I so love waking early in the morning and taking Teli for her morning walk. It is still dark outside and the streets are empty of humans for the most part. Its just Teli, her friends and me enjoying the start of the new day. I also love seeing the morning sky and the sun […]
Malecon
Hurricane Isaac Updates
Aug. 24, 2012 We all got ready for the Tropical Storm Isaac. Got supplies, candles and batteries. Made sure the water storage stuff was filled and the plastic and tarps were ready. All was ready to go for a big one. Thank goodness the big one did not happen. We were spared again here in […]
Carnival 2012 Is Over
I love the Carnival but from afar. I am amazed at the creativity of the humans that design costumes and floats. Some of the masks are so intricate and imaginative. I was nervous about going down to the Malecon in Santo Domingo to watch and take pictures. A few years ago my camera was stolen […]
Carnival Dominicano 2011
The grand finale Carnival was Sunday March 6th in Santo Domingo on the Malecon. I didn’t go to the main part of carnival. I just wasn’t up for all the crowds, noise and people all mashing up against each other and also the need to watch all around you for those nasty thieves. So I […]
Independence Day Parade 2009 on the Malecon
>The parade this year seemed to be a little smaller than the other years. It started late which is sort of the norm for things in this country. While everyone was waiting the crowd was so anticipating the parade that when 3 pelicans flew overhead everyone cheered. It was too funny. Finally the president showed […]
The Tree Cutters
This story is about a tree trimming crew I saw in front of my apartment in Zona Colonial but first I must share some of my tree trimming history and knowledge. I was born…LOL! But really my first time that I remember tree trimming affected me badly was on my first birthday. My dad (my […]