The End of the Line

And so we reached the end of the line where O Rio Mondego, the carrier of life, empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

"I went to fill the water jar but I bring it

As empty as I took it,

Mondego where's your water,

Where are the tears I wept?" **

                           

 

** Traditional Fado,

Translated by Leonel Morgado

O Rio Mondego

And so my journey to follow the Mondego River has begun.  O Rio Dinha, O Rio Asnes and O Rio Dao are tributary rivers to the Mondego where vinyards can be found in abundance.

Out and About in Lobao da Beira

And so along the winding roads of Lobao da Beira, I find myself awandering.  So many things to look at and so much life in the gardens.

And a bit of familiarity is always nice . . .

ARTerra - Artist Residency, Portugal 2012

So here we are, . . . after spending a

night in Edinburgh airport and grabbing only a couple of hours sleep between the plane and the three hour bus journey I eventually made it to ARTerra!  I think I'm gonna have a great time here . . . great place, lovely people and lots of inspiration!!   

So time for a quick freshen up and off to explore . . .

Constructions at the Botanic Gardens

Well, summer is here again although the sunny spells have been brief.  This has posed a few problems for cement mixing but at last we managed to do a bit of casting in the Botanic Gardens in Dundee.

Two smaller sculpures are due to pop up soon too so keep an eye out for them . . .