by instagram | Aug 7, 2023 | Photo Posts
This is not a black and white photo.There was a fire next to our village and this is what is left.Just a few days ago, we were playing here with the kids. Now there are ashes.Right next to the burnt area, you can see what grows: eucalyptus, heather, gorse, and pine...
by instagram | May 6, 2023 | Photo Posts
Tasty, juicy, just picked strawberries. Grown with sun, soil, water and love.
by instagram | May 4, 2023 | Photo Posts
Is it an alien?Nope. It’s a armenia pugens, a native small bush, known as cravo das areias.It thrives on sandy patches by the coast and flowers in Spring. It reaches up to 50cm and it’s a perennial.It is drought tolerant and a careful and exciting addition...
by instagram | Apr 24, 2023 | Photo Posts
The debate about using only native plants in our gardens might be strong but both the local sage leaf rock rose (estevinha) and the cabbage flowers are being visited by bees and butterflies.
by instagram | Apr 12, 2023 | Photo Posts
We moved the geese to our greenhouse to provide shelter overnight. Their coop is not ready yet and it’s a bit to cold for them, without their feathers.Hopefully, it will provide a good enough predator protection as well