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Happy Hallowe'en everyone. The celebrations here are at the central park so nobody goes door to door much here.
I am going to start with a couple of shots taken by our friend John on Sunday in Trujillo. He takes good shots, and takes lots of candids of people too, outshooting me easily 4 to 1.
He caught the bird with a berry in its beak. 
A couple of tourists 
Shooting back 
Caught
Today, we had Carlos show up around 8:30am along with Carlos 2 and a kid named Sergio who is learning English and who was fascinated with my camera.
They set up the forms and began making cement and pouring a sidewalk from the patio to the chicken coop, about 15 meters.... Of course, Cristina let out Buddy and Princesa to go pee and, of naturally, they went right across the wet cement......
When they resumed work at 1pm, Carlos brought a third helper, Oscar, who worked on changing the first bedroom door. That was another chore as the door would not hang straight and close until I intervened with the right tools and the explanation of the simple problem and the right solution. Once they listened to me, the door is now hung perfectly.
So, the sidewalk is complete, and curing in a slight shower, and we are resolved to keep the dogs in the house all night.
With the extra gravel, and yet more cement mix, we are having the crew fill in gaps under our rear perimeter walls, primarily to avoid any collapses, and also to curtail any rodent crossings.... This will be resumed tomorrow. Leftover gravel will be put to good use around the yard.
I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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Sergio and Carlos2 at work 
Joined by the boss Carlos 
Buddy's tracks 
Tom Thumb 
TT 
So happy the roses are blooming 
"Straight" means "Close enough" here 
Ground Doves and Saffron Finches 
Wasp 
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Removed old rotten door 
Oscar at work 
Almost done the sidewalk 
Repairs under the walls 
Palomin is our watchdog 
The new door is in. 
New sidewalk done
