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Old Crank

(6,073 posts) Thu Mar 27, 2025, 05:08 PM Mar 2025

Madeira part 1

Here are more from around the town. In an effort to think of things other than the goings ons...

gears from a sugar cane crusher

City park

Harbour

Fort

Tower at the fort

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Madeira part 1 (Original Post) Old Crank Mar 2025 OP

You have a really good eye, my dear Old Crank! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 #1

Thanks Peggy. Old Crank Mar 2025 #6

I must admit WestMichRad Mar 2025 #2

Madeira is in the Atlantic Old Crank Mar 2025 #4

Splendid photo of the sugar cane crusher gears, Old Crank! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #3

Thanks Old Crank Mar 2025 #5

Thank you for sharing these beautiful scenes, Old Crank! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #7

You were right...we needed that break !!!! Karadeniz Mar 2025 #8

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,856 posts)

1. You have a really good eye, my dear Old Crank!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 05:30 PM

Mar 2025

These are simply wonderful. So much variety, diversity and beauty!

The gears really caught my eye. Never saw anything like that before.

It's a lovely town!

Old Crank

(6,073 posts)

6. Thanks Peggy.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:30 PM

Mar 2025

I keep working on it and try to remember some rules of composition.
It is pretty. Just wish the weather had been better to get out of town a little.

WestMichRad

(2,525 posts)

2. I must admit

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 05:46 PM

Mar 2025

… to not knowing where Madeira is. Portuguese island? Town in FL? (Nah, they wouldn’t have a hill that big!) And probably not the one in Ohio…

Nice photos, though!

Old Crank

(6,073 posts)

4. Madeira is in the Atlantic

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:27 PM

Mar 2025

It is about 360 miles west of Morocco. Vertically it is about halfway between Marrakesh and Casa Blanca. Portuguese territory.

As with the Canary's you don't see many Yanks. Visitors are largely Northern European. When discovered by Portugal it was uninhabited. However there is DNA evidence from mice that the Vikings were there for a bit.