#notmypuppies

Well, here we go again! Perry, Mia and I were still in bed catching up on emails, Facebook and having a cup of coffee and I hear drinking...hmmm, I get up thinking it is Toby, but no.

WHAT? PUPPIES!  We let them drink their fill, then when they saw us watching, they took off. I went out front and saw they had made a nest under the fence, thye were afraid of me, but not Perry. I let them rest, put some food out and left them alone. Later we checked on them, still there, full bellies and resting in the sun.

Later in the afternoon they played and slept, stayed all day. I purposely did not feed them again, hoping they would venture off. 

In the morning, they were not in the yard, but later they did show up. I filled the water supplies outside, and saw them hanging out next door too. There is a group of neighborhood dogs I call "the mommas and the poppas" who hang out next door when it is empty, and the pups must belong to them.

Perry being nice, but not really wanting them inside his house again, lol the pups seem to understand. 

I will let them come visit and play in the yard, and make sure there is fresh water, but other than that...they are on their own. #notmypuppies !!

Stay tuned, the adventure continues!

Gifts from the ocean

Growing up in southern California I saw my share of sea lions and walrus, when doing research for this Pacific coast I was surprised there werent more sea lions here in Manabi. This week changed that, between Crucita (south of me) and the Punta to the north, there have been THREE sea lions pictures. None have appeared injured or malnourished.  

Look at his smile. He was there on this rock from late afternoon thru the next day. Waiting for the sun to shine and posing for the many cameras.  Video shows him up and moving around the rocks, appearing to be very healthy, and the pictures show he is of healthy weight.

Late in the morning authorities put tape around, to keep people from possibly touching him.

This guy is a juvenile,  but the others pictured have been larger and older. Who knows what happened, but here they are. Glad to be able to see them, and glad they seem healthy. The reason they do not live here, I think is they like colder water. Maybe I should google it.

And our fishermen have been having great luck in the catch lately. Good thing, we all need some good news. 

Look at all those fish in that net! 

Hope all is well in your part of the world. Take care and stay tuned, the adventure continues!

Little by little

Ecuador has adopted the traffic light theme for our pandemic restrictions.  We recently changed from red to yellow...the beaches were to open tomorrow with green light, but they have decided to hold off until August 15th.

Restaurants have strict rules to comply with, and therefor the beach cabanas can not open. One thing is they need a thermometer that costs around $200, and the fine is probably just as high, not the kind of cash these folks have lying around.

Saw the other day that our local church is open for it's first mass in many months. 

Life goes on...the Ecuadorean are resilient and we will continue to live our best lives in paradise. More news to come...so stay tuned, the adventure continues!

Go home 2020

What in the heck is going on? Numbers keep rising, restrictions get less...and now snow!

Up in the Sierras near Quito. Not the first time, wont the the last,  but what a strange year it has been. Hope all is well in your part of the world.  I will try to blog, but there is just not much to report. Stay tuned, the adventure continues.