Flores do Campo

The View!We always take the back road (M1063) when travelling to Alcoutim, and nearly always stop shortly after joining the road in a small turn off. Glimpse of Odeleite reservoir will have caught your eye, and the best place to enjoy the view is shortly before a sharp right hand bend as you drop down into the village of Fonte do Penedo. The views of the Odeleite reservoir are stunning from here, but what keeps us stopping again and again are the Flores do Campo (wildflowers).

Cistus ladanifer
Spot the bee just flying out of sight!

Even in late January, which is when I took these photographs, the smell of the Cistus and Lavender and the sound of the bees was wonderful. I suspect now in early February it is divine. On this occasion it was the other flowers in this spot which led to us spending a good 20minutes here.

Daisies and Brassicaceae
Wildflower carpets in January

There was so much underfoot, some of which was incredibly tiny, that I found myself in caught up in macro mode yet again.

 

Eventually I dragged myself away so we could continue our drive and have lunch in Alcoutim, but even as we continued we had to keep stopping as I saw things from the car!

For those who enjoy wildflower identification I have found another great website to add to the list I recommended a week or so ago – try Flores do Campo by Valter Jacinto.

Asphodel
And on the journey home I couldn’t resist stopping again, this time to look back at Alcoutim through the Asphodel

Author: BeckyB

It had been a good life walking, cooking, photographing, volunteering, blogging, and best of all spending time with MrB, family, & friends. Sadly it is no longer what it was, as suddenly and unexpectedly I became a widow.

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  5. Must get back to the Algarve. Still too cool up here in the Sierra for that blast of flowers. Love the asphodel and Alcoutim. And a Dutch mans pipe? Thanks for the flower link too.

  6. Stunning! In going to make a note of this location. I may have driven along the road before but maybe I haven’t. Roll on September!

    1. Well worth taking the back road – you end up beside the Guadiana and almost follow the river into Alcoutim. Really pretty drive and much more interesting than the fast road, although having said that we do use it lots!

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