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Yaca ... OMG ... what a fruit ...

Rodger walked a long way up river to get some

gracias

 

 

 

 

I wish thsi one was mine ...

 

 

Another beauty ... cocking his  head off ...

I'd like that flaming feather for Poppa's Fedora !

 

 

in case you didn't know ... this is what termites look like

in the jungle anyway ... hungry little buggers

how ? what ? why?

 

 

 

What a moon ... stunning relfection off the water ...

another Yelapa pathway ...

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                                                           Happy Birthday Joali !!

 

 

 

She is three today !!

 

 

           ...and she loves her new duck !!





                        Josen ( sp ) helping out




                           Full moon rising

Easter Greetings

Happy Easter one and all ... it's wild around here. Not as many tents on the beach as other years, but the place is hopping !!  Everyone in a good mood, lots of Families visiting, everyone getting along ... so far !!
Kids on vacation brings another level of energy, and they have so much fun running around barefoot.  Still some jelly fish around so not much jumping off the pier ... what a great place to grow up, you can understand why it's hard for them to sit still in school.
I received a $ 1,000 peso donation to pay for my teaching supplies.  Isn't that great !!
My blog this week is pictures instead of story.
We are holding our own here, we will get through Semana Santa, then Children's Day, then a 9 day Guadalupe Festival, then Mother's Day, and then .... June 1 !
It is warming up , fast.  Cloud cover making it pretty humid.
Good for the complexion ! We are getting the fans out !
I went out with friends for Easter Brunch today, Eggs Florentine .... hello ...!! where am I ?? ....
there are still familiar faces around but it's quieter now with so many of our half timers gone, but they shall return.
Eating lots of bananas from the yard, and mangos arriving in the stores, with huge, juicy, pink grapefruits, and the yaca fruit in the photo was incredible !! The fish come and go, except for Julian, for whom they never go ...
He had Sierra yesterday ... one of the best, and dolphins have filled the bay the last few days, babies feeding and playing around ...the cycle of life, migration, and survival.
I love feeling a part of it ... that's why we always come back,
or never leave ....
I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend, no matter where they may be ...

with love
k

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                                         Guacamole at Angelina's Garden on the beach
                                                 

                     
                                               Imelda's Pointsettas !  Yes, Pointsetta !

 

                                                                A thriving Cacti

 

                                                     More of Imelda's happy family ...

                    
                                                        ..... they grow and they grow ....

Jellyfish and more ...

Wow ... small islands of Jellyfish in the bay.
Remarkable thing to see, except it freaks me out to look down there for too long.Someone studying Jellyfish, and / or the mystery of life wood have been in " hog heaven " ! 
If you want to know what I'm talking about, Google Jelly fish, and look for the see thru, triple decker pink ones !
They were in PV too, but it looks like they have moved on,
hopefully. 
It's 7:00 am on Monday morning and there is a man, on a loudspeaker, at the beach, playing Polka music.
Maybe it's the Jukebox that used to be in one of the
Palapa restaurants.  It isn't crazy loud, but it sure sounds like a party ... or just they way they like to start their day, I guess ...that's why we love it ...   
The new Queen of Yelapa has been crowned !  She lives in the beach neighbourhood ! I didn't see a thing, or get one photo !
It was to start at 7 , so I got there about 20 after, and only 12 people there, so I ate my delicious Tamalaes and had the hot
drink, Atole ( sp ), and then there was 20 people there !
I should have come home and had an hour nap, because I pooped out at 8:45, when the front seats were filling up with
Judges and Sponsors ! The show began around 9:15, just when I was at home putting on my PJ's !
Yelapa Time ... Live and Learn till you get it right ...
I did get to visit with some kids and meet some parents and
saw some young friends all dressed up. One told me the next day she got home early, 1:30, when I asked the other what time she got home, with a sly grin, in English, she replies, Five . That was the start of a long Fiesta season, the kick off
to Samana Santa, Holy Week in Mexico.  The tents will start to go up on the beach, the speakers will be set up, and the
Church Bells will ring !! Pollo Bollo will be open only 2 days this week ... there is a lot going on .... not to mention ...
the Full moon and Lunar Eclipse !  Sure hope it warms up around here. It's still to early to pack my toque away, it's a
morning necessity, until that sun comes over the hill that is.
I had an extremely large bruise on my leg the past few weeks and when one of the local woman saw me she suggested I melt some Arnica, int eh sun and add a cap full of Alchol (the rubbing kind ) and soak it up with the gauze, and apply to my bruise ! Miracle workers every where ... I felt relief instantly,
and the bruise began to disappear promptly. The very next day, another amiga on the path made a comment, and I said Arnica, she asked,"con alchol", and gave me the" Que Bueno" look of approval, and reassurance when I replied " si ".
That's why we love it ...
Usually I have a string of coloured lights on in the mornings
but lately I've been keeping them off, since they are attracting tiny tini hummingbirds.  I can hear their wings flapping as they go bird crazy over the red ones, but the lights are hot and I wouldn't want one of them to get to close, or bite one ? they must have a brain in there, to know the difference, but I wouldn't want to find out. 
The ANTS are everywhere and eating everything ( refer to
poem Yelapa Creatures ! ) They ate another pot of red flowers last night. Trying the hair trick again ? Put new D batteries in my Mega Lite to look for their hole tonight, assisted by the full moon ...I am planning to be up at 2: 00 am, which is when the eclipse will happen here, I think.
I'll keep more news about school and bugs till next week...
Enjoying my camera, and hope you all do too.
The moon shines bright in the midnight sky
sending my love to you !!
k

