Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all.
When we opened the curtains this morning we realized that LOVE is alive and well on our street.  This was so cute that I couldn't resist taking a photo of it.

Basically it says I love you always Carlos and 10 days.

This is the weather we woke up to this morning.  UGH chilly.  The sun has come out now and it is clearing up.

Last evening we went to the photo exhibit at the Casa de la Cultura.  The usual opening ceremonies, cutting the ribbon and then people enjoying the drinks and snacks to the music of a violin quartet.  It was nice to see a good crowd.  The Royal Court for Carnival was there as this was the kick off to the Arts and Cultural part of Carnival which precedes the rowdy part by a few days.  There is a Ruta de Arte, or an art route/walk which basically means that there is artwork displayed in various locations during Carnival, some of which is also at the Auditorium.
Have a great day.

Sun Through The Fog

This morning when we got up it was really, really foggy. I just happened to be outside looking around when the sun broke through the fog in one place and shone right onto one of the hills/mountains behind us. It looked very pretty for a few minutes until the fog closed back in. A neat way to start the day.

What's This?

What's with this? Usually we get up in the morning and shortly thereafter so does the sun. This morning we were greeted with cloud and fog. I think it is because our humidity is going up as it does for the summer. This is not really a welcome thing, as with the heat and humidity the "feels like" temperature goes way up. Oh well, that is summer here.
The cloud/fog made for some pretty pictures this morning anyway.
As I am posting this at shortly after 8 AM, the sun is already breaking through.

Fog In San Carlos

Fog In San Carlos

Yesterday morning we went over to San Carlos and had breakfast with our friends at their restaurant. After a good visit with them we headed over to the Belles Artes building to look at the new paintings on view in their gallery.

After we finished there we headed home, after a couple of stops to take some pictures of the fog bank that was hanging around. It was chilly there with the wind blowing off of the water.

There are lots of mountains behind all that fog.

Fog starting to rise.

Girls Day Out

Girls Day Out

This morning around 8:30 AM, five of us "girls" jumped into a vehicle and headed to Obregon (Cajeme) for a girls day out shopping. We headed down highway 15 and made a quick stop to check out a second hand shop in Vicam. It didn't open until 10 which so we had 10 minutes to kill. We headed over to the local corner store to grab a coffee while we waited. While we were standing around outside having our drinks we chatted with a couple of young entrepreneurs. They were just waiting for someone to come along that needed their windows washed, it was a slow morning for them so they had time to chat with us. Shortly after 10 we headed back to the shop and it was still closed so we gave up and headed on down the road.

We arrived in Obregon and began our search for funky little second hand shops. We got directions for a couple and actually managed to find them. We didn't purchase a lot; but had some fun.

Finally tummies grumbling we found a chinese restaurant and had a tasty, filling lunch. I had shrimp in agridulce sauce and shrimp fried rice, other dishes were shrimp in salsa picante and another dish that I have forgotten the name of. We had enough food for double the amount of people so doggie bags were the order of the day, in case you are thinking food poisoning here, there was a plug in type cooler in the vehicle. Hunger satisfied, we again were on the hunt for the ultimate shopping experience. Not too much materialised and we ended up at a Bodega Aurrera and Home Depot, skipping the Walmart. I purchased some kitchen things and some tomato and geranium seeds so did not actually spend the family fortune.

A fun day was had by our multinational group, (1 from USA, 2 Canadians, 1 from England and 1 from Uraguay) and it was agreed that we should plan another outing with a different destination for the near future. Can't you just imagine that strange accents that we all inflicted on the poor ears of the spanish speakers we were communicating with? I am sure it was comical for them. As it was a shopping trip I didn't take the camera along, I just didn't want to be bothered with it.

It was cloudy and foggy this morning and quite chilly; but turned into another lovely sunny day.

Jamaica Gone Wild

Jamaica Gone Wild

No, not the country Jamaica; but my Jamaica plants, perhaps this is not the correct spelling for this plant, I am not sure. I had started some seeds from these plants and some of them just managed to reseed themselves into other plant pots on the patio. They grow very well and have taken over some of the other pots, where they were not wanted really; but I just didn't bother pulling them out. If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you will see some of the rather insignificant blooms, white and the pretty red pods that form after the flower is finished. I think that these are what the juice is made from; but I could be wrong.

The Desert Rose plant is blooming nicely right now, this is one of my favorite plants.

I went to the tianguis yesterday and then later Roy and I took a walk around the block and ended up at our local mini market. It is always fun going there, it is a mini language lesson most times. He always tells me if I am pronouncing something well or if I am putting the emphasis on the wrong syllable, good deal. He also is always interested in learning the english words for some things. He has taught himself english from watching TV and can speak very well.
It is very foggy here this morning and chilly, it is only 18 C. right now at 10 AM. I have my sweatshirt, sweatpants and wooly slippers on.
Today is the day that I go to the orphanage for english class, so that should be interesting.

Foggy, Foggy Morning

Foggy, Foggy Morning

I like spending time watching the sky at night, it seems like there is always something different to see. Last night when I was outside looking up, I noticed that there was a huge, perfect circle around the moon. It was beautiful. Unfortunately I couldn't get a picture of it as my camera lens wasn't wide enough to get it all in. I noticed that Ciro was out on his patio so I called him up to see it. He went back down to get his camera; but had the same problem that I did. We think it was caused by the humidity in the air; but are not sure. It was certainly something to see.
This morning it is very, very foggy. This doesn't happen very often; but it is cool here this morning only about 14 or 15 C. around 58 F., BRRRRR my fingers are cold as I type this.

Foggy Morning

Foggy Morning

There was lots of fog this morning just before sunrise.
Here is the normal south view we have from our patio.
Here is the view I had this morning.

Sun starting to come up through the fog.