Here’s an idyllic scene, showing some of the blooms of springtime. Figure out where this photo was taken, and tell us about the area. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
The most recent Mystery Photo was recognized by several readers, though the photograph is far across an ocean. It’s as Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., says, at: “the western-most point of Portugal and all of Europe, Cabo da Roca (which means ‘Cape of Rocks”’ in English), a dramatic spot ‘the end of the world’ inspired by a line by Luís de Camões (1524– 580), considered by many to be Portugal’s greatest poet of all time. Cabo da Roca is located approximately 20-miles west of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.
“The lighthouse originally began operating in 1772, making it the third oldest lighthouse along the Portuguese coast. It is 73-feet high, and sits high up on the cliff, giving it a 541-feet focal height above sea level. Today the lighthouse has a 30-mile (26-nautical mile) range. The marble monument in the foreground of the mystery photo was erected by the Rotary Club of Sintra in 1980, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the 1905 founding of the Rotary Club by Paul Harris (1868–1947).”
Other readers spotting the photo include Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Stew Ogilvie Lawrenceville; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; and Lou Camerio, Lilburn. The photo came from Rob Ponder of Duluth.
>>> SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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