Sweltering Sunday

05 February 2012

It is so hot and humid today that I woke up at 7am already roasting.  I am hiding inside the house with the fan pointed straight at me.

On the bright side, it's given me the chance to get caught up on some of the happenings over the past few weeks.

I have yet to deal with the photos from Rio de Janeiro, but maybe I will have another burst of energy this afternoon.

Love to all.

Another birthday!

04 February 2012

Another birthday, this one celebrated with a barbecue.  Since it is summer here, the party was a barbecue held outdoors in an apartment complex common area.  The weather was perfect, a bit cooler than it had been for days.

I didn't remember to bring my camera (oh, the shame!), but fortunately, others did and have been kind enough to share the photos.

The first present... what could it be?

 The birthing... er, I mean the unwrapping...

 It's a watermelon!

Aaaaaaannnnnd here's the new arrival!

 Awww, it looks just like its papa, how sweet.

Wait, it already has a tattoo?

 Speaking of proud papas... look who was the handsomest guy at the party!  This little guy charmed everyone.

Baby playing guitar... All that and talent too?

Looooook, the baby is doing something cute again!

 Baby disco.

The chefs, hard at work.  Mmmmm, meat!

 The barbecue area is covered, so even if it rains the party will be perfect. 

 The  mandatory group photo!

Look at the family resemblance in the shape of the mouth in this photo between papa and melon...

 Brother & sister dancing.

 The rest joining in!

Sunday in Porto Ferreira

29 January 2012

Yes, I know, I am wayyy behind on uploading photos and making posts as usual. 

On Sunday we went again to the river at Porto Ferreira just for the afternoon.  The water was warm and the weather was not but not stifling.  A perfect day to spend on the river. Fantastic time with fantastic friends!  

Rather than buying supplies, we started with lunch at the floating restaurant "Costaneira" (which was no longer floating because the river level is much lower than it was in the winter).

Also with us was our new friend, Mr. Chicken.  I am sure the other customers in the restaurant loved the music he made.

As you can see, the river was MUCH more crowded than it was in November, as it is now officially the summer holidays here in Brazil.

 I was thankful for the shade on the bank, but these girls wanted to catch a few rays, even at the peril of falling backward into the water!

Going out in the boat... the engine of which was less than reliable that afternoon.  It stalled repeatedly and had to be paddled ashore several times.  Crazy.

Stalled, and waiting for the boat to drift back to the bank... hey, let's take more photos!

 High fashion photo shoot...

Group photo time!

photo: Juliane Mai

The entire group together.

photo: Juliane Mai

We stayed until after 10pm and the stars came out. The constellations here are difficult to identify because the orientation is different and also because a large portion of the sky here is never visible in the northern hemisphere, so it takes me a long time to find familiar constellations.  Orion is always visible but he is upside down in the evenings.