Every week WordPress posts a Weekly Photo Challenge and this week’s theme is Lost in the Details . The instructions direct from the horse’s mouth (aka WordPress) are “This challenge is about getting lost in the details”. Hmmm ponderous! The theme of the challenge was rather lost on me to begin with, until I downloaded the photographs I’d taken of Praia da Dona Ana beach.
Colourful sandstone cliffs at Praia da Dona Ana
I love the layers of colours in the sandstone cliffs and the shape of the rock formations carved out by the sea.
Rocks at Praia da Anna, Lagos, Portugal
There is also colony of birds nesting on the rocks, however my zoom lens was not powerful enough to take a really good close-up. I am not sure if these birds are Cormorants or Shags. I need to research further – what do you think?
Cormorant or Shag?
And finally, Praia da Dona Ana on a sunny day!
Praia da Dona Ana, Lagos, Portugal
Sand and rock creates magic.
They certainly do! It’s strange though, where we live the cliffs and rocks are nothing like these. I loved this beach and will def return before the crowds arrive in the summer.
The beaches are beautiful and the sun shines (almost) every day
Nature’s natural beauty – stunning photos!
Thanks 24/7 it’s amazing until I downloaded the photographs and thought about the challenge I never fully appreciated all the different colours in the cliffs and rocks
Fantastic pics, especially the second one! SO peaceful.
Hi Kara and welcome
My favourite is also the second picture
Lovely pictures. Dona Ana is a stunning beach even though it is tiny. The colours of the rock are amazing.
My guess they are Eurpoean Shags as they seem to be all black and crested.
Hi Clara, this time of year we were spoilt becuase the beach was empty! I can imagine it must be like an ants nest in the summer
Beautiful photos!!
Thank you Mrs T
Some really great photos PiP. I’ve never actually walked down the steps to the beach – too lazy
There’s a good geocache down there! BTW there’s only 99 steps
Re : broccoli problem:
Try sprinkling the ground around the broccoli with a little potash.This helps to bring on and improve flowering and fruiting and also seems to strengthen the plant health generally increasing resistance to disease. Sulphate of potash is ok for organic I think so you can still be confident that the produce is chemical free. I have trouble getting decent size broccoli heads too so I grew sprouting broccoli last year.
Hi dzynr2 and welcome
Thanks for the tips on growing broccoli. Is wood ash the same as potash?
Just sunshine and the birds whose ancestry I do not know . . . lovely photos of a peaceful spot . . .
So lovely. I would love to get lost in those details.
Hi Lisa, even on a cloudy day I enjoyed taking a coffee to the beach!
Love that bottom shot! What a great place to get lost.
And better still because at this time of the year we had the beach to ourselves
How nice that place. The rock has very unique shape. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks Coco
What beautiful rock formations! And no wonder the birds love to be there. Thanks for the lovely photos.
Hi Maire, it certainly seems popular with nesting birds!
So so beautiful.
and it’s free!
AaaH!! The longing… I dream of that place… as I’ve said before, that’s where I would love to retire…
Yes, we are certainly spoiled for beaches in Portugal.
Absolutely beautiful!
Yep and it’s easy to take such things for granted!
Easy to see how one can get lost in the magnificence of that beauty.
It was a real shame the day we went the weather was overcast, but somehow the colours were more intense
Absolutely lovely pics, PiP. I have no idea what those birds are, but they do decorate the cliffs very nicely.
Hi AD Clara thought they may be European Shags