Growth

About two months earlier:

It was a tiny Aloe when I got it years ago and it's blooming for the first time,
he's a big boy now! :-)

Giant Bees

Bordallo Pinheiro Garden, Lisbon

Rafael Bordallo Pinheiro (1846-1905) was a Portuguese artist known for his illustrations, caricatures, sculpture and ceramics designs, and is considered the first Portuguese comics creator.

CDP February Theme Day: Animals

Giant Sea Anemone and Starfish at the Lisbon Oceanário

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Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

"Frida Kahlo: Her Photos"

 First international exhibition of 257 photographs at the City Museum, Lisbon 

"When Kahlo died, husband Rivera asked the poet Carlos Pellicer to turn her home, Casa Azul(*), into a museum that the people of Mexico could visit to admire the work of the artist. Pellicer went through Kahlo’s belongings and selected key paintings, drawings, photographs, books, and ceramics, to display in the museum. The remaining objects, clothing, documents, drawings, letters… and over 6,000 photographs… were boxed up and put into storage. This remarkable collection remained hidden for more than half a century."

(*) I had the chance to visit it some years ago and LOVED it!

Mexican Altar Of The Dead

"Frida Kahlo: Her Photos"

Exhibition at the City Museum, Lisbon

My contribution to Julie's Taphophile Tragics

Bridge Pillar

25th of April Bridge, Lisbon

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For more bridge shots check Louis' Sunday Bridges

Jan 27: Holocaust Memorial Day

"The Art of War" exhibition at the Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon

Sorry I'm one day late, but here is my tribute to the 6 million people killed at German concentration camps.

Up North (2 of 2): Porto

Typical boats used to carry Port Wine barrels down the Douro River

Porto, Portugal's second largest city (272 kms from Lisbon)

The downtown is a UNESCO World Heritage site

Up North (1 of 2): Guimarães

Guimarães, the birth place of Portugal (12th century) as we know it, UNESCO World Heritage city and 2012 European Capital of Culture (312 kms from Lisbon)

"Portugal was born here"

At Sunset

Jeronimus Monastery (early 16th century), Lisbon
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I'll be away for a couple of days. See you.

INSIDE OUT Lisbon: "Positive Thinking" (5 of 5)

THE WALL: 138 portraits

Avenida da India, Lisbon(*)

(*)Lx is the abbreviation of Lisbon (Lisboa, formerly Lixbõa)

INSIDE OUT Lisbon: "Positive Thinking" (4 of 5)

Jan 14: PASTING DAY (2)

INSIDE OUT Lisbon: "Positive Thinking" (3 of 5)

Jan 14: PASTING DAY (1)

INSIDE OUT Lisbon: "Positive Thinking" (2 of 5)

SHOOTING DAYS (2)

INSIDE OUT Lisbon: "Positive Thinking" (1 of 5)

SHOOTING DAYS (1)

"INSIDE OUT is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. These digitally uploaded images will be made into posters and sent back to the project’s co-creators for them to exhibit in their own communities. People can participate as an individual or in a group; posters can be placed anywhere, from a solitary image in an office window to a wall of portraits on an abandoned building or a full stadium."

In such a currently depressed country as Portugal, 'Positive Thinking' is the statement. 138 people were photographed. The motto is: laughing.