The United Nations support the annual celebration of International Earth Day - a global holiday to celebrate the wonder of life on our planet - on the March equinox.
However, a similar celebration is held in some countries on April 22nd. Both initiatives started in the United States, between 1969 and 1970 (how strange is that?).

From top to bottom, all images in Portugal: Madeira Island (north coast), Monte Gordo (Vila Real de Santo António), Vialonga (Vila Franca de Xira)  and Odrinhas (Sintra).

[Portuguese post on April 21st, 2008]

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Different stones, different walls.

Top line, in Italy: Sirmione on the left; Vicenza on the right.
Bottom line, in Portugal: Gouveia on the left; Alcoutim on the right.

[Portuguese post on April 3rd, 2008]

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[Portuguese post on Mar 11th, 2008]

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On the top line - the Mallard (Anas platyrhyncos) photographed in Germany.
On the bottom line - the Sparrow (Passer domesticus) photographed in Portugal.
The males on the left, the females on the right.

[Portuguese post on Feb 17th, 2008]

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Comment by Anthony - 2008-03-20 - 02:27:15
Lovely ducks, lovely birds, aren't they? Nice blog.

Comment by AM.MA - 2008-03-20 - 09:57:35
Indeed they are... Thanks, Anthony.

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Different textures and colours of paving stone materials.

From top to bottom: in Seville (Andalusie, Spain) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Lourinhã (Lisbon district, Portugal) - Faro (Algarve, Portugal).

[Portuguese post on Feb 9th, 2008]

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- All the flowers are beautiful - said the Bronze Boy.
- But there are flowers that aren't quite like flowers - said the gladiolus.
- All the flowers are flowers - answered the Bronze Boy very angry.
[Free translation from Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, O Rapaz de Bronze, The Bronze Boy].

On top - left: Ceiba speciosa [Chorisia speciosa], Bombacaceae family, during October in Lisbon, Portugal - right: Berberis x spaethii, Berberidaceae family, by mid June also in Lisbon.
Bottom - left: Narcissus sp, Amaryllidaceae family, end of April in Vienna, Austria - right: Viburnum tinus, Caprifoliaceae family, early January in Cascais, Portugal.

[Portuguese post on Jan 30th, 2008]

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The latitude, the light and the water.

From top to bottom (that means from North to South): Berlin (Botanical Garden) and Potsdam (Sanssouci), in Germany; S. Pedro do Sul (Vouga River) and Silves (Arade River), in Portugal.
From North to South, colours are usually lighter and warmer.

[Portuguese post on Jan 18th, 2008]

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The only one that doesn't fly away when I get out onto my balcony...

A young sparrow (Passer domesticus) on a tree (Celtis australis). Cascais, Portugal.

[Portuguese post on Jan 3rd, 2008]

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