Uruguay Farm Photo #17: Phone Booth

February 10, 2010

We’ve had to seriously alter our online habit.  Tom and I have to share a modem, meaning only one of us can go online at a time.  Also, we manage to connect about one out of every three tries, and rarely get more than a half hour before things fade.  Basically, we’ve reduced our internet [...]

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Uruguay Farm Photo #16: Feed Store Finds

February 10, 2010

After the ant experience, we went to the feed store and found some (almost) knee-high rubber boots.  Tom went with basic black, while I chose the white go-go version (very popular here among butchers).  I know the white will get dirty quickly, but I like the fact that I can look inside and see if [...]

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Uruguay Farm Photo #15: Man vs Ants (Ants Win)

February 9, 2010

We are learning about the flora and fauna of Uruguay.  Here are this week’s lessons:
1) When it rains for days, the underground ants rise to the surface, making piles of dirt that look like gophers attacked your lawn overnight.
2)  Do not go near these piles of dirt wearing Crocs–fake or real.
3)  When pouring boiling water [...]

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Uruguay Farm Photo #14: Frog in Mehari

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 [...]

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Uruguay Farm Photo #13: Storm Cloud Over Clothesline

January 28, 2010

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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