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The River
New destination today: the river!
tinyMovieStar loved it when she went to the beach, so today I decided to head for the river, that’s as close as it gets around here. The river is very wide, so she might not notice the difference.
On the way there we went down Avenida da Liberdade, home to all the fancy shops, while the next street over is home to all the less fancy ones.
All are closed now, so window shopping is all we get.
Praça da Figueira, Rua Augusta, usually bustling with locals and tourists, is empty. Same at Praça do Comércio, odd with almost no one around.
And we made it to the river. This is where tourists gathered for the sunset, with street musicians providing the soundtrack. Silence is all you get now. The whole area is cordoned off.
As you move away from the river, people start showing up.
February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge
Day 23 | banana
I found more banana photos on my archive than expected, seems like it’s been a constant all through the years, a subject I was unaware of. Not going bananas over it, but…
Back to it
Since it’s Monday, we’re back walking for a decent amount of time. Today it was tinyMovieStar’s 10th monthiversary, we tried finding a new route.
Most of it is known territory, of course, there’s only so much you can do around here, but still managed to get nearly 17000 steps in on both rounds. Not too bad.
We’re now back home, ready for her dinner, then ours, and after that we’ll probably watch a couple more episodes of the series that’s keeping us company for now: The Blacklist.
Somehow James Spader always rubbed me the wrong way, this time I’m able to endure him. I must be getting softer with age.
Ten
Ten months of walks in Lisbon for tinyMovieStar! Yay!
February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge
Day 22 | spell
As soon as the camera arrived I went out looking for something to shoot. I came upon this girl. Lucky me, she was under a spell, talking to the flowers. Music festivals will to that to you.
LonelyAnts
In my quest to use Flickr a little more, there’s a new album, or set, or gallery.
I plan to add a few more photos to it, but first I have to find them.
I had a few of them lined up for a new page on the website for a while now, but somehow never got around to setting that one up.
Hope you like it.
Sunday Report
Rainy morning, so no walk. After lunch we started watching BlacKkKlansman, but had to give up midway, tinyMovieStar had a different idea.
The weather had improved a bit, so we all went out and walked for an hour. Less than we’re used to, but good enough.
She’s getting heavier by the day, and I’m not getting proportionally stronger. One of these days we’ll have to start using a stroller, no matter how much I try to postpone it.
On a related note, the day when I turn 50 is fast approaching, and I’m actually happy, hoping we’re still in lockdown mode by then. It’s the perfect excuse to skip having a party.
Me. Today.
energyLevel = -35
Thankfully we’re not allowed to go out and sit at restaurants, or this would probably be my current situation.
🇲🇴😴
February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge
Day 21 | colors
Some countries are more colorful than others. This one has the colors, the smells, the tastes,… It’s not missing a lot.
On the “Crazy Places I’ve Found Myself In” series…
Guesses ?