Blog 4: mid April Easter in Tavira
With multiple friends and relatives sick with Covid and other more serious ailments, not to mention a horrendous war in the Ukraine destroying hundreds of thousands of innocent lives and a bone chilling storm raging across the western Canadian provinces, I have been questioning the relevancy of writing a travel blog from sunny Portugal. But hopefully a minor diversion is also helpful at times. Sidewalk Amaryllis Fig tree avoids pickers My time in Portugal has also made me appreciate how very fortunate I am. The simplicity of life here has given me pause and pleasure. Walking to pick up freshly baked hot bread and the few groceries I can carry, also means I have time to notice when flowers are poking out of cracks or a lone fig tree leans out over the river. Time to appreciate the huge diversity of bird species all around in the air, the salt pans and singing from the trees and bushes. And who knew two cars could snuggle up and share one parking spot....