Five Feet, Nine Inches Above Ground

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 dawned in Estoi, Portugal and it was time to shop for provisions. My friends, Randy and Marc kindly provided supper the previous evening and Randy obligingly carted me off to the grocery store the following morning.

A a short walk of about an hour in a loop behind the quinta completed my first full day in the Algarve as the sun went down.

The almond trees are beginning to burst into bloom. They always remind me of apple blossoms in the size, shape and colour. For me, they’re a harbinger of spring but it’s only January.

Roast pork chops for lunch

Medronho fruit from last year

Medronho fruit flowers

And the sunset…