Sunday, August 9, 2009

Camarinhas, Spain (and around)

I'm still writing descriptions with a maximum of seven words!

1) Linda and Gaby -- German hikers-with extraordinaire!
2) Muxia and its big hill. Tiny sailboat.
3) I was kicked out of (this) fish farm! (Shucks! Eight words. And shucks! Kicked out of the fish farm.)
4) Classic.
5) Faro Vilan. Large and pretty, saving ships.
6) Making lace! So complicated-looking. Who invented?
7) World looks a little tilted. Whoops.
8) These waves are bigger than they look.
9) As are these.
10) Bizarre row of houses on hill!
11) See distant green-covered sand dune?
12) Cloud and trees are friends.
13) Find the little house.
14) There! I want to live in it.
15) Natural background, human-made foreground. Same material.
16) Like a strange and perfect alien being.
17) Algae ropes and boats.
18) Ominous clouds. Distant light on water.
19) These cages catch fish! Clever round design.




















Muxia, Spain

Muxia is pronounced "Moo-SHEE-ah." I have only four pictures of it to share. Maximum 28 words of description!

1) Muxia fits into one picture. Empty harbor.
2) Notice stone plot divisions between buildings.
3) Sun setting on a young love.
4) Clear night. Artificial light. Moon. Cat meows.





Cambados, Spain (and O Grove and Villagarcia)

These photos are from several different towns -- Cambados, O Grove, and Villagarcia -- which Asmus and I visited. I'm going to write descriptions with seven words or fewer again -- little information, so if you have questions, please ask!

1) Boat series #1. Low tide.
2) Tower ruins. Low tide. Goop piles -- yum.
3) It is very squishy ground.
4) Whose red shoes?
5) Boat series #2. Rising tide.
6) Boat series #3. High tide.
7) Cloud show. Low white ones eerily soft.
8) Men leave early to dig for clams.
9) Ruins of Catedral de Santa Marinha. Arches!
10) Cambados from slightly above.
11) Net-mender! Rain or shine, sitting at docks.
12) Pouring ice into boat.
13) Boats are painted in the summer.
14) Sacks of mussels! Boat leans with weight.
15) "Chronicles of Narnia"esque lamppost on dock. Aslan?
16) Composition in blue and green. (Credit to Asmus)
17) Ex-boat. Squishy ground. (Credit to Asmus)
18) O Grove. Bridge leads to Isla Toja. (Credit to Asmus)
19) View of Islas Ons from big hill. (Credit to Asmus)




















Santiago de Compostela, Spain

I have gotten way behind in my photo blog (a full six towns!). I will attempt to do some catch-up the next few times I have internet, and, to minimize the time it takes me to prepare the posts, I will write descriptions with seven words or fewer (yes -- I challenge myself to be concise!). If you have further questions, feel free to ask! The photos are out of chronological order because several were taken by Asmus and have different names from mine. Here are the shortie captions:

1) Santiago from the Monte Pedroso. (Credit to Asmus)
2) Thousands gather to watch cathedral fireworks! Claustrophobia. (Credit to Asmus)
3) Face of man between us. Cheer up! (Credit to my arm!)
4) Chummy chum chums.
5) Ojos de Brujo concert on first night!
6) It is an impressive cathedral.
7) Eucalyptus takes over Galician forests. No koalas.
8) Communications tower! So pretty against blue sky!
9) Communications tower and Catholicism -- chummy chum chums?
10) There is a zebra in the sky.
11) Giant wheel indeed. A carnival must.
12) Old eucalyptus! Man wants to cut down.
13) Cathedral fireworks! Audience of thousands most pleased.
14) Street. (This one was easy!)
15) Galician national pride day." !In-de-pen-den-cia!" Armed officers.
16) Outskirts of Santiago.