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Can you see a monkey face ?

I think it's a claw print though ..

 

my lawn will never survive without shade ...

and more shade ...

 

some things we hope never change ...

it's a family affair

 

Grade5/6 with their National Geographic Magazines

10 !! of them are already out the door for recess !

 

Time Check

We moved the clocks ahead yesterday, it's dark now till after 7:30 am ...kids go to school in the dark ? boats come around the corner just as dark lifts, the 7:30 taxi is at 7:55 ... Windy City these days on the Point, a few whitecaps brimming, and overcast. Could rain be in our future ? No. The sun is baking hot, you could fry an egg,
almost. More watering on the agenda this evening.  Yes, many people use sprinklers, but on this hill, down these stairs, you'd need a water engineer to design the whole thing ! By doing it myself I keep a close eye on everything ! Too early too plant babies, but
getting prepared. Water is magic. It's something that will always remain precious in Yelapa, and everywhere, but here it is hard to get away from, a constant for you or your neighbour or friend.
You are always reminded how connected we are to Mother Nature.
Looking up at the stars, and seeing them move over my head, connects me more than even the Ontario North. I watched a lot of
stars up there, and I don't remember them moving so fast !
I had my first Moto ( ATV ) ride last week.  It was a little bit scary. Luckily I didn't go up or down any hills, I was already at the bottom of Hollywood Squares. I think they're too big for the trail. With all the kids and dogs and horses and wheelbarrows and motorcycles, and roosters and chickens and, need I go on .... The most certainly serve a purpose, so as long as they all stick to that and go slow, we should all get along.  What happens in the summer ? I still like walking though, I really do. What happens in the summer ? When I substituted for P a while back, it was quite the adventure getting home, but at least at the Primary School, I won't be walking home in the dark ! in the rain ! sidestepping the frogs ! I began my school vacation this week, a week earlier than the kids get out. I need time research and prepare more lessons. I'll have a few Learn to speak English CDs available after break that kids can copy. They have been great.
Some of them shocked when the see me on the path or in town, but answer the 2 questions proudly, some give the same answer to what's your name and how are you, but they are learning ! I had a major breakthrough last night, a young woman who will be 15 this July, who I have known since before she went to Kinder, asked me to help her learn English !  I have asked her and her M&D and brothers and sisters and cousins, for years to get her to practice with me but she was just too too painfully shy.  We have had a breakthrough !! I will follow up tomorrow, but I don't think she will back out now. I'll have her gather a few of her friends who want to learn and we can gather at her house, which is in Yelapa Centro. Another step forward. 
I received a packet of large ABC cards, two packs in fact, and wonderful workbooks, but still looking for Old McDonald's Farm Flashcards, if they still exist ? Really looking forward to Dia de Ninos on April 30th ... there will be lots of dressing up and photos.  Mother's Day is May 10th and that's a big party too. Yelapa woman work, but they sure know how to have fun too ! Still busy around here, and Easter will be the climax, for the Tourist's anyway.  Leticias does not have prices marked on the fruits and vegies. Only on limes ! and potatoes ( i think ) when I asked why not on everything she said it was because the price fluctuates on everything almost everyday !
Makes sense . ... until next week ...
Keep your chin up and put your best foot forward !