I saw the moon ...

No rain for 2.5 days , approx. 60 hours ... that's when it gets really steaming around here ...
but the power stayed on ... and the skies cleared for the full moon ...so i sat on the deck till
1:30 am ! The rabbit was upside down ! 

No bugs at that time ... except the big beetle bugs and the like ... the dragonfly population seems  very low, if i see them at all ...is that why there are more mosquitoes ?
Mosquitoes around here could carry dengue so they are doubly unattractive ...
Land crabs living under the stove and 2 frogs under the fridge ... every few days i move both out from the wall and get them out and every few days they go back ... i hope they will get bored of it soon enough and move on ...

I missed all the excitement of the bull that got away a few weeks ago.  There was only one bull being brought down from the hill from behind the village, through town and up river to the corral.  One big, mean, bull, and  he got away and stampeded all along the path, ahead of the cowboy or cowboys who had the rope ... luckily no one was hurt.  There is always a guy on a horse coming ahead and getting everyone out of the way, and everyone knows the day
the cows are coming, you can hear them way ahead of time ...  jump out of the way ... fast ...

I encountered a young horse that had got off her rope and was being chased through town by 10 or so, barking dogs.  That was at 3 am, or so, walking home from my first full moon fire on the beach, on the stretch stretch by Garcia Rentals.  This wild pandemonium was coming up behind me, fast.  I got out of the way by plastering myself to the side of the wall.
 I don't think it was an over reaction ! The animals ran past, I kept on walking, and the village, it seems,  kept sleeping ...  

I am enjoying the open view.  No regrets about trimming the trees, and even will do a little more after the rains.  I am pretty exposed to the small boats below, but eventually the bananas and other fruit trees will grow and provide more privacy. This house has always been an " open concept " and I learnt a long time ago not to mop my floor backwards !
I use the binoculars a lot, checking out the catch of the day, dolphins, birds etc. It's a real kick to watch the kids fish off the boats.  Some are only 4 or 5 yrs. old and they pull their line like they are old pros .... very entertaining.

I have also moved on from the study of fungus to the study of excrement !
Everyday something new to be discovered ...frogs ? lizards ? bats? crabs ? termites ? ...
This morning it was snail poo, or more like goo ... 
I thought it was a reflection, but following the trail of white on the black curtain, i discovered
a rather large snail. How did he get there ? i will never know.

A wet walk home from Pollo Bollo last night.  Waited it out as best we could, and it let up a
little and made it home, in barefoot.  It wasn't dark yet, but getting there, and when I got in and dried off and changed, lighting candles I noticed a small boat in the bay I didn't recognize.  It's still raining and now there is big flash lightening and thunder not far off.
Oh no, I think, those people are stuck out there, the motor must have failed !  I can still see
thru the binos that it's a whole family out there... M&D and a few kids and it looks like Granny too ! Oh no ! They put up a big umbrella.  There are a few shouts after a large flash or crack ! It looks like Dad is working on the motor ... it's almost dark ...why don't they paddle in ... why ... because they are fishing !!  They are all sitting in that little boat, in a mild rain storm, fishing, and having an adventure ....  You gotta love it !

Short and sweet this week and I won't be posting again until the end of August.  
Going north to my home country, and though it's hard to leave Yelapa, I can't wait to be there !!  I will ( try ) and post some photos and poems before I leave .
 
On a sad note, Alfonso Lorenzo ? the brother of Angelina and Waco, and ....9 others ...
The proprieter of Fanny's for many years, and the father of Fared, passed away this week.
He was 67 or so and had been sick.
May he rest in peace.

I hope everyone can get a little R&R this summer. Time to sit back and watch the garden grow ..

love to all ... and thanks for your comments ... keep them coming ...

kelley