Survivors

How this strawberry plant made it, I have no idea 

No, not the show, sillies! The things in my yard that amazingly survived 4 plus months of me being gone. Thanks to the loving care of good friends and lots of rain and in one case, a bit of a miracle, I do believe. In fact, maybe ignoring the whole thing is a brilliant tactic and I'm only learning it now...




Yesterday was sunshine and rain showers, over and over and over again, cooling off the afternoon early into our traditionally beautiful fall weather. Plus, it was lovely to go to sleep to rain music on the roof. This morning feels much the same, though the radar shows the rain bits to have moved off to the  west.


And fyi, if you love coconuts, and I do, they had some at Costa del Sol the other day for 99 cents. I am happy to pay 99 cents to not have to hack through the outer layer of a coconut (you can get green ones with coconut water on the ferry dock on Sundays also - goes great with rum - well, I think you still can)! The milk was delicious, the meat perfect and smashing them open with a hammer, priceless. They also had Cafe Bustela for under 5 bucks (which I didn't get because I'd already gotten my favorite espresso at Genesis earlier in the day). Just so you know! Of course, they could all be gone by the time you read this...or maybe not! As some of us were talking about shopping the other day, every store here has something or other that is a deal, it's worth checking them all out, if you don't mind 'driving all over town' - all four or five miles! And don't forget the veggie guy, who is faithful and true and will be here tomorrow barring weirdness.

Subtle dawn

I'm starting to like this chicken...but her boyfriend(s) gotta go!

Some clouds drifted by this morning...

These blooms are going crazy...I like that in an orchid!

The pepper plant that won't say stop! Thank you, Mr. Aji Cabellero!

This banana plant was buried in junk trees and guinea grass...it likes the freedom!

Happy Thursday! Are you working on your costume?

All Culebra All This Post

A typical Culebra story. A man, wrapped in a towel, decides to go into the night, into his yard, to give water to free-roaming horses who have been hanging out there. As he bends to put the bucket on the ground, the young horse in front of him bites his head. Yes, his head. Did the horse think it was an apple? We'll never know. But we are guessing radio signals can be raised on the tower sized bump the horse left him with. No skin was broken. Just another moment in Paradox.

As I was walking back from the bank yesterday I focused in on the new wall paintings, that actually aren't all that new but I really looked at them. Now you can too. Thanks, Benjaman!






Mary is bringing her harp down this year! She sent this photo, adding that it was too cold for bare feet. Who needs bare feet when you have kitty shoes? Island people...gotta love 'em!