ipernity: Xata's photos

Creative food photography

13 Oct 2020

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As I told on the discussions I am no cook... This was my first idea, but I wanted pink pasta and would have to drive 140km to buy it as there is no place to purchase it closer. Therefore I gave a try with dog food, but I was not satisfied, so I went back to my first idea using Dante (the vertebra), chili tagliatelli and tomato tortellini... For those who don't know Dante, he is a sheep vertebra I found in nature some years ago and travelled with me in many places, also was an actor in some photographs. Now he is too fragile and retired in my library from where he can check on me!!!!! Maybe he is a controlling freak, but nevertheless he was happy to be part of this week's challenge.

Tavira, Convento da Graça

05 Sep 2020

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PIP ABOVE Today this is a Pousada hotel, but until the 19th century the Convento de Nossa Senhora da Graça da Ordem de Santo Agostinho was an Augustinian monastery. The building, which has some interesting Baroque and Renaissance features, has an interesting history. Until the late 15th century this area of Tavira housed the Jewish Quarter. However, in 1497, under pressure from the Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella, whose daughter he had married, King Manuel 1st of Portugal decreed that all Jews who did not convert to Christianity were to be expelled from the country, without their children. Some years later, a hermitage for barefoot monks was believed to have existed here, although one of its notable members, Brother Valentim da Luz was to fall foul of the Portuguese Inquisition and was put to death in Lisbon. The building of the Convent of Our Lady of Grace started in the mid-16th century and is believed to have taken almost 100 years to be completed. The cloister was re-built in 1749 and the Baroque-style convent wings were added in the late 18th century. In 1834, political reforms led to the extinguishment of all Portuguese monasteries and the convent was used as a military barracks. Today the hotel here retains a sense of calm and quiet, despite its central position. Hotel residents can enjoy the cloistered courtyard and well-tended gardens. Some of the hotel bedrooms are in the former monastic cells, although today the furnishings are much more comfortable than they would have once been. Source: www.travel-in-portugal.com/attractions/convento-da-graca-tavira.htm

Tavira, Convento da Graça

05 Sep 2020

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Today this is a Pousada hotel, but until the 19th century the Convento de Nossa Senhora da Graça da Ordem de Santo Agostinho was an Augustinian monastery. The building, which has some interesting Baroque and Renaissance features, has an interesting history. Until the late 15th century this area of Tavira housed the Jewish Quarter. However, in 1497, under pressure from the Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella, whose daughter he had married, King Manuel 1st of Portugal decreed that all Jews who did not convert to Christianity were to be expelled from the country, without their children. Some years later, a hermitage for barefoot monks was believed to have existed here, although one of its notable members, Brother Valentim da Luz was to fall foul of the Portuguese Inquisition and was put to death in Lisbon. The building of the Convent of Our Lady of Grace started in the mid-16th century and is believed to have taken almost 100 years to be completed. The cloister was re-built in 1749 and the Baroque-style convent wings were added in the late 18th century. In 1834, political reforms led to the extinguishment of all Portuguese monasteries and the convent was used as a military barracks. Today the hotel here retains a sense of calm and quiet, despite its central position. Hotel residents can enjoy the cloistered courtyard and well-tended gardens. Some of the hotel bedrooms are in the former monastic cells, although today the furnishings are much more comfortable than they would have once been. Source: www.travel-in-portugal.com/attractions/convento-da-graca-tavira.htm

Daphne gnidium, Malvales

27 Sep 2020

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Dittrichia graveolens, Asteraceae

27 Sep 2020

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Get Creative With A Glass Bottle (s)

07 Oct 2020

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My first thought was making an artistic photo with old bottles, then I thought I would change my style and try something unusual. "Medronho" is an arbutus alcohol, this one is a home distillation. The yellow alien always wants to steal the contents of my bottles, I tried to offer him Castello water but he was not fooled. The hat is there because it serves as a measure for the quantity I drink, when I see two hats it's time to stop! The PIP is just for the fun, relaxing afternoon at the Serra!