Hurricane Olaf – a big blow-hard
Olaf is the second hurricane to reach “worrisome” status for us. The first was Nora – who veered towards the mainland at the last moment, and left Baja with some rain and not much else. Olaf was considered a non-event, until the last moment when it intensified to a category 2 hurricane and made landfall near Todos Santos – north of Cabo San Lucas, on the Pacific side. In preparation for Nora, we battened down the proverbial hatches. We got…
The things I saw: this week!
There are always fun things to see. Especially if you are paying attention. These photos may not seem worthy of a post – but look closely… Motorcycles – For everyone who has owned a bike (dirt bike, street bike, even a mountain bike) you know that modifications are the norm. Most of us want to be able to CARRY stuff on our bike. On my old KLR, I had a grey plastic Husky tool box bolted to the back! We…
Check out some new photos!!
If you haven’t checked out the photo galleries since they first posted, you’ve been missing out! I have been adding to the current albums: Street Art (Extra)Ordinary And I’m working on some new ideas for galleries – suggestions always welcome!
We call her Dolores
In Spanish, dolores means “pains”. When we moved into our current rental home, there was an active house finch nest in the sconce on one of our balconies. Every time we opened the door, the chicks would freak out, the parents would avoid coming to the nest. It was a pain! We didn’t want to have the chicks die, but we wanted to use our balcony. We waited until the chicks fledged and we took the nest out of the…
Springtime in the Garden of my Mexican House
March may come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but April came in with full-on hot weather. March highs 70’s to low 80’s, so far in April it is ALL 90’s! It could be worse… I’m enjoying everything blooming. Tony is lurking about much more, mostly tanning and teasing. The garden in our rental is AMAZING! Mature plantings for us to enjoy, and the landlord INSISTS that they pay to have a gardener come once per…
Interesting (and creepy) Critters
We have discovered many new and interesting critters here. These are not the things I had in my backyard or neighborhood as a child. Some I want to know better, others I want to never encounter again. You make the call… MEET TONY Tony visits occasionally on our terrace. Frequently crawling across the 50% shade cover to sun him/herself, or gain access to the flowering bush next door. Although it is a terrible pic, I posted it to the hive…
Lovely Loreto
Not really a post so much as some photos from the “Pueblo Magico” (Magic Town) of Loreto, BCS. Located on the Sea of Cortez this small town boasts being the original capital of ALL the Californias – including much of what is now in the United States. The town is small and friendly, loaded with places to get great seafood and Mexican art (I found my new coffee mug and some small ceramics for the house!). It is very relaxed…
Road Adventures: Cows, dolphins, roadrunners, and more…
Today we embarked on our first BIG ADVENTURE since we arrived – over a YEAR ago! The purpose of the adventure is less than exciting. I need to get some official paperwork done, and the local consulate is closed – so, we are driving 3 days to get to the next closest consulate. Yippee!! Many years of driving in the US and seeing “Caution – Livestock” signs and I have probably only ever seen a dozen cows, sheep, goats etc.…
“Can we use your meter for a minute?”
This is the question from a group of workers this morning. They were here to fix the electric gate for our neighborhood. It has been broken for a couple of weeks. One of the residents of the neighborhood clipped it with his trailer and torqued it beyond usability. We’ve been waiting for the planets to align so that it would get fixed. Today seems to be the day. They have a portable welding rig, but, apparently, had no power for…