. Strengthen your hygiene measures. Avoid infecting others. Consult www.dgs.pt”.
The tax return part probably comes later.
I was looking around the intertubes for a new pair of boots, and by chance happened across what are probably the most artistic looking shoes and boots that I have ever seen, just one example of which is shown below.
New Rock Boots
They are made by a company named New Rock, which seems to consist of a family of shoemakers in Spain that have been making boots and shoes for several generations.
I have no idea what the prices are like – though I have a feeling that they are probably of the ‘If you need to ask…’ variety – but whatever the cost, for boots that nice looking they are probably worth it.
The only problem I have is that the boots they make are completely impractical for what I need my new boots to do, so I have bought some of these instead.
However, the next time that I am in the market for some new motorcycle boots I know now where I will be buying them from, whatever they cost.
