Uruguay Farm Photo #14: Frog in Mehari

by Maya on February 8, 2010

It’s been raining like crazy for the past couple of days.  We’ve had frogs in our house.  And thanks to parking next to the frog pond, we’ve had frogs in our car.  This one looked like he was going to make a jump, but he rode all the way to town.  Couldn’t find him when we returned.  I wish him well in his new life in Rosario.uruguay frog mehari

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Uruguay Farm Photo #13: Storm Cloud Over Clothesline

by Maya on January 28, 2010

storm cloud (2)One fun thing about living in the wide open spaces is that you can watch the weather coming from miles away.  Here’s a threatening storm cloud that blew in the other day.  (Didn’t get any rain from it.)

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Uruguay Farm Photo #12: Sunrise Over Meadow

January 28, 2010

Most mornings, we’re up before the sun and sipping coffee while listening to the birds.  Nice way to start the day.

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Uruguay Farm Photo #11: Sunset

January 16, 2010

Every night, we eat outdoors while listening to the frogs and watching the sunset.  A beautiful way to end the day.

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Uruguay Farm Photo #10: Mehari

January 16, 2010

Tom bought this 1974 Citroen Mehari.  It’s essentially a French Jeep made out of plastic.  Very utilitarian in that you can hose it out (it has holes in the floor) and haul stuff.  Far more luxurious than our neighbors’ horse-drawn wagons, scooters, and motorcycles, but not exactly weatherproof.  Or quiet.  Or fast.  Or comfortable.  But [...]

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Uruguay Farm Photo #9: Garden

January 16, 2010

I bought a farm in Uruguay with five acres, and all I got was this lousy garden plot.  Weedy and anemic.  The previous owners concentrated on making cheese.  The soil is fertile, but nothing much is planted.  We hope to change that. (Our land extends to the trees in the background.)

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Uruguay Farm Photo #8: Gauchos

January 16, 2010

This is gaucho country.  Along the road, every house has a section of property that is designated as the common area for cattle driving and those on horseback.  There’s a gaucho who takes the bus each morning across from our house.  There are others who ride their horses to work along the road.  I don’t [...]

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Uruguay Farm Photo #7: Parrots

January 16, 2010

There are dozens of big green parrots living in our neighbors’ eucalyptus trees.  They eat our apples.  This is one of those search pictures like in Highlights magazine when you were a kid.  Can you find the three green parrots in the apple tree?

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Uruguay Farm Photo #6: Morning

January 16, 2010

We start every morning with mate or coffee outside.  Loads of birds.  Lovely view.  Here I am with Mark, our first overnight guest.

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Uruguay Farm Photo #5: Pond

January 16, 2010

I was wrong when I said that there’s nothing growing on the farm.  This pond–dug by the previous owner who planned to put a pool there someday–is packed with frogs.  Apparently, we are raising amphibians.  Better than dengue fever.

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