Thursday, January 29, 2026

Thursday January 29, 2026 Pati

 

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Thursday January 29, 2026

 Our doorbell rang at 8:30am.  It was the useless Servinet technician who came to test our system, see that all is OK "at this moment", and go away again.  What a bunch of useless turds.  I tell them every time that the inconsistency is the problem, even at 10pm when most folks are headed for bed, and the signal drops so my TV buffers... and they do NOTHING to check the root cause....  

Cristina called me that our big duck, Pati, was out in the yard waiting to eat and that I should take a few pictures.  Pati was most accommodating.

We once again set up an old television for Cristina in the new patio enclosure.  She seems only interested in watching full Spanish movies on YouTube.  She has little interest in the benefits of the IPTV system I brought down, so it will likely return to Canada with me....  She now has 4 working TV's in the house to watch silly YouTube....

I slipped out to buy a cushion for a passenger's tushy on the old electric moped.  I may sit on it myself with my long legs and arms...

I had just finished installing it when I heard a truck door slam outside.  Our Temu delivery of the new chickencoop arrived.  I will probably put it together tomorrow once we re-arrange all the tools in the bodega in a reasonable fashion.  The package was a lot lighter than I expected, so I am not expecting rave reviews........

I made hamburgers for supper for a change, I need the protien.... and the food commercials during the hockey games make me so hungry for Canadian fast food....

Then I went out back at dusk hoping to catch Tom Thumb but I must have left it too late.  A gecko was active, then several swallows started buzzing the yard, much like the bats, but without the hinky-jinky flight pattern.

My friend Roger may stop by tomorrow.  I ran his symptoms through Google and it advised to get emergency aid right away, as he likely has a severe infection that can lead to sepsis and something else....   He will try to see his doctor tomorrow and find out if a CT Scan might help disclose origins...

The dogs are being exceedingly good, as are the cats, rabbit, duck, chickens and pigeon.... 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Pati









She's so pretty!!

Gecko action at dusk




Our "over the wall" sunset view

Swallow cruising at sunset

 

 


Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Wednesday January 28, 2026 Dusk

 

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Wednesday January 28, 2026

 Monday, when the power was out, we were scrambling to find light and Cristina came up with a couple of rose LED globes and a candle, along with the 3 flashlights we used.  We missed some other lighting that sure would have made things easier.  I had taken the photos below with the D5600...

Today was cloudy and thankfully cooler, and I made a couple of small grocery trips for Cristina who didn't want the hassle of dressing up.  I didn't mind, taking my gal Turi with me to get popcorn for my popper...

We still do our best to get out for a short walk every night, usually after 10pm when it is mostly quiet and nobody is watching our dogs do their business... 

I watched curling again this afternoon and, sadly, the competition is not improving, so it is hardly entertaining to watch.  I sure miss having books to read when the sports get boring.....

I saw the slim possibility of a nice sunset brewing so I grabbed the camera and the older electric moped and cruised quickly to the countryside acreage area of Campo Alegre.  But there was no gap between the clouds and the coastal cordillera so I took what shots seemed interesting.

Now it is time to go back and watch more curling and maybe hockey... 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Not much light..

Better...

But pretty

Sugar cane fields are everywhere

Guadua trees are like Bamboo

As close to sunset as we would get..

A large cornfield

A panorama, just for you

Dusk is early here...