Cee's Fun Foto challenge: Soft pastels

Updated to fix the link to Cee's new blog url.

The Algarve region of Portugal is not really about soft pastels; instead it's mostly about blue skies and sea, white houses to reflect the sun's rays and brightly coloured flowers.

However, there are always exceptions to any rule:

Enjoy many more beautiful pastels at Cee's.

Close-up

Jake has provided the word close-up for inspiration for our Sunday Post.

You already know that nature is always close to my heart, so here goes...

A beautiful stream somewhere in the Algarve, on a hot summer's day.

And now for the close-up:

Rocks surrounded by cool, clear water!

For those who know the Algarve, can you guess where I took these photos? Let me give you a hint - it's another Algarve gem, but probably much less well-known than this one.

To see all the other interpretations in this Sunday post challenge, check out the comments' section at Jake's prompting post.