Religion
Christ came to teach people what He wanted them to know. The stars and planets, the earth, and the wide oceans show those who want to believe His creative ways. They show power, wisdom, and love from God. Yet, from the stars, oceans and the earth, we can not learn about God’s personality as it is/was revealed in Christ. God saw that a clearer revelation than nature was needed to show His character and personality. God sent His Son to Earth so that people could endure through sight the personality and the attributes of the invisible God.
EG White (As Sandy understands this quote.)
‘ I and my Father are one.’
John 10 :30
Travel
Street scenes.
We will look at street scenes from two important towns. We arrived in Guimarães first.
Guimarães is part of the drainage basin of the Ave river, which divides the municipality in half. The Ave River has tributaries, the Vizels, Torto, Febras, and inside the city, the Selho, the Couros, and the Santa Luizis stream. ( We saw no flooding. There seems to be good drainage as we did have rain.)
Guimarães is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was settled in the 9th century. It is sometimes known as ” the cradle city.”
Alfonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, is believed to have been born here, and in 1139, he chose it as his capital.
We saw the city on two different days.
A couple in that moment seemed to ask and answer something.
It could be serious.
In the second picture, notice the red salvia/ Scarlet sage/ tropical sage/ Texas sage. At one time, Brazil was considered to be where it originated, but its diploid chromosome count now points to Mexico as its place of origin.
The salvia, which is at its best from the start of summer to the end of autumn,
was lifted by gardeners working neatly .
It must be winter!
Sometimes, the smell of freshly washed clothes wafts down, and here are a few captures.
I believe it is good for damp rooms as the plant absorbs moisture.
I know I hardly ever water mine in winter.
Some streets in late November in Guimarães.
We then travelled on to see a little of Braga. The parking was difficult here and we walked for half an hour to get to the city area. The city hosts some of Portugal’s most colourful festivals.
Interestingly, a fine portly gentleman with a tweed cap and walking stick invited us to come into a restaurant to eat lunch. We are travellers, and we have a dog who knows we may smell like ourselves. He said: “Come, come!” and played with Bess’s mouth and ears and gave her back a scratch. She was happy to go in.
It was filled with warmth; cushions, little, soft lap, or shoulder rugs.
We ordered the meal it was pleasant, well presented and not expensive.
I cheekily pointed up as I left and said: ” Is this yours?(restaurant) It is very nice!”
He laughed and pointed to a version of him.
“It’s his.”
I laughed , he laughed when I said ” Your son!?” ( maybe he was / maybe he wasn’t)
When you don’t understand the language, you really don’t know what is going on, but you can laugh and say thank you. Here is a look inside:
On each side, there are different gardens a pleasure to walk through.
Pansies flowing out of large urns.
A fine display.
An autumn smoky scene with delicious roasted chestnuts.
€3 for 12.
A little time in Braga.
Thank you to those who see my posts. Take care and may the weather be good to you where you are.
Sandy 🙂
Thank you for taking ‘us’ on your trip. I love these old villages, esp the cobblestone streets and the gardens.
It’s a pleasure. Have a good day.
It is Thanksgiving Day here, so family will be coming for turkey and all the trimmings!!! So, I won’t be alone like most days!!! (My son and wife are doing all the cooking.)
Wonderful. Have a warm family time together. Happy Thanksgiving Day.