Neighborhood of Porto Martins

One tree was very interesting.  it seemed to be melting from the branches, and the flowers were cacti like.  Speaking of cacti, they are everywhere.  We even have a few in our yard.

We also have many farm animals surrounding us.  On both sides the neighbors have goats and chickens.  Yesterday, we had a big red hen in our yard.  Randy sneakily told Sarahjane it was a present to her (she wanted a chicken when we got here).

Margharida and John have 9 cows in their yard, including 2 babies.  Oscar tried to make friends with Bessie.  It scared Edwarda.  She thought he might hurt the cow.

  

 He probably couldn't have even if he tried.  I was amazed at his bravery, that cow is huge!

Our new house has better windows luckily, or the roosters would wake me up at 4 am everyday.  We are surrounded!

Everyone really likes living life on a farm without the work involved.  The occasional stray chicken is fun to watch up close.  And all these cows are really starting to grow on me.  

I'm feeling a song coming on.  "Green Acres is the place to be, (bom, bom, bom) farm living is the life for me, ........" .

Or NOT!  I think I'll just enjoy the posh life for now.

Chow.

Moving Day

I have returned to the land of the living.  

It wasn't as painful as I predicted.

IT'S NICE BEING WRONG.

The transfer of phone/cable/computer was only a week.

The movers really didn't charge that much considering three

floors down.  The cat didn't run away or freak out. 

LIFE IS GOOD! 

Eddie and Edwarda have been so helpful in getting things just right.  I can tell this is just the beginning of a great friendship.  Eddie's parents own the cafe across the street and Edwarda works there.  Her mother-in-law doesn't speak a lot of English, but she's very nice and tries very hard to include me.  She brought me an empty Dove's package and in her broken English asked for me to buy five for her chocolate cravings.  She's so cute!

Our new home is actually two apartments that we've made into one.

Six bedrooms, four baths, two kitchens, and two views!

We've made the upstairs our 

kitchen/living room, 

and downstairs is our play room.

The view is spectacular!

Behind the house is a group of trees hiding trails of volcanic rock

and a deserted grape vineyard.  The boys have enjoyed exploring

the grounds. 

 I'm still sidestepping cow paddies from Bessie the brown-speckled, terribly fast and large cow.