Hola Amigos,
By my reckonings, it has been two weeks since I last posted news from our casa here in Baja, and in that time a major hurricane hit Mexico. We heard from many of you wondering how we were doing in the storm, and we appreciate your concern! Fortunately, this mega-storm was 100's of miles south of us, and we didn't see any of the effects of this storm here on the Baja Peninsula at all, thank you, God! Where the storm hit land in mainland Mexico was a fairly low populated, mountainous area, and although there were lots of power lines down, damage was minimal. Everyone breathed a big sigh of relief once the storm was past them, and that happened quickly!
FYI, here's a map of Mexico. We live near the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula on the west side of Mexico (below La Paz and to the east). The storm hit way down near Manzanillo, then blew through Mexico and on up to Texas.
Since we've been back home, Ben has started in his annual "to do" list, and of course, things keep getting added that weren't planned! For instance, we noticed dog scratches on our bedroom door which we assume were put there by the dogs of the house sitter who stayed here while Ryan was in Europe in September. So, Ryan was charged with sanding and refinishing the door. That job got done, and he was ready to put it back up when he poked a spot on the door frame, which immediately crumbled due to another termite infestation! So... Ben went to La Paz, bought some cedar and proceeded to build a new door frame. Of course, this one is not easy, as the door has a sweet arch at the top, and the door frame had to match. Not easy, but it is turning out very nice.
Ben even found the jig he had made to cut out where the latch plate goes!
I have been working on some gardening projects, including planting radishes, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers and zucchini squash. I am very pleased that my Dendrobium Orchids, which I moved outside into our courtyard over a year ago, really seem to like it out there, and they are blooming!! I was ready to throw them out, but gave them this last chance, and they are responding nicely! I think regular watering and some fertilizer agree with them!
Another flower seen on the way to the beach is Jimson Weed. It is quite common here, and does have a pretty flower, but the entire plant is poisonous!
By my reckonings, it has been two weeks since I last posted news from our casa here in Baja, and in that time a major hurricane hit Mexico. We heard from many of you wondering how we were doing in the storm, and we appreciate your concern! Fortunately, this mega-storm was 100's of miles south of us, and we didn't see any of the effects of this storm here on the Baja Peninsula at all, thank you, God! Where the storm hit land in mainland Mexico was a fairly low populated, mountainous area, and although there were lots of power lines down, damage was minimal. Everyone breathed a big sigh of relief once the storm was past them, and that happened quickly!
FYI, here's a map of Mexico. We live near the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula on the west side of Mexico (below La Paz and to the east). The storm hit way down near Manzanillo, then blew through Mexico and on up to Texas.
Since we've been back home, Ben has started in his annual "to do" list, and of course, things keep getting added that weren't planned! For instance, we noticed dog scratches on our bedroom door which we assume were put there by the dogs of the house sitter who stayed here while Ryan was in Europe in September. So, Ryan was charged with sanding and refinishing the door. That job got done, and he was ready to put it back up when he poked a spot on the door frame, which immediately crumbled due to another termite infestation! So... Ben went to La Paz, bought some cedar and proceeded to build a new door frame. Of course, this one is not easy, as the door has a sweet arch at the top, and the door frame had to match. Not easy, but it is turning out very nice.
Ben even found the jig he had made to cut out where the latch plate goes!
This is what the old door frame looked like, underneath the paper thin layer that termites cleverly leave so we don't know what is going on!!
I have been working on some gardening projects, including planting radishes, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers and zucchini squash. I am very pleased that my Dendrobium Orchids, which I moved outside into our courtyard over a year ago, really seem to like it out there, and they are blooming!! I was ready to throw them out, but gave them this last chance, and they are responding nicely! I think regular watering and some fertilizer agree with them!
We're trying a new accessory on our bird feeder to try to keep the Doves from hogging everything, and it seems to be working! They can't squeeze their fat bodies through the wires, but most of the other birds can! We still put seed on the ground, so the Doves are not suffering! This Curved Bill Thrasher figured it out, and was enjoying his solitary dining very much!!
I have added a "water-wiggler" to the bird bath to keep mosquitoes out, and the birds are getting used to it. The Oriole on the left was in the process of taking a bath, and the Finch and Thrasher just watched it, took their drinks, and flew on!
I've been trying to do regular beach walks with the dogs, and the other day we found a small herd of cows on their way there, too! They were really kicking up their heels like they were glad to be there! Their pleasure didn't last too long, as some other dogs came along a chased them off. :-(
Another flower seen on the way to the beach is Jimson Weed. It is quite common here, and does have a pretty flower, but the entire plant is poisonous!
I have posted some more photos in our 2015 October Picasa album. I have found that I can't advance past a video once I've watched it, so I am putting those at the end. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Here's one more cactus blooming in our garden... Barrel Cactus bloom this time of year, and they are so colorful! Just don't get too close!!
Hasta la proxima vez!
Tus amigos en Baja
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
PS. Here's the required "dog shot" for those of you who are wondering if Sam & Zoey are doing OK. They think they are chasing cows here, but are not, really!!
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