Mary Poppins was in Colonia!

Madeyalook!

Ok, it's a lousy picture, but even still, one can tell it's really not Mary Poppins. After all, she's missing her suitcase!

Mini-Female Handler's last stroll at the beach on New Year's Eve before her journey north the following day. Actually she's on the beach groin that extends out into the water.

Mini-Male Handler had departed a week earlier and spent New Year's Eve in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Because...why not?

Early Summer Garden

The weather has been phenomenal which has allowed me to make a dent on my 16 hours of required sleep outside...instead of inside.

But another bonus has been that the temperature and amount of sunshine have created a perfect formula for intense tomato growth. Heirlooms and Roma are showing good progress and Cherry is coming along as well.

Thai hot pepper not so much progress. Needs to be hotter

And the Thai Basil is pretty pathetic... (and this is the third try too!)

In due time...

Perhaps they need more sleep?

Saturday Picnic Dinner at the Beach (Rio de la Plata)

Not a bad way to end the day...

Mini-Female Handler and her dog...

Whatchulookinat?

Excuse me, but do you have a problem with a dog wearing a sock?

Lazy Summer Days

Summer has arrived...

Summer has most definitely arrived and mini-Female Handler has embraced it full on!

(You'll need your volume up to hear the goats...)

Wind Farms in Colonia

It would seem that wind farms are popping up all over Uruguay but the truth of the matter is that they don't happen overnight.

With each new wind farm, Uruguay is closer to reaching its goal of having 90% electricity generated specifically from renewable energy sources by 2016.

This wind farm is off of Ruta 22 (to Tarariras) which can be reached from Ruta 1 in (departamento) Colonia. Artilleros is being developed by Rouar S.A. (a joint venture between UTE and Electrobras de Brasil).

When completed it will consist of 31 wind turbines generating 50 megawatts of electricity.