By Suzanne Radford Water has been at the forefront of our minds after the wettest winter in decades. Consequently, many waterfalls have sprung up in the mountains around Monchique. I visit a favourite spot regularly, and as I sit there, I feel the spray on my skin and close my eyes to listen to the gushing sound of water in full flow. It makes me wonder about this life force, where it begins, the journey it follows, and where it eventually ends.   I imagine the water surfacin

by Suzanne Radford An ocean with hues of green and blue meeting forest and mountains, reaching a vast indigo sky. This is the pleasure of the Algarve landscape so why not draw these features into the home or office? With a palette of colour with shapes and texture from nature, the trees and plants, and earthy tones of soil and stone, you could say we are surrounded by natural art, plenty to inspire any homemaker, designer or architect. Biophilic design connects humans to natu

by Suzanne Radford Perhaps it is in a stroll along a beach, alone with your thoughts and the sound of waves lapping onto the shore. Perhaps it is waking up in the early morning and gazing at a sunrise, finding silence in the break of a day. Or walking through a forest, with only the sound of your footsteps treading on the earth, and the silence in a pause between a bird’s song and a collective symphony. Or you sense it in the before sleep comes when the body lets go of the da

Connect to nature, and the art of journaling noticing, and asking questions, bringing awareness to your outer and inner world. Explore...

The Tree Connection by Suzanne Radford Published The Portugal News October 2024 Sir Isaac Newton was a fan of trees, and so was Buddha,...

A Green Prescription for Health & Wellbeing By Suzanne Radford Published The Portugal News September 2023 A walk in nature to be taken...

José Maurício share's his story and passion for nature and how he creates sculptures out of wood.

By Suzanne Radford Published in Tomorrow magazine in the October 2021 edition. Not so much a chase but a slow meander, looking and...

The recovery of local trees and the restoration of the health of the land are the key drivers behind the Renature Monchique initiative.

By Suzanne Radford Published in Tomorrow magazine in the March 2021 edition. Looking across rolling hills towards the Barragem de...

By Suzanne Radford Published in Tomorrow magazine in the December 2020 edition. In the words of the poet, George Wither, “So now is come...

Sylvain and Tara Bongard open their new gallery space and sculpture garden at their Quinta do Pomar Velho, Monchique.

Sitting in the forest with spectacular views to the coast, the town of Monchique and the surrounding area has long been an attraction ...

A thermal barrier used by NASA, a liquid stopper since the times of Ancient Greece and the stuff of cricket balls, packed to their core.

Long walks in nature and trips to the beach may be limited at the moment, but there are still ways we can get our nature fix.

As we enter another month of lockdown how many of us are feeling the effects of ‘cabin fever’? One way to help manage anxiety is to focus...

The poet, William Wordsworth wrote about daffodils, “besides the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze…” and here...

No, I haven’t in my isolation gone there yet! I am sitting working at my desk (kitchen table) with the doors open listening to the call,...

When I’m leading forest bathing walks, I offer people invitations to open the senses and help them relax. New evidence suggests that...

It’s a beautiful day in the forest around Monchique. My senses are awakened by a cool breeze lightly brushing my face and the sound of...