Saturday May 5/12 update
Today was an interesting day with all sorts of characters on
the street. There is a huge full moon so
I am certain that has a lot to do with these oddities.
I know some of you are getting tired of the hummers already
but here’s just a few more shots of my little friend fifteen inches inside the
house already. He is visiting regularly
now and, as long as I stay quite still, he is being bolder.
Bella wanted a quiet day today with only a trip to Coopera
on her agenda. I tried to get her to
come to the Festival de Pan (Bread Festival) on Calle Larga near Todos Santos
but I had to go myself. There wasn’t
much going on when I first went by so I thought maybe I had missed it all. I went and had 2 “donair” lunch again at the
Persia Pipa Bar a little further up the road.
Oh it was so good, even if I had to put up with teens smoking a hookah
in the corner. I have no idea what they
were smoking but it didn’t bother me.
While eating my lunch I was watching this old indigenous
Quechuan lady trying to use her cane to bring down something from inside the
grating of the building across the street.
She made several attempts too, oblivious to traffic, before finally
shuffling on her way without her prize.
I was walking by the Coffee Tree Café and literally came
across an example of the blind leading the blind. See the photo enclosed. ‘Nuf said.
When I came back near the Todos Santos Festival area they
had a singer and a few roaming clowns performing for a while. One of the audience was the lovely Ecuadorian
lady Doctor Norma who attends the afternoon Spanish classes that Bella, Chris
and Bettye attend, and helps the teacher Martha with her local translations and
idioms.
Then the entertainment gave way to barefoot ethnic dancers
and this was one of the best displays I have seen of their joyful dancing.
From there I walked to Rotary Market to try to find a small
shelf unit, about the height of my window mainly so I could have a stable
surface to use for my hummingbird feeder.
After going from stall to stall and back again at least four times I
finally settled on a shelf unit for $15.
When I got it home it was just the perfect height.
It only took about 10 minutes for the little guy to visit,
and he wasn’t shy at all, coming in to feed.
Then he backed up to the window opening and did a complete 360 degree
spin while hovering to check for danger then came back to feed again. Oh how I wish I had had the video running for
that but I usually let them come in daily the first time completely undisturbed
so they will return later, which they always do. He visited me eight times today, and at
least twice more when the window was closed and I sure heard him scolding me
over that.
http://youtu.be/E6CD6rlBeXE
http://youtu.be/IWWt6oRvsn0
I got an email offer to accompany two friends to Quito and back on
Wednesday to pick up a goat (I’m not kidding!).
But I had to listen to my body, and not my heart, because an 18-hour
drive is not fun, especially when 6 hours will be in the dark on winding
mountain roads. The carrot was to be
photo opportunities, and there definitely would be some of those in the Avenue
of the Volcanoes, but there usually aren’t too many places to stop on that
highway, plus they would have a long day, so delays wouldn’t be too welcomed.
Segundo made an appointment with Bella for tonight for more
English tutoring and showed up on time.
Enjoy the pics and the videos. That was today’s excitement. Hugs
to all.
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120505 Church Bells |
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120505 The blind leading the blind |
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120505 Serious wall art |
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120505 Chicken donair meat |
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120505 Doctor Norma |
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120505 Drum rehearsal by the Tomebamba |
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120505 Festival De Pan performers |
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120505 Great clown face |
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120505 Dancer handing out cheese buns |
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120505 Hotel Crespo wood art |
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120505 Hover specialist |
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120505 Such a great profile |
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120505 Beauty on the wing |
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120505 One of God's great creations |
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120505 Watch me soar |
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120505 Napoleon the insomniac |
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120505 A little old for thievery |
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120505 Going away without her prize |
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120505 Struggling home |
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120505 Persia Pipa Bar for good donairs |
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120505 Todos Santos landmark |
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120505 The beautiful Todos Santos |