First Sandia of our season

There was another large crop about a month ago but another is almost ready. A local neighbor kid brought this over and it's close but only sweet in the center. Like most fruit eaten here, it's with salt, lime and a little  Valentina salsa. 

A little white around the edges

Nahima the clown

Fully dressed with extras

Watermelon

Two nights of Globos

I saw these at Chely's on the meat counter for 15 pesos. I bought one and everybody enjoyed it so much I bought two more the next day. Kids and even grandma came over the second night. I was surprised at how far they flew even with very little wind. I'm sure to Barra or Aguacate. Posted on Tomzap and was criticized for "littering" but what do you expect from Tomzap. They are not a fire hazard because they stay in the air until the flame goes out.

An orange one

Night two - a white one

Cumpleaños de María

A kiss from Danny

Un beso de Danny

Cut the cake Grandma

Birthday was Saturday but we had the party Sunday. At what age do you stop with candles I don't know but you'd need both cakes for 86.

Very good carne asada, lots of kids and good conversation. I finally had to leave after our stream of consciousness neighbor came over to bogart the airwaves. The final straw was him telling us about the millions of dams in the United States being decommissioned because they were no longer financially effective. Oh well !!

The Republican Party

I'm really surprised at how many people I know disagree with my politics. I mean Trump as President is equal to the end of the world to me .... yet some people want to give him a break or benefit of the doubt.

While I'm a Bernie supporter because I don't think Hillary is radical and creative enough ..... Trump supporters are insane.  I truly hope someone or some group finds a way to put Trump out of his misery.

Chainsaw lumber

I've been wanting to get a good look at the guys while cutting. I can't imagine they cut this palm without some kind of guide to stop them from wandering all over. Maybe they just snap a chalk line? The guys that built my palapa did the same thing but I wasn't interested in the wood cutting process then.

These palms are in a very old mango orchard and both the mangoes and palms were damaged in Hurricane Patricia. They've cut and cleaned up many of the mangoes so they can get in for the wood. Still many people cook on an open fire so the mangoes will get used someday.