A view from my recent walking holiday in Portugal. We had been on the top of the sea cliffs for most of the day when the path turned inland, into a wooded area. It twisted and turned and came out along the edge of a field with the trees on one side. Walking along, I spotted this gap in the trees, revealing the coastline and sea.
I was well ahead of the group and contemplated the opportunity for a quick painting. So I entered the half lit glade looking for a spot to settle down. As I dropped my rucksack I heard rustling off to the left. There was a guy in the wood moving around. Not sure what he was up to, I took a few photos, picked up my bag and headed on my way on the path alongside the field.
The path dropped down the high ridge towards a river which I knew we had to traverse. As I sat on the banks waiting for the rest of the group, the man in the woods came down and waded the shallow river. Perhaps I had spooked him as much as he had done me.
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Story as interesting as image – very nice combo, Graham 😊 Did you ever find out who the guy was?
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Thanks Felipe. No, he was long gone before the group turned up and after getting across the river we all headed for a bar.
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Now that sounds like the way to finish up! 👍 😊
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Lovely work, Graham!
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Beautiful, with a story too!
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Thanks Margaret: not quite a murder mystery.
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Nice painting, there cant be a lot of really wooded areas left in Europe, I know there are small pockets of forested areas in Europe like in the Alps.
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Thanks Shawn. There’s probably less forested areas in southern Europe, but in the north there are many forests, but with our population density, not as much as Canada. Though, with the climate lobby many more trees are being planted now, so it’s all changing.
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