RESILIENCE

During my last trip to my beloved Alentejo, I found this resilient daisy (no... is not a sunflower!!) . The day was windy and showers, came and go, leaving her wet and the petals twisted sometimes by the impact of the rain drops.... But as soon as the sun appeared briefly and the wind dryed her up a bit, there she was shining and bright, as if nothing could affect her!! ...And yet she was standing alone, not in a field of their alike, to give her stamina, but lonely outside a fence on the muddy road! And I couldn't resist to have her company, to bring her with me! And decided to share it with who ever may pass my blog! Isn't she pretty? And brave?

IS IT SUMMER'S FAULT??

Long hot, sleepless night! A friend of mine called in tears. Her boy friend has done it again!!! An ugly fight, for some trivial reason ,and bag in one hand goes out of the door, saying I am going on vacations by myself. Need some time away from you! She says that by this time of the year there is always something in the air announcing a storm forming around... They say the pillow is a good adviser, but no sleep, so no pillow... And thinking far back in my relationship I find out that the same happens here! Less dramatic (age counts even in matters of the heart!) but nevertheless as summer approaches and some details on day to day basis change... More stress ,more unrest more bad temper! What happens to men in summer??? And I remember that at my work colleagues use to have same complaint... I am trying to understand (I have a vague idea!) how problem appears... WHAT SUMMER GOT TO DO IT???

AND LIFE GOES ON

THAT'S TRUE... MY MOTHER USED TO SAY IN THE GOOD OLD PORTUGUESE WAY "NÃO HÁ MAL QUE SEMPRE DURE" MEANING NO HARDSHIPS CAN LAST FOREVER... AND SADDLY AS IT MAY SEEM , IT IS TRUE!! ONE OF THIS DAYS SEATTING AT A RESTAURANT BY THE SEASIDE SURROUNDED BY BOATS AND THIS BEUATIFUL SKY, BREATHING THE FRESH BREEZE AND ENJOYING THE PLEASURE OF A MARVELOUS GRILLED (TRULY FRESH) FISH AND IT LOOKED LIKE IF NO TROUBLES OR PROBLEMS COULD EVER UPSET MY PEACE OF MIND.... AND IT WAS A GREAT FEELING...SELFISH MAY BE BUT GREAT .....AS LIFE GOES BY...

WE ARE ALL GYPSIES

Sometimes I wonder how do gypsies live (and on what)...I had the opportunity of capture one of their camps, from faraway (they didn't allow me closer!) and my camera's lens was too short... At the moment, was just the fascination of the freedom I saw, children, horses, tents, adults and a wide land (nobodies land?)... Not even a good document of their lifestyle!! But today I had the news of a very dear friend disease, one of those that don't allow too many hopes for a good out coming... And them gypsies came to my mind for a different reason... Aren't we all in some way gypsies? Wondering from place to place, ambition to ambition, love to love, living on (God knows what) a kind of quest for happiness , to finish at a nobodies land...... Now I realize why the arouse my curiosity: WE ARE JUST LIKE THEM.... Only we rarely understand it!!!!!