Videos from Xata

Entering my village and arriving home!

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Tue, 05 May 2026 07:49:29 +0000

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On the road to Penedos !

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:42:15 +0000

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Dry season is started !
Will post another video entering the village.

Monte Gordo beach, dogwalk at dawn !

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:42:43 +0000

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You can also see the seashells fishermen, they collect "conquilha", a very appreciated local little shell, aka Donax trunculus.
A very hard and ungrateful job in the cold winter waters... Respect !

Monte Gordo, Sunrise

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:49:40 +0000

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Monte Gordo, Rabbits in the dunes

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:02:37 +0000

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For Sunday Challenge 153: Local wild life.
For other member's contributions : www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365/doc

I am an early bird, so I have the luck to see rabbits on my at daybreak morning dogwalk !

Ants are awakening !

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:21:18 +0000

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Not only batrachians as in previous vídeo !

Girinos, Tadpoles, Penedos

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:14:10 +0000

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With the winter rainfalls tadpoles wake up to life, thousands…

Penedos, HAPPY New Year 2025 to you all !

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:30:27 +0000

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AND THE DINNER, OF COURSE, GATHERING ALL THE VILLAGE !

Mértola, Musicians

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:28:59 +0000

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Popular musical instruments.

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A sarronca, ronca ou zamburra é um membranofone friccionado, típico de Portugal. Este instrumento musical acompanhava tradicionalmente as cantigas de Natal alentejanas.

É constituído por um recipiente oco (pode ser uma lata, uma bilha, etc.) coberto por uma pele (pele de cabra ou borrego; em alternativa, bexiga de porco). O centro da pele é perfurado por uma vara de madeira, e o som é obtido movimentando a para de cima para baixo, de tal forma que a vara friccione a pele esticada.

Em 2020, a ronca de Elvas foi candidata ao concurso Sete Maravilhas de Portugal, chegando a finalista distrital, pelo distrito de Portalegre.

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The sarronca, ronca or zamburra is a rubbed membranophone typical of Portugal. This musical instrument traditionally accompanied the Alentejo Christmas songs.

It consists of a hollow container (it can be a tin can, a jug, etc.) covered with a skin (goat or lamb skin; alternatively, a pig's bladder). The center of the skin is pierced by a wooden stick, and the sound is obtained by moving the skin from top to bottom, in such a way that the stick rubs against the stretched skin.

In 2020, the ronca de Elvas was a candidate for the Seven Wonders of Portugal competition, making it to the district finalist for the Portalegre district.

IN Spain it is called "zambombas"

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End of dry season ? First rain today !

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:09:30 +0000

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HAPPINESS !!!! But we need a lot more...

Good morning from thirsty land to all my iperbuddies!

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 06:49:04 +0000

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Ninfa e o borrego

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Mon, 20 May 2024 18:53:07 +0000

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THE NEWBORN LAMB WAS LOST BUT NOT FRIGHTENED. I PICKED HIM UP AND TOOK IT TO MY FRIEND SHEPHERD'S CLOSED GARDEN SO HE COULD FIND HIM WHEN BACK...

HARD TO TAKE A SELFIE WITH A LAMB IN ONE ARM, THE IPHONE ON THE OTHER HAND, NINFA'S LEASH ENTANGLING MY LEGS AND NINFA TRYING TO LICK THE LAMB'S BACK !!!!
TOOK ABOUT 20 SHOTS TO SAVE THOSE 2 !

YOU CAN CLICK ON THEM TO GO TO THEIR PAGES

SPRING MEADOW IN BAIXO ALENTEJO, SEMBLANA

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:00:48 +0000

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Many years ago when ipernity belonged to the French, some people accused me of faking my meadow photos. So I did videos to prove it was true.

You can see them clicking on the links below, they are pleasant too.

Alentejo florido em Abril - 1

Alentejo florido em Abril - 2

Alentejo florido em Março

Roncão, Spring meadow

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:10:50 +0000

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Some people may not believe it, but in my region it is like this… Tomorrow I will show another meadow with different flowers.

My early morning dog walk

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:08:26 +0000

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A good morning from Monte Gordo beach

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:38:56 +0000

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OUR WINTER TIME, MY FAVORITE, AT THE BEACH SPECIALLY.
13ºC AT 08.00 AM (WHAT IS CONSIDERED FRESH HERE), TOP AIR QUALITY (NO POLLUTION), JUST PERFECT TO START THE DAY.
WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT WEEKEND.

Ninfa hunting

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:26:46 +0000

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Ninfa hunting

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:26:00 +0000

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Ninfa and me in Penedos this evening

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 17:18:15 +0000

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Dawn in Penedos, Thirsty Land and silence

nobody@ipernity.com (Xata) — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 08:14:07 +0000

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Yesterday you had the sunset mood, today sunrise one...