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Amongst the daisies and in shady spots

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on November 12, 2025November 11, 2025

An easy stroll from Foz de Odeleite, although do be prepared for a few uphill stretches

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A peek inside one of MrB’s notebooks

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on April 2, 2024April 1, 2024

Featuring the Zitting Cisticola and elusive sightings of Egyptian mongooses, while sharing cherished memories of MrB.

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They are not harmless

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on January 25, 2022January 20, 2022

Don’t camp under pine trees, and don’t walk barefoot near them either

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Alfarroba; Portugal’s black gold

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on July 3, 2021June 27, 2021

A ‘relic of cultivation’ or a something splendid to cherish?

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An abundance of yellow

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on February 14, 2021

This post is specially written for Jude who has fallen in love with yellow this month, and is encouraging us all to look for it too.

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Rambling in the Algarvian hills

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

PR8 is one of the most popular walks in the new year for seeing the almond blossom, however out of season is just as lovely

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The hills are alive with cistaceae

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

And so are the coastal areas and many gardens!

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