Ok, my turn to post photos here.
My fellow blogger
Vincent said he´d like to visit Brazil, so I decided to post some photos of 'my' Brazil. The Brazil I grew up in and the parts I love to visit. I´ll be posting them in three parts. Part I is called 'origins' and shows the place I come from and that runs in my veins. Part II is called 'dreams' and will show places in Brazil I love to visit, and Part III is called 'my corner in the world' and will show the place I live now and where I belong as well.
ORIGINS
The surroundings of Pelotas in the Southernmost tip of Brazil. I took that picture on my way to the Uruguayan border, for an afternoon trip. Those fields are part of what´s called Pampa : they´re flat and endless.
The Uruguayan border. Portuñol or Portunhol ( a hybrid of Portuguese and Spanish) is spoken here.
Going the other way, towards the Atlantic ocean, you can find a Lagoon complex, divided into the Patos (the biggest one), The Mirim and The Mangueira Lagoons. That photo shows the Laranjal beach, on the Patos Lagoon.
This is a famous shipwreck on Cassino Beach, in the Atlantic Ocean. The water is cold and the wind is heavy.
My own view of another part of the Patos Lagoon. This time in the city of Rio Grande.
The Lagoon receives many visitors: sea lions, penguins and dolphins.
I realized I cannot talk about origins without including these two amazing men: my brothers.
14 comments:
Thanks for posting these. They give a sense of the territory from a normal everyday perspective, which I like (as opposed to a tourist view). I especially like the one with the bicycle.
I like your reference to "the place that I come from and that runs in my veins". I come from a suburb in Western Australia but left for England at the age of four. Returning almost fifty years later, I felt an extraordinary sense of home there, and accurately recalled the house I lived in, and the features of the neighbourhood. I wanted to bring back to England some part of it, some souvenir, but no object was as potent as memory.
I like your concept of the three parts, too.
Lu,
They are spectacular photos! I love them all. I can hear bosanova looking at them.
This evening, I was in an elevator in Yokohama station after ocha lesson and heard a foreign language that sounded like French but not quite. I listened to the conversation. A man said, "Por que" softly, so I knew they were speaking Portuguese! If it was Spanish, I was hoping to understand a little bit. Anyway, now I wonder if they were speaking the hybrid between Spanish and Portuguese. Of course, I can't tell though. But my classmate with me was impressed with me for saying it must be Portuguese. Hee hee. I'm an expert in my tiny world, and I enjoy it. I appreciate all the friendships here in our blogs.
Vincent, isn´t it amazing how places and atmospheres get imprinted on us? For me, going back to my hometown and surroundings from time to time works as a recharge in my life. Funny thing is that it is a place surrounded by water, so I guess you can call that cyclical rebirth :-)
Keiko, if it sounded like French, but not quite so, it was probably Portuguese.
Let me tell you something: I love this interaction that we developed here in our multinational group! :-)
Lu, This is wonderful! I love being able to visit Jamaica, now Brazil--your Brazil. And I’ll always remember that lovely ruby crab from your trip last year.
Like Vincent, I also like the concept of the three parts. Yes, the bicycle photo is my favorite too. I like the colors and the cobblestone. Ah...the sea lions snout looks like a heart up close. He's so cute.
It does look like a heart! That guy was playing with us. Amazing. He´d show up and everybody would go OOOOh, then he´d disappear and show up again, as if expecting our reaction. He did that several times!
Please allow me to add that last photo of my brothers and I. They´re part of that initial home of my life and I wanted to include them. :-)
Hello, brothers.
pictures of Origins are good.Eager to see more.
Thanks for posting.
Hi Dr.J! Thanks for stopping by! There will be more shortly. :-)
Forreal, I've never been there! With those photos, I want to know.
Why don't take photos of view of Passo Fundo's road? I saw a couple of pictures of a.. I think the guy was from England or Australia, I'm not sure now, but such great pictures! I'd be happy in have the lucky of that guy, taking those pictured of our city :D
xoxo teacher :DD
Hi Fernanda! Nice to have you here! Passo Fundo will be in the third part of this photo series, for sure.
Regarding those photos taken by tourists here,you know,many times visitors see things that local people won´t. It´s another perspective.:-)
Was really funny to see the opinion of that guy. He thought everything different, and then he saw, everything was kinda.. amazing for him! I was Googlin some pictures from here, then I've found those.. Good to see people coming from far far away to see us!
And if you need some pictures, and if you need help, I could help, I really like photography!
Lu,
I don't know why, but I don't receive notifications of these comments anymore. I wonder why.
I love the last photo! You have a good looking roots.
Haha! Thanks Keiko, I´ll let the boys know that! :-)
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