Ignacio and son ploughing with their horse. 6/23/09 Spreading the liner in the new pond. done! And good thing too since it will be filled with rainwater only! 6/27/09 ...and here comes the rain. Thankfully since this is the second driest rainy season in 58 yrs. Wow! hailstones! the local wild grapes. and the local wild... what is it, anyway?!?! A trip to the aviary: the Green Man. Aviary 2: my nephew Marco with emu. Aviary 3: Green Man II - Andrés, Eugenia's son. Aviary 4: me and Marco. Eugenia's exquisite bloom. Exquisite bloom 2. Farmer Juan with dogs, turkeys, corn and oats. 8/1/09 L to R: Aurelio, Oc the dog, Anayeli, Jiovana and Alondra. The cornfield.   2/8/09 A trip to Patzcuaro: View from the cliff top lunch stop. Patzcuaro 2: Eugenia's toes. Looking straight down the cliff! Patzcuaro 3: Eugenia and... Andrés took this one Patzcuaro 4: Eugenia and Andrés. I took this one. Patzcuaro 5: Buying a bottle of the local mezcal. Patzcuaro 6: ...with Andrés. Patzcuaro 7: view of the lake. Patzcuaro 8: Yep! Still happens... Patzcuaro 9: Rest stop... Patzcuaro 10: ...and for pictures. Patzcuaro 11: Sunset on the way home. Eugenia smiles. I took this one. Reading Rumi in bed by solar powered LED light. A few flowers. The proud farmer and his oats. Feeding the peacocks a bit of dry dog food. The geese. Planting in used tires around the new pond. Ma and chicks. The new pond with new plants. 8/24/09 The oats drying in the guest house. Eugenia's work table. Volunteers fixing the ''micro tunnels'. Volunteers fixing the ''micro tunnels'. Alondra doing homework. Alondra and Jiovana