So are we! We returned as you know on Tuesday but we have not yet been able to settle back into our routine because of the weather. Not only are the after effects of last week’s Storm Emma still evident in the Algarve – uprooted trees, damaged buildings and localised flooding – but some minor storms have been circling this week and the next big storm, Storm Felix, is expected to make landfall this weekend. The result is that our usual long walks are on hold (don’t dare risk the river crossings) and worst there is hardly any fish in the market.
Still it is warm and as you can see from my gallery below we are getting in plenty of short birding walks. I have also been able to stay on top of my photo challenge on my other blog. So we might be a little bit unsettled but we are happy to be back. And some of the birds are delighted by all the new puddles!
We are hoping tomorrow that the farmers’ market won’t be too affected by the weather, but I won’t be surprised if there are lots of gaps. All being well though I will find some purple carrots and yams, and we will be able to restock our olive jar. There are plenty of olives in the indoor market but we have recently discovered olives prepared in salt rather than brine. And wow they are good! Fingers crossed the stallholder is there tomorrow.
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