Yesterday afternoon it was a pelican convention! I first counted 12, then it was 14 and then 20 pelicans; sometimes a couple more, never less, they just kept flying in. I don't know what they were talking about or what they were voting on- they simply stood on the shore, looking at each other, cocking heads, stretching necks, a little fluffing of feathers. But no strutting, no loud voices, in fact if they were discussing anything it was being done with quiet reserve. But just watching them was sooooo amazing!
As I sat and watched them, alternately with the binoculars and not, in the background a sailboat, way out on the horizon floated lazily...it slowly crossed the bay- altho' it may have been outside the bay, sailing up the coast. Like the other nite as I watched an amazing sunset, I wished for a camera that could due justice to the scene in front of me. But ha ha all's I got is me IPhone for a camera...great for something right in front of me, in perfect light, staying still.....but not that great for the beach.
This afternoon, just before it got dark- well not too dark with that gigantic full moon behind us- anyway Everardo called me outside because the pelicans were back! Not 20, maybe 8 or 10, but there must be a huge school of fish out there because they are nose diving in, then coming back out of the water to dive right back in. Usually after a dive, they sit on the water for awhile, but tonite they were all very busy, Diving in beak first is how the brown pelican fishes, and it's fun to watch. They are big birds, and their wingspread is wide, and at the end of her wings there's a little downflap...they're like a plane! But much prettier, much more interesting, and I'm so happy to have discovered how totally cool they are!
This morning on my dance walk a kid came down to the beach, maybe 7 or 8 years old. He was scared of Sam and I waved him over and introduced him to Sam & Hazel. So he chattered away to me in Spanish, and I actually could follow it pretty good. Except the part where he told me that the clam
shell he was holding had a tiny cangrejo (crab) in it! He had given it to me but I have it back and told him that the dogs liked to chase shells in the water. (These clam shells are hard, and Sam goes underwater to get them and they never break. Hazel digs at them in the sand and chews the edges where the clam has left some of himself, and again- they don't break). So he tossed it to me and as it opened and the little crab fell out, little claws grasping, I was surprised. Then he ran into the water so the friendship between boy and dogs was forged. He told me Sam was his amigo. It killed me to have to leave him, on any other day I would have hung out as long as he was there, but I had my almost last appt for laser light therapy, so I had to go. BUt promised to return in the morning.
The laser light therapy works. My wrists have been perfect since about the second or third time. My hands, fingers actually, have stayed stiff, but getting better. I think I've been 6 times counting today, and I will go once more- maybe twice. I've talked to at least 3 people who use this therapy rather than surgery. I think though, that the proof will be time...we'll see in a couple of months. But for now I am pretty happy with it. Ha ha of course the medical community in the U.S. doesn't like it! No surgery, no pain meds, no rehab, shudder to think!
We're getting a new neighbor, an Argentinian woman. She speaks English but told me she is going to speak to me in Spanish. The guy who lives in the studio on stilts between us and the beach has some medical issues and went back to the states for awhile, so this lady, Eva is moving in. Good- need some Spanish speakers for neighbors!! Oh and we might be getting a new stove which would make me very happy! The one we have is very small- a tiny apartment stove- and the oven is working. Ha ha we tried to bake some fresh fish and the oven never got beyond warm. So I talked to Sonja this afternoon (our landlord) and she said ok tomorrow we see if we can fix it or we'll get you another. Did I say yipee? Everardo says they won't be able to fix it (yippe again), and even if they give us another small one- this one you have to light the pilot for the oven portion every time you want to use it and I don't want to do that. There's room for them to give us a bigger one; right now we have a standing shelf next to it that Everardo built and stained, and I can easily move it under the small bar/counter. I don't like to cook on top of the stove- not meat anyway. I like to bake chicken or pork with vegetables and add some kind of sauce like onion soup or asparagus soup....I'm not good at frying meat. Steaks need to be bbq'd or broiled, right? Luckily my hubby is a good cook and does most of it. When we first met I called him Stone Soup after that old story about the people who had no food and they boiled a big pot of water and put a large stone in it. The someone found a carrot, somebody brought some kind of a root, someone else a potato, an onion, etc. Anyway he could find anything in the cupboards and fridge and come up with something yummy- hence Stone Soup! We're doing a good healthy eating style these days, and have apples, bananas, oranges, and lots of vegetables.
So as always, life is good. The weather is wonderful, I'm in week three of adding the gym to my workout, and love my dance walks with Sam & Hazel. Everardo got some gloves and so is hitting the heavy bag and using some other equipment, too, so we both feel good. Of course there's always stuff...car problems, the dentist, and a house always full of sand. Oh and it turns out Hazel is some kind of shedding dog; she's so small and sheds sooooo much. But hey I think our problems are gold plated. We live on the beach in Mexico, our dogs run free and so do we. Soooo grateful.
