The first of three rows of 6 solar panels each, incl. the proud men of Sunenergy who did the construction and the mounting of the frames. These are for the electricity for the pump which will be put in our […]
The first of three rows of 6 solar panels each, incl. the proud men of Sunenergy who did the construction and the mounting of the frames. These are for the electricity for the pump which will be put in our […]
OK the gate still needs some work (sanding and painting), but it feels good to have an entrance sign
All of a sudden we have groups of bee-eaters at B&B Camping. Beautiful birds, not easy to take pictures with a normal camera though. Abelharuco in Portuguese, bijeneter in Dutch.
Today was a special day. A milestone was put. I will keep this post short, mainly because I am tired, but I would not want to let this day pass without having it shared with you. Before 8 am the […]
Even an old forestry engineer can learn new ways of forestry practice. I was obviously very familiar with the way trees are pruned in order to get straight lower parts of the trunk free of knots. That´s the way valuable […]
We are having great weather here. Clear blue skies and temperatures of 20 °C and higher. All plants are growing fast. The Rock Roses (Cistus) are blossoming, many other flowers are appearing and the grass is covering all the bits […]
All credits to the municipality of Arraiolos and especially to the “vereador” Jorge Macau that put the works going. Great job! In the access road to our terrain we now have 10 (!) crossings of waterlines, plus one gutter. The […]
This one is open to everyone, but the biologists amongst us have a reputation to keep up… Spotted today (and before, but never caught with the camera). Who is going to be the first with the right name of this […]
Water, loads of water, a valley and a little slope that is all it takes to create floods. The river Thames is flooding, Norway has metres of snow and Vimieiro also has floods in little waterlines without a name. On […]
