Beach scenes are a great way to demonstrate linear perspective and in my windswept scene I have almost created, by chance I hasten to add, an example of the vanishing point.

I love walking on Portuguese beaches in winter, almost always empty and occasionally very windswept. Mum and I walked on this stretch in December 2018, and the biggest challenge was coping with the soft sand. At one point we thought we would never get to the end! Now I was going to stop just with the one image, but I thought we all might like some sunshine. There is no vanishing point in this next one, but if you squint you can just about see the triangulation pillar on the dune.

I took this shot in November 2018, it is of one of my favourite beaches – Praio do Barril on Ilha de Tavira. Those of you that follow Restless Jo may recognise it, as like me she regularly shares photographs of this glorious 11km stretch of Portuguese coastline.

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        4. oh 😦 I quite like the wind, well actually having said that I am not keen on gusts or the continual winds we seem to be having this year. One of my acers is most unhappy

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  3. Only time to visit the beaches here when it’s not blowing a hooley! I’m looking forward to September when schools are back and it quietens down. Jo lives in a lovely place.

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    1. She certainly does although as busy as your part of the world in summer. Like you I look forward to the winter months for beach explorations

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  9. No place like home 🙂 🙂 Going to the Ilha via the Santa Luzia ferry at some point today. Same lovely beach! Same sunshine. But trying not to toast my guests 🙂 🙂

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      2. Once you get in, it’s the same experience, but as with everything else these days, there’s the malarkey of pre-booking, sanitisers, and SD queues at the gate.

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      1. I know! I’ve persevered very well this month! I am running out of photos now though, but with only a few days left, will I make it to the finish line? Time will tell! 😊

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