Viva!
As I sat and watched them, alternately with the binoculars and not, in the background a sailboat, way out on the horizon floated lazily...it slowly crossed the bay- altho' it may have been outside the bay, sailing up the coast. Like the other nite as I watched an amazing sunset, I wished for a camera that could due justice to the scene in front of me. But ha ha all's I got is me IPhone for a camera...great for something right in front of me, in perfect light, staying still.....but not that great for the beach.
This afternoon, just before it got dark- well not too dark with that gigantic full moon behind us- anyway Everardo called me outside because the pelicans were back! Not 20, maybe 8 or 10, but there must be a huge school of fish out there because they are nose diving in, then coming back out of the water to dive right back in. Usually after a dive, they sit on the water for awhile, but tonite they were all very busy, Diving in beak first is how the brown pelican fishes, and it's fun to watch. They are big birds, and their wingspread is wide, and at the end of her wings there's a little downflap...they're like a plane! But much prettier, much more interesting, and I'm so happy to have discovered how totally cool they are!
This morning on my dance walk a kid came down to the beach, maybe 7 or 8 years old. He was scared of Sam and I waved him over and introduced him to Sam & Hazel. So he chattered away to me in Spanish, and I actually could follow it pretty good. Except the part where he told me that the clam
shell he was holding had a tiny cangrejo (crab) in it! He had given it to me but I have it back and told him that the dogs liked to chase shells in the water. (These clam shells are hard, and Sam goes underwater to get them and they never break. Hazel digs at them in the sand and chews the edges where the clam has left some of himself, and again- they don't break). So he tossed it to me and as it opened and the little crab fell out, little claws grasping, I was surprised. Then he ran into the water so the friendship between boy and dogs was forged. He told me Sam was his amigo. It killed me to have to leave him, on any other day I would have hung out as long as he was there, but I had my almost last appt for laser light therapy, so I had to go. BUt promised to return in the morning.
The laser light therapy works. My wrists have been perfect since about the second or third time. My hands, fingers actually, have stayed stiff, but getting better. I think I've been 6 times counting today, and I will go once more- maybe twice. I've talked to at least 3 people who use this therapy rather than surgery. I think though, that the proof will be time...we'll see in a couple of months. But for now I am pretty happy with it. Ha ha of course the medical community in the U.S. doesn't like it! No surgery, no pain meds, no rehab, shudder to think!
We're getting a new neighbor, an Argentinian woman. She speaks English but told me she is going to speak to me in Spanish. The guy who lives in the studio on stilts between us and the beach has some medical issues and went back to the states for awhile, so this lady, Eva is moving in. Good- need some Spanish speakers for neighbors!! Oh and we might be getting a new stove which would make me very happy! The one we have is very small- a tiny apartment stove- and the oven is working. Ha ha we tried to bake some fresh fish and the oven never got beyond warm. So I talked to Sonja this afternoon (our landlord) and she said ok tomorrow we see if we can fix it or we'll get you another. Did I say yipee? Everardo says they won't be able to fix it (yippe again), and even if they give us another small one- this one you have to light the pilot for the oven portion every time you want to use it and I don't want to do that. There's room for them to give us a bigger one; right now we have a standing shelf next to it that Everardo built and stained, and I can easily move it under the small bar/counter. I don't like to cook on top of the stove- not meat anyway. I like to bake chicken or pork with vegetables and add some kind of sauce like onion soup or asparagus soup....I'm not good at frying meat. Steaks need to be bbq'd or broiled, right? Luckily my hubby is a good cook and does most of it. When we first met I called him Stone Soup after that old story about the people who had no food and they boiled a big pot of water and put a large stone in it. The someone found a carrot, somebody brought some kind of a root, someone else a potato, an onion, etc. Anyway he could find anything in the cupboards and fridge and come up with something yummy- hence Stone Soup! We're doing a good healthy eating style these days, and have apples, bananas, oranges, and lots of vegetables.
So as always, life is good. The weather is wonderful, I'm in week three of adding the gym to my workout, and love my dance walks with Sam & Hazel. Everardo got some gloves and so is hitting the heavy bag and using some other equipment, too, so we both feel good. Of course there's always stuff...car problems, the dentist, and a house always full of sand. Oh and it turns out Hazel is some kind of shedding dog; she's so small and sheds sooooo much. But hey I think our problems are gold plated. We live on the beach in Mexico, our dogs run free and so do we. Soooo grateful.
Viva!
