Hi friends,I´ve been posting some photos (in fact I think I´ve been forming a photo book in my mind, but it´s still just an idea) at Twitpic website. They´re mostly from my hiding place in the Southern Brazilian countryside, but there are others from Argentina and others places in Brazil as well. You´re invited to look at them and leave your comments if you wish ...
Beautiful voice, beautiful heart...Como la cigarra Gracias for being part of my youth and my adult life, Mercedes, and for your messages of peace and justice. Descansa em paz.
Poem Da Minha Aldeia (From My Village) by Fernando Pessoa under his heteronomy Alberto Caieiro., from the collection of poems O Guardador de Rebanhos (The herd keeper). From my village I see the universe.That´s why my village is as big as any other oneBecause I am the size of what I see And not the size of my height. In the cities life is smallerthan it is here in my house on the ...
I´m a gaucho, or gaúcha. In Brazil it means I was born in its southermost state, Rio Grande do Sul. There´s a whole lot of things that people say about Brazilian Gauchos, but they´re mostly stereotypes and, as such, I don´t listen to them or buy into them. You can´t put people into bottles and label them. Each one of us is so much more than a bottle content. Today, September 20th, gauchos ...
Hi Sue! We had a very wet Spring here, that got farmers concerned. And now we need some rain, or the soybean grains won´t get full... Agriculture teaches us a lot about uncertainties, doesn´t it?
Keiko, Mares, and Vicki,
I´m glad you liked the photos! As Vicki said, they are captured moments of my experiences, so yes, they tell a little of my story.
Jodi, I´ve seen those photos in many US homes. Also,something that always called my attention were those family portraits taken in a studio. Usually heavy make-up and smiles.
Yes, we´re all fine, thanks Mares! Summer´s kept us outside a lot, enjoying the countryside :-) Now we´re sending it to you guys up there. Do you already feel some warmer winds?