Caz Photo Blog

You have already seen some of my shots from Sardinia, where I spent a lovely week at the beginning of May. There were so many images to see on the island, it was hard to choose just one image each day for my Picture of the Day. So here are some near misses…

[Waving Ears - attractive low evening lighting helped to lift this scene on Day #128]

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We packed up a picnic this morning and headed to the secluded waterfall at Martis to enjoy an al fresco lunch.

[The fig tree at Martis waterfall]

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We were due to pick up another friend from Cagliari airport this afternoon (the main reason for us heading south), so we had a few hours to explore around the area before going to meet them.

It was another hot day, so we spent the morning wandering around the Orto Botanico in the old part of Cagliari, admiring the exotic plants and grateful for the shade that was provided by many overhanging species. They have an excellent selection of cacti in the gardens - the climate is perfect for them, and many were in flower:

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Tuesday saw us head south to Cagliari, Sardinia’s capital. On the way, we stopped off about half way down the west coast for a detour to the ancient Phoenician ruins at Tharros. The place was also settled by the Romans, and certain bits of the town remain - mainly some rather incongruous columns sitting right on the edge of the Tharros peninsular.

The place was also teeming with wildlife - loads of wild flowers, bees, insects and the ever-present scurrying green geckos:

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Another wonderful day out, with hot, sunny weather more or less everywhere we went.

We started out by heading to Ploaghe and the Chiesa di Santissima Trinità di Saccargia [right], a wonderful Romanesque church famous throughout Sardinia. It has striking stripey stonework outside and is simply decorated in the cool interior.

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