So, the rainy season is upon us. I think we've gotten more than 10 inches of rain today. I am so glad this not snow! The avacados are ready on the trees now. Bananas and plantain are getting fat. The key limes are abundant. And cool weather means less than 80 degrees.
Ho, ho.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
walking for water
I used to see this when I was a kid, and I knew just when they would come. You know, the little pale yellow butterflies that flit about in the garden. Today the air was full of them in a unsymetrical flock, yet quite purposeful in their common direction. They were headed roughly northeast just above the rooftops.
It is such a joy to see them again, and I wonder why they don't come anymore to my home in the north.
Other than that, it is the third day with no water. I don't need a lot of water, so I can easily walk with five liter bottles and one empty bleach bottle. That is enough for very basic washing, drinking and cooking for me and one or two other folks that tend to turn up.
Easily, the butterflies are worth the walking for water.
It is such a joy to see them again, and I wonder why they don't come anymore to my home in the north.
Other than that, it is the third day with no water. I don't need a lot of water, so I can easily walk with five liter bottles and one empty bleach bottle. That is enough for very basic washing, drinking and cooking for me and one or two other folks that tend to turn up.
Easily, the butterflies are worth the walking for water.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
I have a horse
Well--not exactly. I have made the new acquaintance of a nice horse who looks like she is not long for the world. She is very very thin, and has a long wound on one side, as if someone slashed her with a machete, or something fell on her.
I have never seen such a thin horse, and obviously no one is caring for her. Her tail and mane are unkempt and unclipped. She is very dirty and moves slowly. She is in the barrio, grazing along the sides of the street where there is plenty of grass. She is, at least eating.
When I see her come by, I make a big bowl of oatmeal for her with water, and she drinks it right up. I tried a little molasses and cooking oil in it yesterday, which she did not seem to like as much as plain oatmeal.
She is a good gentle girl. I don't know why she has been abandoned. I suppose someone turned her out as a lost cause. I don't know what is the matter with her, outside of being so skinny and wounded. She is not lame.
When Monday comes, I'm going to look for beet pulp and regular horse food.
I have never seen such a thin horse, and obviously no one is caring for her. Her tail and mane are unkempt and unclipped. She is very dirty and moves slowly. She is in the barrio, grazing along the sides of the street where there is plenty of grass. She is, at least eating.
When I see her come by, I make a big bowl of oatmeal for her with water, and she drinks it right up. I tried a little molasses and cooking oil in it yesterday, which she did not seem to like as much as plain oatmeal.
She is a good gentle girl. I don't know why she has been abandoned. I suppose someone turned her out as a lost cause. I don't know what is the matter with her, outside of being so skinny and wounded. She is not lame.
When Monday comes, I'm going to look for beet pulp and regular horse food.
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