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Goal


"If a captain's main goal were to preserve his boat,
he would keep it in port forever."
 Thomas Aquinas


Fishing town of Ferragudo, in the Algarve.
- Portugal, January 2024 -

Home


"A man travels the whole world in search
of what he needs and returns home to find it."
 George Moore

House located in front of Ladybower Reservoir, in Peak District National Park.
- England, December 2023 -

River


"Rivers flow not past, but through us; tingling, vibrating, exciting every cell and fiber in our bodies, making them sing and glide."
 John Muir

River Ouse, in front of York city.
- England, December 2023 -

infinity


"See the world in a grain of sand, see the sky in a field of flowers,
holds infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour of life."
 William Blake

Sunset in Vale de Frades, near Praia da Areia Branca, at Lourinhã council, my hometown.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Rock


"A rock is not shaken by the wind;
the mind of a wisdom is not troubled by honor or abuse."
 Siddharta Gautama

Santa Cruz beach.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

timelessness


"Architecture must speak of its time and place,
however, it longs for timelessness."
 Frank Gehry

Central nave of Alcobaça Monastery.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Temple


"A happy person doesn't need religion,
It doesn't need any temple.
For that person, the entire universe is a temple."
 Rajneesh

Lisbon Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Family


"Observe your family worship and fulfill your duties
to your father, your mother and all your relatives.
Educate children and you will not need to punish men."
 Pythagoras

Bronze sculptural set, from 1918, by Cota Mota, called “Lavrador”
or “Sagrada Família”, one of the details of Jardim da Estrela, in Lisbon.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Work of God


"I have nothing against churches,
as long as they do not interfere with the work of God."
 Brooks Atkinson

Igreja de São Domingos, in Lisbon.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Nature


"Nature does nothing in vain."
 Aristotle

One of the many deer found in the Tapada Nacional de Mafra.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Balcony


"Death is a very brief balcony. Time peeks out from there like an eagle perches on a cliff all around space can be converted into splendid flight."
 Mia Couto

Gothic archway of the Palace of D. João I, in Leiria Castle.
- Portugal, September 2023 -

Colored terraces


As far as you can see,
Douro Valley for you and me,
Terroir covered with colored terraces up the hill,
Baron Forrester was made of God Will.

Vines flourish in schist as in paradise,
English friends here you can find.
Treasures that nature give to us for free,
Douro Valley for you and me.

The trains and boats near the river for trade,
Port wine is divine and so well made.
Love for people with great hospitality,
Douro Valley for you and me.

The harvest time without an end,
Douro valley loves you my friend.
Lost horizon that you can see,
Douro Valley for you and me.

 Victor Marques


Douro Valley's landscape.
- Portugal, June 2023 -

River of contempt


"Between flattery and admiration
there often flows a river of contempt."

 Minna Antrim


Chaves, in the North Region.
- Portugal, June 2023 -

Fascination


"The blue of the sea and the green of the mountains are for those
looking for fascination and nature in its raw state."
 Maria Almeida


Arrábida Natural Park's landscape.
- Portugal, June 2023 -

Find a Way


"You may not find a path,
but you will find a way."
 Tom Wolfe


Several pine trees surround the road in the Tróia Peninsula.
- Portugal, June 2023 -

Pier


"If a navigator's main goal were to preserve his boat,
he would keep it moored to the pier forever."
 Thomas Aquinas


Boats moored at Escaroupim pier, Ribatejo region.
- Portugal, June 2023 -

Gratitude


"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
 Marcel Proust

Blossom tree, in one of the streets of Sheffield.
- England, April 2023 -

Conscience


"Conscience is the best moral book and the least consulted."
 Blaise Pascal


Sculpture "Pareidolie", by Alexandre Hopare Monteiro, exposed in Lisbon Town Square.
- Portugal, March 2023 -

Aqueduct


"The church is no more religion than the
masonry of the aqueduct is the water that flows through it."
 Henry Ward Beecher


Amoreira Aqueduct, in Elvas.
- Portugal, March 2023 -

First


"I'd rather be first in this village than second in Rome."
 Plutarch


Monsanto historical village, at Beira Baixa Province.
- Portugal, March 2023 -

Treasure


"Whoever finds true love in life must hide it,
far from the world, like a treasure."
 Júlio Dantas


Naked “Inês”, authored by Joana Alves, exposed in Moledo village,
at the Lourinhã municipality.
- Portugal, March 2023 -

Shadows


"Keep your face always toward the sunshine
and shadows will fall behind you."
 Walt Whitman


Photo taken in Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort, in Elvas.
- Portugal, March 2023 -

Character


"A man's character is his guardian divinity."
 Heraclitus


Statue of Saint Vincent, patron saint of Lisbon.
- Portugal, March 2023 -

Firm


"Stand firm as the tower that never shakes its top
whatever wind may blow."
 Dante Alighieri


Centum Cellas Tower, near Belmonte.
- Portugal, March 2023 -
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