The huge Algar de Benagil cave features a natural skylight and a small stretch of sand that, as of 2024, can only be entered via boat or kayak tours. Google

Out of all sea caves that dot the Algarve coastline between Lagos and Albufeira, the Benagil Cave is the only one that has been eroded both from the side and from the top. This unique natural process has resulted in an opening in the ceiling that allows the sunlight to brighten up the grotto and the beach that it hides. Wikipedia

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My love affair with dandelions continues ...

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Celebrating Flickr's 21st Birthday

A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea. Most seashells are made by mollusks, such as snails, clams, and oysters to protect their soft insides.[...].

A seashell is usually the exoskeleton of an invertebrate (an animal without a backbone), and is typically composed of calcium carbonate[1] or chitin. Most shells that are found on beaches are the shells of marine mollusks, partly because these shells are usually made of calcium carbonate, and endure better than shells made of chitin. Wikipedia

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it is called a 22-degree halo because the ring has a radius of approximately 22° around the sun or moon.

Halos around the sun or moon happen when high, thin cirrus clouds are drifting high above your head. Tiny ice crystals in Earth’s atmosphere cause the halos. They do this by refracting and reflecting the light. EarthSky

Captured while sitting poolside during the Victoria Day weekend here in Vancouver

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