Saturday November 28, 2015 Tom Thumb/Christian

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Saturday November 28, 2015

Happy 20th Birthday to Cristina's son, Christian.  We hope he is having as beautiful a day as we are to celebrate.

 This is the eCard that I made to post on Cristina's Facebook.

The day is just so beautiful that I am aching to get outside.   I did manage to take a few shots of Tom Thumb today, but Andrea The Giant is still acting a bit skittish.  

 I hope you enjoy the photos.  That was the day's excitement,   Cheers, Al 

151128 Tom Thumb #1

151128 Tom Thumb #2

151128 Tom Thumb #3 with HDR effect

151128 Tom Thumb #4

151128 Tom Thumb #5

151128 Tom Thumb #6

151128 Tom Thumb #7

151128 Tom Thumb #8

Thursday November 26, 2015 Thanksgiving

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Thursday November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends.  We have so much to be thankful for (especially good health).

As I was about to get the doggies out for their morning constitutional I saw the makings of a nice sunrise so the camera came with us.  We also saw the hummers battling for supremacy at the feeder but it was difficult to get a decent shot in such a low-light situation.

We had to skip the Thanksgiving celebrations at Joe's Secret Garden today, even for both seatings, because we had already made a commitment to go to Guy & Jvonna's gig on the banks of the Yanuncay.  There was quite a crowd there and I was quite surprised that there were a lot of unfamiliar faces.  I guess that we have to get out more.. 

Everybody brought a plate of food and their own booze and there was more than enough to satisfy this crowd.  Music was provided by the unabashed Bohdi Kroll and virtually everyone was up dancing at some point or another.  Cristina also tagged up with another Colombian gal, Alejandra, who did not sit down all night (good batteries I guess) and was energetic in everything, even a belly-dance demonstration.

The weather cooperated and a good time was had by all.

A big THANK YOU to Guy and Jvonna for inviting us and for hosting such a great event in their palace grounds.

I hope you enjoy the photos.  That was the day's excitement,   Cheers, Al 

Colourful sunrise

A lovely start to a day to give Thanks

We have so much to be thankful for,.. like living here

A silhouette of Tom Thumb

A large crowd is already on hand as we arrive

We never expected to see this monster yard

The food plates just kept multiplying, more in the kitchen

This place is perfect for entertaining

This is just a portion of the yard

There is a lovely fire-pit area up the hill

Then you have the Rio Yanuncay meandering by

This left us drooling...  Lucky people...

I only tried maybe 10% of the dishes available, not enough room..

Cristina has different tastes

Our hostess with the mostest, Jvonna

Guests ready to dance

Partners will oblige

The dance floor begins to fill

Even the DJ gets into the act

Lovely day, lots of people, lots of fun

Posing is fun, great expressions

The dancing continues all day

A large crowd of people to enjoy the festivities

The owner of the house also owns this beauty

Finding music for a Karaoke offering

Cristina found another Colombiana in the crowd.

Posing for me a lot

The Panama hat crowd

Posing, and having fun

The last one, I promise

Filling up on food and drink

Belly-dance demo #1

Belly-dance demo #2

Belly-dance demo #3

Dancing to Latin music

Dancing into the night

Jvonna and her spiffy doorman

Groovin' to the tunes

THANK YOU Guy & Jvonna

Wednesday November 25, 2015 Oswaldo's 64

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Wednesday November 25, 2015

Monday we did a little trip downtown and I grabbed a couple of shots with the little Samsung of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral over San Francisco square.  They actually turned out pretty good and I used my new Smart Photo Editor program on a couple of them.   I am really liking that program!  

Kudos to Marco and staff at MarkoSoft, the software place on the SW corner of Juan Jaramillo and Hermano Miguel.  I have bought a lot of software and product from them and, when I have any problem, they come through for me and so far have not charged extra for the help.  I also had a friend from Canada looking for an obscure Spanish instruction program so I sent him to Marco and he had his software within 15 minutes.  These guys know what customer service is about, and do their best to please.

I have been having a myriad of problems since I upgraded to Windows 7 on my PC, complicated by my Internet service from ServiCable suddenly becoming very unreliable.  One call to Andres at ServiCable and the technician was here the next morning to move my antenna and to aim it at a new tower.  The tech had to install new cable at 50c per meter, crawl through my windows and cross my roof to re-install the antenna at a new location.  It is not often that we actually get superlative service anywhere here so they deserve a lot of credit.

My PC is unreliable so I am forced to use my laptop until I can find the right solution.  I have ported over most of my photo programs successfully so I will soon be back in business.  I actually enjoy using the laptop’s  nice soft keypad but wish I could use my larger screen.

I got a call to return to the Notary office yesterday to pay to have them register my new house documents.  It is easier to pay them to do it because, if there are any hassles with their work, they can sort them out without stressing me out further.  I have made a few payments there but have only one receipt that is properly printed with the IVA amount.  I am having that checked out as well.

Happy Birthday to our buddy Oswaldo who is 64 today.  Cristina made us all a fabulous Fish 'n' chips supper that made us think of Canada. We may lose Oswaldo to Canada next year as he goes back there to try to get his old-age pension, because he has worked many years in Canada.  He is recovering from shoulder surgery after a car crash a few weeks ago but is mending well. 

I hope you enjoy the photos.  That was the day's excitement,   Cheers, Al 

Love this effect in the Smart Photo Editor

This middle shot is close to normal.

Another effect that caught my eye

Happy 64th Oswaldo!!