Sunday, November 02, 2014

         This morning we are both wearing sunburns from yesterday’s outing.  It was cool and rainy when we left for the day, but turned warm and sunny.  Forgotten when grabbing an umbrella was the sun screen.  We really have a healthy glow!

         Did you all remember to "fall-back" your clocks?  This is the best time change when you can pick up a little sleep--maybe :)  No time change for us, of course.

          Hope you all had a great week-end!  Good Night.  Love to all--  

         Here are a few more photos from our outing yesterday.

It was time for the kids to break the pinata and they had so much fun.

They lined up youngest to oldest and were told the rules.

Then the fun began.  Someone held the rope to the pinata over the tree branch
and moved it up and down and in and out of the striker's range.

These little kids were so enthusiastic and tried so hard to break it open.

I tried to capture the action  in a video but it didn't transfer here very well.

More tries

The pinata is starting to show the stress of the strikes.

At last it came down and the candy scramble began.

A few gathering the spoils

The food was finally ready.

Glade is ready to eat and was served a filled plate.

Steak, sausage, veggie salsa, refried beans, mixed rice and veggies.
I didn't get a picture of the lemon cupcakes and chocolate chip oatmeal
cookies, but they ate every last one indicating they tasted good enough to eat. 

They played what looked like kickball with a soccer ball and it felt like a family
reunion where players of all ages were in on the fun.  They laughed and cheered and
had great fun.  Glade and I felt like the "old folks" as we sat in our chairs and watched.

Just a different view of the house from the "outfield."

One last view of the game.

Brother and Sister Navas own the bakery where we get our wonderful bread, and do
the baking.  She is from Columbia and we think he is from Honduras.  They came here
when he got a job as a chef in a restaurant here.  They didn't care for any of the bread
they tried; so she started finding recipes, reading about bread-making, trying new
things, and eventually came up with the recipe they use now.  Their bread business
started out in their home and really grew until they opened their store.  They now
have customers coming from long distances to buy their breads and special orders.
Sister Navas is our ward Relief Society President and
Brother Novas is an assistant to the High Priest Group Leader.

The next few photos were taken in the town of Ojojona on our way out and are
just random images.

The white building at the end of the street certainly has historic significance,
but we didn't have a chance to find out what it was.  We only made one brief stop.

A street we just drove through.

A street sign with the name "Ojojona" on it twice.

This is a vender's area where our driver stopped.  There was lots of pottery displayed
and outside decorations.  There were no lights in any of the little cubicles filled with
wears, but a child stood outside and invited guests to enter and look at the products.

It is quite typical to see grass sprouting from power lines--not sure why!

This roof also boasted that it could grow plants!

There are large beautiful trees here that produce gorgeous rich-orange blossoms.
I have tried so hard to get a picture of one, but we are always in a car and it
hasn't been possible.  This photo doesn't show them off nor do them justice,
but if it is the only one I get, then I'll keep it.  The blossoms are huge and the trees.
are starting to let them fall.  Their blooming season must be coming to an end.
They have to top my list of favorites.