Lamaccious, Janela valley.

Glorious scenery on our Levada walk today from Lamaccious up the beautiful Janela valley to the first tunnel. The levada passes through mimosa, eucalyptus and laurel woodland with plenty of places to view the scenery both up the Janela valley and down to the coast at Ponta Moniz.  
Love the flowers here, they make the walks so pretty. Lots of gorgeous little birds and beautiful butterflies too and always the sawing birds of prey above, calling their cries of freedom down into the valley. We followed a high path with twinkling water in the levada and darting trout making themselves known to us. Below the sound rose from the river and meet with the song of birds in the wooded slopes. Perfume filled the air; gorse, warm and coconutty and eucalyptus sharp and clean.